Cargo Straps - how many need to be replaced each year?
Discussion
I was watching something like outback truckers recently and a driver was delivering a strapped down load and had about 20 spare ratchet straps but was looking to use them all before the end of the journey.
How many do you go through in a year and what happens when your spares get used up during a delivery? ie, how do you secure the load if your straps get broken through the journey?
How many do you go through in a year and what happens when your spares get used up during a delivery? ie, how do you secure the load if your straps get broken through the journey?
If miss used they last about 2 minutes.
They do wear very quickly if they get full of dusty grit .
The secret is to use hard rubber packing where they touch the load .
The lot that you saw were well used .
We tend to replace them once the labels become impossible to read , this is what the German equivalent of VOSA look for .
The label gives the load rating .
They do wear very quickly if they get full of dusty grit .
The secret is to use hard rubber packing where they touch the load .
The lot that you saw were well used .
We tend to replace them once the labels become impossible to read , this is what the German equivalent of VOSA look for .
The label gives the load rating .
Thanks for the info on increasing lifespan etc. Was trying to get an idea of how many might break over a year, how many get bought per truck, for instance. Was also wondering what happens if all your spares get used on a run - is it likely, is it down to unusually shaped loads or just through using without the plastic savers?
As for numbers per truck ,it's that length of string question.
Most operators have a good idea of what they normally need , commonly 1 every meter, plus 50% spare .
Heavy stuff tends to get chained down if possible.
Many in the business have no clue how to use straps properly or how to store them ready for immediate use .The box with a birdsnest of straps is not the image of a professional.
A newer system that is emerging is a cargo net with ratchets attached ,these tend to be used on open trucks loaded with bagged goods or stacked bricks or similar. Not something that I have experience of .
Most operators have a good idea of what they normally need , commonly 1 every meter, plus 50% spare .
Heavy stuff tends to get chained down if possible.
Many in the business have no clue how to use straps properly or how to store them ready for immediate use .The box with a birdsnest of straps is not the image of a professional.
A newer system that is emerging is a cargo net with ratchets attached ,these tend to be used on open trucks loaded with bagged goods or stacked bricks or similar. Not something that I have experience of .
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