Tie down in an enclosed trailer

[metcalf]

Last I knew most of the stuff in a semi trailer is not tied down.

 

[richracer1]

Last I knew most of the stuff in a semi trailer is not tied down.

That is true, but have you ever seen what happens to that "stuff" when the trailer rolls over?

I have and all of the cargo was damaged or destroyed.

 

[AKDoug]

Last I knew most of the stuff in a semi trailer is not tied down.

One of my businesses is trucking. Some stuff is tied down, particularly expensive stuff. We haul primarily for a brewery. Pallets of canned beer have no practical way of being tied down. I guarantee that if I am hauling specialized brewing equipment for them, it is getting tied down.

Having two friends spill their enclosed trailers on their sides, I tie my sleds down. One of those friends didn't and did thousands of dollars of damage to uninsured sleds. The other was tied down and suffered no more than a couple dents in the side of the trailer. Guy that didn't tie his sleds down, now does.

It isn't illegal to not tie down sleds in a trailer that I'm aware of, but our roads suck up here and I'm tying mine down.

 

[sledhead_79]

About 6 years ago I was heading west from Laramie on I-80 and hit some ice in a ground blizzard. Did a 360 with the truck and trailer into the ditch and threw the sleds out the back of the trailer after they broke the door latches (Triton trailer). They were both tied down with just the basic "stock" triton ski-bars. I don't know if superclamps and having the back tied down would have saved me some money or not.

I haven't learned my lesson though - I still only tie them down 50% of the time. I am a slow learner I guess......

Do you have SWIFT or FED-EX stamped on your trailer? If so, I've seen you in the ditch more than once between Cheyenne and Laradise! Lol

 

[summ8rmk]

Nothing new

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[Scott]

Anyone use the Supertrack?

 

[summ8rmk]

http://www.uscargocontrol.com/Ratch...ie-Down-Systems/Anchor-Point-Tie-Down-Kit-8PC

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[94fordguy]

I always use superclamps on the skis, never have tied down the backs inside the enclosed. That being said, I've never used my enclosed on a long road-trip or I probably would throw a strap on the backs then. The MANY times I've had to stuff the breaks for deer, or traffic, or the always annoying red-light, nothing has ever moved since I've had the fronts clamped down.

 

[n2o]

Is SuperTrac and L track the same? It sure looks the same. Only L track is about 1/2 the price. If they are does anyone have a source for the hooks that go in the track?http://www.uscargocontrol.com/Ratchet-Straps-Tie-Downs/Airline-Straps-Hardware