There are a lot of reasons why stuff has to be protected. Shop grade lumber, lam stock, sawn wood going to a moulding plant...they all have to be at a certain moisture level. Hauling that type of stuff in the summer without tarping equates to driving it through a big kiln and will dry it out past a level where it’s usable for the customer.
If you load IKO in Sumas and you’re coming east over the mountains in the winter they make you tarp because they don’t want thevload covered in sand and deicer.
We hauled a lot of lam stock and particle board so it never bothered me to tarp. Compensation made it worth my time.
Wet lumber under tarps
Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by Curly88, Oct 9, 2018.
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I love hauling pressure treated out of Culpeper. Bring the rain
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Regarding getting pin holes from bungies, that's a PITA. I switched from using bungies to 50' cord and that cut way down on pin holes issues. One cord per side, then bungies for the front and back. The tarps aren't getting the flutters like they did when I was only using bungies. If you do use bungies, be sure to crimp the end inserted into the rubber so that end of the S hook isn't as likely to chew up your tarp.
The only time I hauled a wet load of lumber the receiver didn't say anything, just off loaded it in the yard in a down pour. -
I'll have to check out that flex seal. Had to tarp a stupid doghouse today and managed to rip a 1" tear in it. Rather annoying when I spent 30 min taping padding down on all the edges. Metal roof on the stupid thing!
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