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Steel hauling crossbed vs flatbed, I switched after 11 years
I ran a flatbed for over a decade hauling coils and pipe, then took a 6 month contract pulling cars on a crossbed out of Denver. The load securement is totally different, straps on rails instead of chains over tarps, and my back feels better but the weight distribution gave me a few white-knuckle climbs near Raton Pass. Anyone else make the swap and stick with it, or end up going back to their old setup?
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jake_kelly241mo ago
That bit about your back feeling better but the weight distribution giving you white knuckles near Raton Pass hits home. It's like when you trade one problem for a different problem and have to decide which one you'd rather live with. I've seen that same thing with guys switching from sleepers to day cabs, or going from company to owner op. The new setup fixes the old pain but hands you a fresh one you didn't see coming. Feels like most big changes in this line of work just shuffle the hard parts around instead of getting rid of them.
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