[quote="chuck3507"]trip chains front and rear, chain over top.

 

[quote="Jay B"]I don't know what trip chains are. Maybe what we call U chain.

Depending on the weight I would U chain the front and back and X strap the front and back with one strap across each. If the weight warranted it, X straps, with one strap across the center for the ends and X strap each in the center. I tend to over secure. I would not chain because they tend to come lose.

 

yep........and it also depends on what the coil is. We haul a lot of small aluminum coils that are palletized "eye to the sky" and the you must use straps to prevent or limit damage.

 

work for tmc they will show you how to tarp pretty good

 

Hi all...

I was only sayin that this is what my previous company had told me. Then when I was out of training and hearing it from other drivers. You just don't tarp first and then throw straps. Some of the reasons were:

1) You can't see your load and what if any damage your doing to the load.

2) When you tighten the straps on a lumber or pipe load sometimes your tarp will bunch under the strap which will either rip or atleast damage it.

Now for eye in the sky coils.... that was fun. Especially large ones. Throwing 7 straps over the top and then one strap to the front pulling and one strap on the rear pulling... now which strap was on the bottom so I could start tightening the straps in order :? ..... Then nailing the veeboards down to cage the pallet.... For us at Davis we had to have our side kits up.

 

Hey, that's a good idea, I might check them out!

 

I saw a perfect example today of why you do NOT tarp then secure over the tarp…I only wish I’d taken a photo of this aberration on the hwy.
A driver for Boyd passed me in OK, I saw him in my mirrors hauling what looked like an oversized load, perhaps one of those big fuel tanks that hang over the trailer by 3 feet on either side, with a loose fitting tarp over it, then as he passed me I saw a typical square load with a tarp over it, no bungies, just 6-8 straps and some rope holding the tail together, the entire tarp was inflated by the wind causing it to balloon out several feet over the trailers rails, the entire thing was flapping wildly, looking like one of those inflatable bouncers kids jump on at the fair. :shock:

 

How did the straps over the load contribute to this? You still need bungies when appropriate.

 

hmm tmc u say. that might be a good company. ill call aand ask my disbatcher on wends if it is.

MAD2 92347 perrrty black pete with gold letters oh i almost fergot em lil chrome pieces too.

 

Well I drive for their competition and even I will tell you it is very uncommon to meet a TMC driver that isn't happy.