The Truckers’ Report flatbed Hall of Shame.

The first one; is a horseshoe. It's a V pull and it's intention is to secure it to the trailer to help restrain direct side to side movement. It is a Direct tiedown, Direct tiedown — A tiedown that is intended to provide direct resistance to potential shift of an article. It attaches to the same side of the vehicle at both ends of the restraint. There is one on both sides of the load to help prevent side to side movement. It is legal, and is actually the main way that most coils get secured to the trailer so drivers can move to another area to finish securing their load at a busy mill. It is only one of many more chains that will be installed. Which is why I showed the progression of the chaining. It was meant as a training assist.

If you think it's the wrong way, you need to again refer to 393.120 (d)(2):

(d) Securement of coils transported with eyes lengthwise on a flatbed vehicle, in a sided vehicle or in an intermodal container with anchor points -

(2) An individual coil - option 2. Each coil must be secured by:

(i) A means (e.g., timbers, chocks or wedges, a cradle, etc.) to prevent the coil from rolling. The means of preventing rolling must support the coil off the deck, and must not be capable of becoming unintentionally unfastened or loose while the vehicle is in transit. If timbers, chocks or wedges are used, they must be held in place by coil bunks or similar devices to prevent them from coming loose. The use of nailed blocking or cleats as the sole means to secure timbers, chocks or wedges, or a nailed wood cradle, is prohibited;

(ii) At least one tiedown attached straight through its eye from the left side of the vehicle or intermodal container (near the forward-most part of the coil), to the left side of the vehicle or intermodal container (near the rearmost part of the coil), and, whenever practicable, making an angle no more than 45 degrees with the floor of the vehicle or intermodal container when viewed from the side of the vehicle or container;

(iii) At least one tiedown attached straight through its eye, from the right side of the vehicle or intermodal container (near the forward-most part of the coil), to the right side of the vehicle or intermodal container (near the rearmost part of the coil), and whenever practicable, making an angle no more than 45 degrees with the floor of the vehicle or intermodal container when viewed from the side of the vehicle or container;

(iv) At least one tiedown attached transversely over the top of the coil; and

(v) Either blocking or friction mats to prevent longitudinal movement.​

Second; the chain around the pocket has full restraint value, the same as a spool, on a steel trailer, especially, and if you have a problem with that style, then maybe you should argue with the manufacturers who do test and document the proper way to use anchor points, as this manufacturer has done.

My preference is to not use a pocket on an aluminum trailer, but I have no problem on a steel trailer as it tends to cause less damage than would be done to an aluminum trailer. Whether it goes to a pocket, or a spool and a pocket, does not change it's WLL value, as the above shows, so is a matter of preference, rather than statute.

I secure according to regs and common sense. On a hard brake situation I had once, this securement style did only one thing. It stayed where it was and crushed the timber beneath it; so you'll understand if I prefer to stay with my securement choices rather than yours.

 

Look at this sweet pic I snapped an hour ago lol.

 

Heading for the border ..

 

At first I was thinking the straps were holding the box down then I saw the Suburban in the back.

 

I didn't know Loves had expanded to the Middle East.

 

Do you know me?
I hope you're not a trainer.

 

I see chains holding the trucks down and it appears that the straps are only to secure the tarp.

No idea about the Suburban.

 

Maybe the shipper wanted the rolled roofing to stayed vented like a onion load? Possibly someone stole his bungee's? IDK. I couldn't roll down the interstate with a tarp flapping/ballooning like that, It would drive me nuts.

 

Looks like he's only using one steel tarp. Wonder what that strap is holding down?
Maybe it was supposed to hold down the back of the tarp, but failed as the air started popping it up.

 

Stolen from bonehead truckers