Sliding tandems back for loading/unload

I prefer when forklift drivers drive really really slow while loading or unloading me, the slower the better.

 

LOL

 

I see an insurance issue, and I guess most of us have seen the video of the forklift tipping the trailer over backwards. (uncoupled) I do what the shipper/receiver wants me to do, but if my trailer floor isn't too high with the tandems back, I like to leave my trailer air supply engaged, to support the floor during loading/unloading.

 

If the motorman is going to tear up anything its' usually the lower two feet of a wall on either side of the floor. One could as Dave asserts argue it's part of the floor, particularly in the reefers.

 

At one point in the late 90's they started building pegs inside of airbags, once you dropped the pegs deployed and presto no saggy floor.

I think they quietly disposed of that little idea.

 

They get the sides on the reefers, the T floor is pretty bullet proof, but they will do a 1000 pound termite impression on the floor of the vans.

This is about a 4 inch drop, that's about max for this electric pallet jack.

 

Oh yea, that's a drop alright.

I love those #### things. When did they ever start removing the little footboards on the driver end? No more riding them I take it?

 

They have riding ones at the DC. All tandems slid back there.

 

You need to go to one of those papermills in the Northwest. Guys ZOOM through at a good 25MPH with 11K pound roll of paper.

They have signs up everywhere --
DANGER DO NOT ENTER
EXTREME RISK OF DEATH

I'm sure somebody found out about that the hard way.