Where is everyone #5

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by DDlighttruck, Aug 27, 2017.

  1. MTN Boomer

    MTN Boomer Road Train Member

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    It is confusing, if on plant or jobsite your covered, but a hard hat won't do much if you fall 15 feet tarping a load.
     
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  3. HillbillyDeluxeTruck

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    Most of the places we load don't allow us on top of the load without their ####ty fall restraint system or don't allow us up there at all because they do the tarping (and we get charged for it).

    Then there are the places that don't give a single F, but that load can't leave without being tarped.
     
  4. MTN Boomer

    MTN Boomer Road Train Member

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    You are right, I have seen a few good systems for tarping, some are more of a pain ,
     
  5. PoleCrusher

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    It's because OSHA regulations apply to employers. As an independent contractor, you are your own employee, therefore responsible for your own safety unless you're on property that is otherwise regulated.
     
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  6. HillbillyDeluxeTruck

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    Best Ive come across is PlatePlus in Houston. Its a net system that hooks to the trailer. No other safety gear required.
     
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  7. farmerjohn64

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    You need a measuring tape more than a safety net, homie hehehe you been to Dallas lately? I-30 off 199, perhaps? :D
     
  8. MTN Boomer

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    A lumber shipper in south Georgia had a crane , hook the tarp to it, pull it up over the load, sweet.
     
  9. Superhauler

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  10. Brettj3876

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  11. Brettj3876

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    I've been seeing more and more FLD getting brought back to their glory. Covered wagon company outside rochester runs a bunch of em. See em all the time on Rt104
     
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