Why has it taken me so long to secure and tarp? Help!

Discussion in 'Flatbed Trucking Forum' started by Michael91184, Jan 20, 2016.

  1. Michael91184

    Michael91184 Light Load Member

    51
    43
    Jun 23, 2015
    Youngstown, Ohio
    0
    I really love my job, I got to my drop tonight for tomorrow morning, got all my tarps off and rolled up, another driver told me that they don't mind you taking you tarps off at night, so 6am I offload. Starting this week out right!

    On the plus side my drop has a guest wifi connection :)
     
    Chewy352 Thanks this.
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Chewy352

    Chewy352 Road Train Member

    1,797
    11,620
    Dec 17, 2013
    Enid, OK
    0
    Tell that to the mods. I've had a few posts dissappear lol.
     
  4. Chewy352

    Chewy352 Road Train Member

    1,797
    11,620
    Dec 17, 2013
    Enid, OK
    0
    So far my favorite part of getting more experience is not having to look at the securement manual for every other load.
     
    passingthru69 and Michael91184 Thank this.
  5. Michael91184

    Michael91184 Light Load Member

    51
    43
    Jun 23, 2015
    Youngstown, Ohio
    0
    Absolutely! I would call up my brother in law and check with him to make sure I was doing it right, never hurts to double check yourself.
     
    Dominick253 Thanks this.
  6. Chewy352

    Chewy352 Road Train Member

    1,797
    11,620
    Dec 17, 2013
    Enid, OK
    0
    Yep and having the securement manual downloaded to my phone too.
     
  7. street beater

    street beater Road Train Member

    4,578
    20,669
    Apr 18, 2014
    cold as hell, MN
    0
    Just remeber to post pics in the photo thread... for us local boys to live vicariously through you guys...
     
    Chewy352 Thanks this.
  8. spax

    spax Medium Load Member

    361
    364
    Aug 5, 2011
    United States
    0
    I've googled a couple things if I've had questions. Funny thing is, it always brings me here. Just week before last I'm looking at 2 empty sea cans on my trailer thinking......surely I need more than straps.....Google brings me here and sure enough the subject has been debated. I put a chain front and back through the corner holes with a ratchet binder in the middle, threw 2 straps over in the middle and peeled. Funny thing was another guy came up to see how I did it and copied me cause he hadn't ever hauled them either. Thanks ttr for that one.
     
  9. Michael91184

    Michael91184 Light Load Member

    51
    43
    Jun 23, 2015
    Youngstown, Ohio
    0
    If I get something I haven't hauled I'll typically ask the loader, or I'll just see what others are doing. I been hauling mostly pipe and coils, I did haul 4 Carbon electrodes a few weeks ago, that was awesome.
     
  10. spax

    spax Medium Load Member

    361
    364
    Aug 5, 2011
    United States
    0
    Yeah we get those a fair amount....pretty easy
     
    Michael91184 Thanks this.
  11. spyder7723

    spyder7723 Road Train Member

    15,471
    25,076
    Mar 31, 2013
    sarasota, fl
    0
    I've been doing this as a career for 18 years now, and I STILL triple check ask my chains, straps, etc. And yep, I no sooner than get comfortable in bed and jump up to check the parking brake is set.
     
    Michael91184 and spax Thank this.
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.