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That may even cover you if for example you miss wear and tear on one of your straps and chains and the DOT officer cuts the load limit for that strap or chain.

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Thanks for watching 👍🏻 I’ve been in your shoes and know how it is, hopefully my videos like these are clear and concise

Haha yeah he clearly didn't know. Hopefully he learned. You have to secure 50% minimum of whatever the load weighs. So 26K/2 is 13. WLL of 5400 x 2 = 10800. So he needs 3 minimum. WLL doesn't magically double on a strap. WLL only changes if you have direct tiedowns in which case you get half credit so it might be 2600 for example.

From a 3rd generation trucker. And I mean this from the bottom of my heart; only a total a$$hole becomes/retires from being a DOT d!ckhe@d!

@@adrenaline4life233 You are correct.

👏 nice catch CHP! I’ve been bored and decided to go through Driven’s Securement videos lately while I work on building my shed. So I’ve been listening, and not watching. And I dang near spit out the water I was drinking as I heard what he just said. Doubling the WLL for indirect lol that’s a big noooooope. So I gotta chime in here too. Even tho it’s 1 year + later on the video. The CA DOT officer is 100% correct. “Adrenaline 4 life” is almost correct too. 49% of the load Securement is due to friction & gravity. That means 51% of the loads weight has to be Securement for. So if it weighs 40,000 lbs you need to secure for 51% of that. That’s 20,400lbs of Securement. It’s easy to vastly go over that amount in most cases. Most people just think 50% of the load because it’s way easier to do math than 51%. Glad someone else caught his mess-up. He was incorrect about “direct” Securement versus “indirect” Securement also in another video but I didn’t bother to comment there. glad everyone is out here commenting and helping. Keep it safe, and if you ever have questions just ask around. ✌️

If a load of rebar weighed 47,000 lbs how many straps are you required? The answer is 10 If a 4 in strap gives you 2500 then that covers 50000 lbs of weight. Of course the rebar I hauled I use 2 chains front and back but the point is you get credit for each side of trailer it’s secured to. 2500 on each side.

Absolutely, thanks for watching! There will be more to come 😊

No problem, thanks a lot Carlos!

Thanks Bonillo!

Thank you!

My pleasure 😊👍🏻

Thanks dbi 👍🏻

Thanks a lot Jose, if you have any questions be sure to ask. Even if I don’t answer back quickly there’s a lot of flatbedders watching and are usually helpful as well.

Thank you, much appreciated. That was a bit older video LOL but the advice is still the same 😊

I’m not sure, I know most places don’t like to load cons with an overhead crane as it is but some still will. That would completely cut anything going up top. It really just depends how specialized you haul. If you’re set up to make that work for you, of course it’s a great investment but I believe that’s a very specialized trailer ( not positive on that though )

Lol, thank you so much! That’s why the channel is here 😊

This dude isn't qualified to be a trainer...why would you ask to be trained by him ? Best way to learn is to get your ass out there and do it..pay attention to the others around and if you have a question, ask ! When you see other trks as your driving by , look and see how they secure that type of load ...pay attention around you ...good luck and be safe

General Lee catch the header boards are reserved for something that can easily slide like plate steel or sometimes I beam, you can never have too much securement so if it would make you feel better to put that extra strap on by all means, do so.

I do have a GoPro hero seven black for road footage and I have your typical normal tripod but I mainly use the Joby gorilla pods. I also have a Canon EOS 80D. Thank you very much

Don't let somebody sell you a completely flat trailer that means it's been used and abused,, you want a trailer with the good Arch on it. Think of it like your back when it's brand-new you can put a lot of weight on it but as you get older it starts to flatten out and weaken... Just kidding I just made that up I'm getting ready to start flatbedding this week and I'm researching how to do it properly like yourself hope it works out

How did it go? Did you start yet? 2 years on my own auth as well planning on buying a flatbed end of the year and start hauling January .

@@adamhearts9195 Hahahahaha good luck to you.

@@2233Cascade I’m starting tomorrow because I just got the trailer last week and just got done getting everything ready.

They were secured to pallets

I’m not sure, I know it was that way in 2016 but I don’t know anything prior.

Active Release Technique from specialized chiropractors or physio might help. It totally fixed my right shoulder. A ratcheting load bar could help a lot.

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CT Trucker thanks!!

Only when possible 👍🏻

I believe that the rules say "practical" or maybe "practicable", which is a quasi-legal term that is a bit less accommodating than practical. I haven't read the rules lately. It's always possible. I NEVER anchor to the rub rail. Aside from the rules, I think it's a foolish thing to do. Doing so completely annuls the entire purpose the rub rail is there, even if it is rated for use as an anchor. If it's not rated ....

osbaldo j. ulloa That would be 1000000000% a waste of time in this situation.

Absolutely not

I don’t believe so, on indirect securement (one side of trailer to the other ) the securement counts for twice its limit. For indirect (trailer to cargo) it’s just it’s normal limit if you are to secure the entire weight limit of the cargo.

Driven Trucking , trailer to cargo is a direct securement. I’ve did a little research, and you are right. I just can’t get it through my head because it feels like it’s not enough.

I understand, those straps and chains are crazy strong though lol

It’s to keep the straps from flapping, when you can’t cinch down on them extremely tightly, they will flap and this stops it

Some of the different trailers, for example some steps, don’t have the rails underneath so that’s a solution to use straps in certain areas of the trailer. I’ve used them before, to me I prefer just the hooks but to each their own.

@@DrivenTrucking Thank you, and thanks for all you insight. These videos are extremely helpful to us new guys.

Capt. Hayes thank you for watching 👍🏻

Chain ends allow for angled pulls without any adverse effects. If you've got a tapered item like a cement mixer drum or some odd shaped item, the shortest distance over the load (the line that the strap will migrate toward even if you place it somewhere else) is not going to be a straight line pull to the winch or the strap hook. Similarly, if you want to place crossing straps around the front of the load to prevent forward movement similar to a header or headboard, which some shippers require on some cargo like pipes or billets, that's difficult to accomplish with straps designed only for in-line pulls. Chain ends can also be connected to other anchors such as the stake pockets on the back of a flatbed or the tongue of a bumper-pull trailer which supports placing straps at angles that wouldn't be available with strap hooks. Also, on my trailer, the winches and anchors are on tracks that don't extend fully to the front or rear of the trailer, so if I want to place a strap very near either end of my trailer, I reach for my chain ends and hook to a stake pocket or the pipe anchor. For me, the only downside is that the ability to pull at an angle means the rachet needs to be portable, which is one more (rather bulky) item to stow someplace and I don't find that I can apply the same tension that I can with mounted winches, nor are they as durable.

JORGE RODRIGUEZ wll is not the same as breaking point which is 4 times the wll

That law has been recinded for years. If you read the newest version of the green book it's not in there.

@@sethmmays77 it’s still in there I just checked the fmca site

Some rub rails are rated for securement 👍🏻

I believe the rub rail could potentially secure a load in fact I see a lot on the highways everyday and I'm not trying to discriminate here. The rub rail pockets can be used for example: choking the pocket using chains and choking the 3 sides (left, bottom, right) , but in regards to using the rub rail itself as a sole securemnt location will always make the straps vulnerable in a rollover or sideswipe contact situation. Public safety is the key, I have no authority here I can only make suggestions, so as often as is feasible use load securemnt locations on the structure of the trailer not the rubrail. As always safe travels!

dblackkw I agree, it’s certainly more safe to not use the pocket when possible 👍🏻

Well you still get the same amount of working load limit, it’s easiest to look at it like this. Think of the load’s entire weight, indirect securement‘s minimum requirement is half the load’s weight, direct securement is the entire load’s weight. And honestly I don’t remember which video this is so I can’t comment on the bulkhead 😂

DOT regulations state within the first 50 miles and then every 150 miles or 3 hours, whichever comes first. FMCSA 392.9 section b.

He absolutely brings up why in the video. There are a 1000 ways to skin a cat and the same applies to securement. I don’t twist my straps on pipe, billets, lumber, or shingles. There’s no point. Drywall and foam I do. I don’t like twisted straps, intentional or not. Looks sloppy too

It's bumpy near my yard I check straps less then a mile usually at that point load seddled

I agree. Kudos for the effort, but the execution was dismal. "Securement 101" didn't even touch on some of the basics such as determining the rating of the various components of the securement or describing the various types of securement tools. With the laudable reception of the angled strap, nothing was mentioned about common errors to avoid. And much of the information was simply incorrect, like the WLL and hooking to the rub rail. Again, I appreciate the willingness to step out there and creat this video. I don't feel like I could make that a priority for me to do. Unfortunately, it was lacking critical detail and filled with misinformation. I cringe when I read the comments about this being so valuable to the reader.