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My brain šŸ§  works different! I hate disorganization so I came up with a way to organize my binders in my box
06/07/2026

My brain šŸ§  works different! I hate disorganization so I came up with a way to organize my binders in my box

Whatā€™s everyone doing for oversized load signs for front with the tow pin in the middle
06/07/2026

Whatā€™s everyone doing for oversized load signs for front with the tow pin in the middle

Guy drop tracks off my trailer and said my trailer is flimsy what would you do
06/07/2026

Guy drop tracks off my trailer and said my trailer is flimsy what would you do

Who has a better looking rig???
06/07/2026

Who has a better looking rig???

Loaded the stinger a little to heavy too long
06/07/2026

Loaded the stinger a little to heavy too long

Yā€™all might roast me for asking this, but Iā€™ve honestly never seen trucks secured like this before.I was fueling up at a...
06/06/2026

Yā€™all might roast me for asking this, but Iā€™ve honestly never seen trucks secured like this before.

I was fueling up at a Loveā€™s yesterday when this rig pulled in next to me, and the way the loads were tied down caught my attention. Instead of chaining normally, he had the boomers hooked straight into the wheel holes.

The front truckā€™s plastic bumper was actually pressing into the corner of the open chain box doors, like it was pushing against them. Looks like he finished securing it, realized the doors wouldnā€™t close, and just left them open.

Is this actually standard practice and Iā€™ve just been overcomplicating it this whole time?

I want to put this out there for everyone to see. I took a flatbed load to help out a friend, and when I got eyes on the...
06/06/2026

I want to put this out there for everyone to see. I took a flatbed load to help out a friend, and when I got eyes on the trailer I found some serious structural damage right by the frame and wheel areaā€”bad cracks and even sections breaking through.

This was close to a complete failure, and it couldā€™ve easily turned into a catastrophic situation on the road. This isnā€™t something to ignore or ā€œkeep runningā€ like itā€™s nothing.

At this point it absolutely becomes a safety issue for everyone around it. Iā€™ve already contacted the South Carolina State Patrol about it about an hour ago.

Step decks usually donā€™t sit like that in the frontā€¦ right? šŸ˜…Or is that just ā€œaerodynamic load flexā€ Iā€™ve never heard of...
06/06/2026

Step decks usually donā€™t sit like that in the frontā€¦ right? šŸ˜…
Or is that just ā€œaerodynamic load flexā€ Iā€™ve never heard of? Asking for a friend šŸ˜‚

Check this out šŸ¤¦šŸ½ā€ā™‚ļøGuyā€™s hauling a full Volvo 740 on a flatbed with those long ramps still sticking out. Itā€™s definitel...
06/06/2026

Check this out šŸ¤¦šŸ½ā€ā™‚ļø

Guyā€™s hauling a full Volvo 740 on a flatbed with those long ramps still sticking out. Itā€™s definitely not a low-pro setup, and heā€™s running 22.5 tires on it too.

I asked him where heā€™s delivering ā€” said Miami, FL.
And guess where I caught him? Westfield, MA.

What do you guys thinkā€¦ how far is this actually making it before it becomes a problem? šŸ¤¦šŸ½ā€ā™‚ļø

Based on the image, a cleaner rewrite would be:ā€œHow do I slide the tandems forward on this trailer?ā€
06/06/2026

Based on the image, a cleaner rewrite would be:

ā€œHow do I slide the tandems forward on this trailer?ā€

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