The Truckers’ Report flatbed Hall of Shame.

Also the point im trying to make is a flatbed driver should never be relient on a bulkhead to keep the load from moving. Most of us dont run with a bulkhead in the first place . To me i see it as a crutch and an excuse for guys to not secure correctly . U want to put ur life in the hands of a bulkhead by all means be my guest, but thats never been my mentality and never will be.

 

It's called defense in depth in the security world. I doubt anyone is saying not to secure correctly. It's more an additional piece of help for if things do go wrong it helps to mitigate the damage.
Can you honestly say it's worse to use the bulkhead to help prevent movement? Kinda like using rubber mats under coils. Is it strictly needed? No, but it helps. Should one rely on the rubber mat, the bulkhead, and for that matter only enough chains to meet the WLL rating? No, smart people use everything available and toss a few extra just in case. The bulkhead is the same. It's just a bit of extra insurance.

P.S. Can we get back to pictures of badly secured loads?

 

Sir if u look back at where this conversation started about the video @daf105paccar posted. They were using the bulkhead as a means of securement. If u take away the bulkhead they will have an unsecured load. I am not saying a bulkhead is useless i am saying it does not apply to every load and it should not be used as a crutch or an excuse to throw less securement than necessary

 

I think there is maybe a verbiage misunderstanding. I think you’re referring to a headboard on the front of the trailer as a bulkhead. The other guys are referring to a object placed directly in front of a load, usually in direct contact, to prevent forward movement. This can be a stack of hardwood 4x4’s chained down, a metal brace like in those euro trucks, or those stop pegs shown for hauling mill rolls.

In a perfect world you would never have to use a bulkhead, your securement should do all the work.

Try panic stoping with a load of greasy bars that you can only use straps on. That bulkhead will save your ###.

 

Headboard bulkhead , it is all the same concept. I have panic stopped with a load of greasy bars and it moved on me and i had a dunnage bulkhead. U can only build it so high.... I just want to know how a bulkhead or headboard will work on a load like this.?



Also , where is the bulkhead or headboard with front overhang ? It doesnt exist .Being safe in flatbed is not only about understanding securement but knowing how to drive and leave urself outs so it never should come to the point of u making panic stops, which has been point this entire time. Im not going to have any sympathy for somebody driving up somebodys ### and has to make a panic stop and the load kills him. But i see it all day long...

 

Obviously on loads that you can’t use a bulkhead, a bulkhead won’t be very effective. That’s not a what we are talking about.

 

These guys are putting their life in the hands of a headboard . The only securement is that net on the back. Which is what started this entire discussion. Would u guys run it like this ?

 

Personally for me just the net in the rear would not be enough.

 

I worked in the shop for the company that designed them floor pins in 1999. They work beyond imagination.

 

I have an MSDS in the truck, but going off memory I think it is called Penta something or other.