Hi all, I’m a new OO, I’ve been driving long time, but all oil field and flatbed. I’m about to hit the road for the first time for myself in a van. My question is about load securement, my trailer had logistic posts, how many bars and straps do I need to have on hand? Any advice is appreciated.
At least two straps. I carry about 8 but that's an overkill. I rarely used more than one per load. Sometimes two but more than that is rare, unless you haul furniture or some convention items .
I’ve got a ton, 16 ratchet straps, 7 load locks, 1 strap that doesn’t have a ratchet, but good one, 8 thick non slip pads, I use when hauling chemical totes. Better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.
Um, load securement in a van? Not really an issue. They run 20 ( or 22) stretch wrap pallets in side by side, where they gonna go? I've pulled vans from the RR that had no load bars at all. Most box haulers that deal with full loads, might have 1 or 2 expandable load bars, if a pallet is singled or tall, but it's not flatbed.
Not always, sometimes not even palletized, just junk everywhere I had straps and load bars all through this load of shelves and racks. One wrap around of plastic, they didnt want to contribute to the filling of landfills Took a photo to make sure they didnt say it was all over the place when I got to reciever.
It is important to remember that at least 3 states (from my experience) Arizona, Montana, Iowa require load securement inside the van/reefer. They will issue a load securement violation on the DOT Inspection report, if there is no securement device in the trailer. They don't necessarily agree with the simple logic that "this load" cannot move anywhere or that the floor loaded boxes have nothing but paper towels. So, even though it may not make any sense to do it sometimes, it is better to use at least one strap, loadbar or loadlock, if the trailer is loaded.
learn how strap ratings work, learn how to place straps to be the most effective, learn what the difference is between load bar (which is a joke to hold a load) and a shoring bar.
30+ straps, load boards for beer or soft boxes, 6 cargo bars and a dozen blankets. On loads requiring more than 2 straps there's usually a securement fee add on $100 or more.
Well, 1st of all, that looks like a s#*% load to begin with, I'm talking most of what gets shipped in a box, that I've hauled, were 20 or so wrapped pallets, one ( or 2) square e-trac bars on the back, sign ze papers, later and I hauled a lot.. Freight haulers will get loads like that, and the drums, one square load bar is all I ever put on those loads, and they never moved. Of course, I didn't drive like Parnelli Jones, either
