Overloaded and Shredded 02/08/2012
No one is safe from having a bad tarping job exposed. This can't be seen best, but the boat is swamped with so much stuff, the back end is almost on the rubber. They were pulled over by DOT to fix their tarp, and I couldn't help but snap the shot. Add Comment Poor Machine! 02/08/2012
 I am 97% sure that this is a crated machine hiding underneath this tarp. This wonderful picture was captured by Kevin Smith, who then immediately shot it over to me. You see, these loads are supposed to be fully tarped, with no gaps. Also, as someone on facebook pointed out, where is the trailer's license plate? How to Not be on the Tarping Hall of Shame 12/01/2011
Having proper tarps is the biggest part of tarping. Having quality tarps ensures that a cricket farting won't blow a hole in them. Kaplan Tarps invites you to get top quality tarps at great rates from them. They want to ensure you and your load don't become one of the many that will be featured on the tarping hall of shame. With people dedicated to your load being safely transported, you can't lose! Click on the picture to be taken to their site. Wood Does Good! 09/28/2011
Any reputable flatbedder has dunnage. Any good tarper will take said dunnage, put it at the end of a tarp, if there's nothing to hook bungees down to prevent it from flapping, and strap it down. This is one of Lou's major practices. Well my dear friend Daniel found someone who couldn't figure this one out! Thanks Daniel for a chance to tell them how to do it right!  Another Wal-Mart Tarp 07/15/2011
Mason Dixon has a load board accessible to the public, but refuses to broker out. Instead, they use their agents. Lou pointed out that maybe, just maybe, they should broker out their tarped freight if this is the caliber of tarping their owner operators do. Ouch!!! CNC Machine Done WRONG 06/24/2011
 CNC Machines are to be fully tarped. This is universal, and doesn't change depending on where you load, like other tarped loads can. That being said, this was not fully tarped. The reasoning for fully tarping a CNC (lathe) machine is due to the fact that there are wires and other electronic equipment that can get wet and ruined. When I took this picture, the machine was in the rain, wires exposed. If you look at the load in the rear view mirror, it is a properly tarped CNC we were loading. Please, when hauling machinery, tarp it fully. You never know if it's a $30,000 or a $1.3 million machine!  This Went Down the Road!!! 06/17/2011
 This is the PRIME example of why some people shouldn't flatbed............ever.............period!!! This was sent to me by Bruce Resch, with a few choice words when sent. If you think this is tarping, please go back to slamming doors! Wal-Mart Tarps part 1 06/16/2011
You know those cheap tarps at Wal-Mart? Don't put them on your load! | Tarping Hall of Shame
You know that load that the tarp goes by, and you think no way?? We have their pictures! We were going to do an album and leave it at that, but we're going to let YOU comment on them, and put your two cents in. If you have a picture of a bad tarp job, send it trkrsvoice@thetruckersvoice.net. If may get posted. If it does, your name will go with it. ArchivesFebruary 2012 |
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