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Pro tip: check the tie-down points before your driver even loads up
Used to just eyeball the straps and hope for the best when shipping my truck from Austin to Denver last spring. Then the driver hit a hard stop on I-35 and my F-150 shifted two feet forward, nearly crushing the tie-down rail. Now I walk the whole rig with the driver before anything rolls on, checking every hook and ratchet myself, and I take photos of each one. Took 10 extra minutes but that near miss in April made me realize it's the only part of the process I actually control. Anyone else had a load shift on them and what did you change after?
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the_gavin1mo ago
The whole "walk the rig with the driver" thing is exactly what a buddy of mine in the hauling business swears by, he says most guys skip it and it's the biggest rookie mistake out there. Taking photos is smart too, I heard horror stories about disputes over damage that could've been settled with a single picture. Ten minutes is nothing compared to the headache of a shifted load, trust me.
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