Comments By ∆_Danielsahn_∆

Sorry!

Marc, at one point in my journey into the trucking world, I bumped heads with just about every moderator here. Especially Rainy, and Brett. Suffice it to say, I strongly recommend heeding their words, it will only help you, in the long run.

Glad you're ok. Falling off the deck can really mess you up if you land wrong. I'm glad I don't have to deal with all that any more. Granted I'd go back to Maverick in a heartbeat, but it's all drop and hook now. I would have secured and tarped differently as well. But as you said, you don't do them often so it's all good.

I can see a Maverick sign in my rear view mirror. I am currently at Gerdau, in Fort Smith.

But the big question is.... While you were down there, did you do a proper pre- trip on your trailer ? smile.gif

Happy to hear your OK.

Hahaha, nope, I didn't.

Any tips?

Lol, don’t post pictures of your securement-the armchair quarterbacks love nitpicking and pictures never tell the whole story. Would I do things different? Sure. More coil racks, beveled timbers, friction mat, different chain hookups, rubberized edge protectors, coil pads, snap binders, alternate pull, etc., because that is how my safety/securement department wants it done. I’ve also got to assume that since you don’t haul steel on a regular basis, you don’t have the optimum equipment setup to do it. Besides, you already seem to know the couple of things on that load DOT might ding you for and I figured you fixed them before heading out.

Glad the fall wasn’t worse than it was. Am always glad my height has allowed me to secure most suicides from the ground. Way too much going on in that little section of real estate to try walking around in it.

Was this a tarped load?

Yes... It is. Here is a picture of the tarp job. Messy, and flaps a little, but it works.

I mainly haul CAT/John Deere equipment, and steel beams, or plate steel.. And correct, I haul coils very rarely. We have a dedicated group of drivers for our coils, and they have a better equipment setup than me.

You know what your doing. I’m just being an anal nerd.

Lol.... It's all good. Sometimes I can't get the links to cooperate, so I wind up using using more thread than I like, because of the potential of needing more, when I do my inter trips. I am always up for any tips, that can help me secure better.

I used old cut up 4" straps, for edge protection. You can't really see it from that angle. I normally do not hook to the pockets, like that, either, but it just worked better that way, this time. But yes, I did run the thread more than I liked, on a couple. I was unable to adjust the chain links accordingly. Any tips?

I see a lot of problems with your securement but the one thing I’m wondering the most is if the coil is touching the deck.

No, it is not touching the deck. I have 4 coil racks and 2 4x4.

If you are referring to hooking to the pockets, Reitnouer rates them, for that type of use. I also semi blocked my turn signal.

Well, not exactly, one of the chains did. As I was securing a 42,000 lb coil today, in Houston, TX I was finishing my last chain, and then my day took a drastic turn. Sweat, dripped into my eye. I stood up quickly, turned around, cracked my shin on the chain binder, causing me to do the shuffle of pain, and not stepping high enough over the next chain, causing me to take a very brief and painful flying lesson, off the deck. Thankfully, the landing was not as bad as it could have been. But I laid there for a few minutes, thinking about the series of unfortunate events, that led me to looking at cloud formations, from a horizontal position. I asked another driver, who saw everything, and came over to offer assistance, if that qualified as a "Preventable."

Here is the coil in question, and yes, I took it after I fell.

Always remember to be careful out there.

She's a beauty!

I talk with my dispatchers every day. We are not assigned to specific dispatchers. Rather our dispatchers, load planners, and csr's are assigned specific regions, and we communicate with whichever team, depending on our location. I Love it this way. Each team are "experts" in their region and we get to know the entire office. They always call us, to go over each new dispatch to see if we have any questions, or issues.