lumber tie down

lumberhauler24 · #1 (**permalink**) 12-28-2007, 10:45 AM

does anyone know the proper way (dot) to secure lumber texas says 3 straps on front bundle and three on rear bundle if over 8 feet. texas seems to be the only one enforcing this standard they have fined five of our trucks in one week for improper load securrement because they only had 2 straps on the front and 3 of those were plywood i have tried to read the fmsca website on this but i dont have a law degree to translate it where i can understand it

pcuthbert · #2 (**permalink**) 12-28-2007, 11:57 AM

Check http://www.ccmta.ca/english/committees/cra/cargo/pdf/dressedlumberguide_june2006.pdf for some drawings.

The regs found here: http://www.ccmta.ca/english/pdf/Standard%2010.pdf are international, and are considered to be the minimum.

Some jurisdictions may require more securement devices.

Hope this helps

JIM BOB · #3 (**permalink**) 12-28-2007, 06:54 PM

I hauled lumber about 35 years ago and just finished reading this.It's amazing and good.I can remember loads I've seen going down the highway and these laws were badly needed.It's a wonder more people were not killed.

grocery thrower · #4 (**permalink**) 12-28-2007, 10:48 PM

Thats pretty good stuff, I have always been interested in flatbeds, thats one thing I have never had the pleasure of doing, if I were to get out of foodservice I think I would want to try flatbeds, my father really liked it, he said it was always a challenge and you had to think, he hauled oversize stuff, heck I may do it some day. I know my dream job will appear one day too, work one day, 3 or 4 hours and get paid for 5...well you know the drill.

lumberhauler24 · #5 (**permalink**) 12-29-2007, 02:26 PM

i love flat beds because you pull tarps straps and you are done i have only had to hand unload one load in a year but it it was not loade properly i pulled a dry van for 3 days and hated it.. I love it cause you can see your load and a lot of times you have more visability to the rear cause of a small or low load and if if you pull a spread the only weight you really need to be concerned with is gross...no sliding tandems no bridge law (kingpin to tandems) since on a spread you can have 20k per axel on trailer. in the year i have done this i have yet to slide a 5th wheel i simply weigh and if under 80k i haul tail if not i go back and have them take some off as far as waiting to load most of them are live load of unload but norm dont have to many probs........

JIM BOB · #6 (**permalink**) 01-03-2008, 03:20 PM

I used to put rib trailers together for Bowman Transport.They're a good type of trailer to stay away from.The sides are carried under the trailer in racks.You put them in holes up and down each side of the flatbed,then the bows that hold the sides together.The tarp is bundled up under the trailer and covered with dirt or snow.You then run it across the top all the way end to end.Pull it tight and tie it to the side rails on the edge of the bed.Last thing is running plastic between the ribs and the tarp all the way.You have then converted a flatbed to a van.Bowman hauled steel from Alabama to Kernersville.Unloaded the steel and dropped the trailer at their K'ville terminal where we would put the top on and load carton freight.You would spend 2 hours putting it together,getting as dirty as anyone could get,and spend the rest of the night loading it.

grocery thrower · #7 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JIM BOB

I used to put rib trailers together for Bowman Transport.They're a good type of trailer to stay away from.The sides are carried under the trailer in racks.You put them in holes up and down each side of the flatbed,then the bows that hold the sides together.The tarp is bundled up under the trailer and covered with dirt or snow.You then run it across the top all the way end to end.Pull it tight and tie it to the side rails on the edge of the bed.Last thing is running plastic between the ribs and the tarp all the way.You have then converted a flatbed to a van.Bowman hauled steel from Alabama to Kernersville.Unloaded the steel and dropped the trailer at their K'ville terminal where we would put the top on and load carton freight.You would spend 2 hours putting it together,getting as dirty as anyone could get,and spend the rest of the night loading it.

Good gosh Jim Bob, I don't believe I would want that job, I'm no stranger to hard work but that just sounds down right unappealing. That would get old quick!!

JIM BOB · #8 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 06:14 PM

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Good gosh Jim Bob, I don't believe I would want that job, I'm no stranger to hard work but that just sounds down right unappealing. That would get old quick!!

It was one of those "young and hungry deals".My wife needed a pair of shoes and my sons needed lunch money.My hungry days are over.

grocery thrower · #9 (**permalink**) 01-04-2008, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JIM BOB

It was one of those "young and hungry deals".My wife needed a pair of shoes and my sons needed lunch money.My hungry days are over.

Thank the good Lord for that!! You know, I do what I do because I want to, I enjoy what I do, there are plenty other things I could be doing that are less work but the same money, I am blessed to be able to throw groceries with some of the best at 40, I am however not stupid, I know without a doubt that I can't retire doing this, the company expects as much out of you at 60 as they do at 20..you know the drill, I just enjoy doing it while I can! Some day I'll get smart and stop enjoying abusing my body...LOL, j/k it ain't that bad...yet.

lumberhauler24 · #10 (**permalink**) 01-05-2008, 09:31 PM

i remember when i worked for deboer inc they had curtain vans. the sides would slide back and then you could load it like a flat bed strap your load pull the curtains back in place and go or you could opean the doors like a dry van and load it that way the problem was that if you had an odd load like bulk scrap paper and it fell it went right thru the curtain and on the road.