Question about Log Truck Drivers.

S.W.A.T. · Jan 22, 2018

Or he had to make a hard break because someone pull out infront of him. Seeing how the wood has all slid forward I would be leaning towards a hard break. Wrappers just hold them from falling off sideways. If the truck was to roll the wrappers should do their job

Stompin Tom · Jan 22, 2018

S.W.A.T. said:
Or he had to make a hard break because someone pull out infront of him. Seeing how the wood has all slid forward I would be leaning towards a hard break. Wrappers just hold them from falling off sideways. If the truck was to roll the wrappers should do their job

Obviously he had to make a hard break, but wrappers do provide assistance in forward movement of a load. Properly applied and tightened wrappers snug the bundle together providing a level of securement for forward and rear movement of logs. The amount those logs have moved is beyond anything which could be expected from a braking action in a properly secured load. If there was no collision, which by the looks of the front of the truck there was not, I am quite sure an insecure load ticket will be handed out, at least one would be in the province of BC.

There is no way a bundle of logs would be able to disperse to the side as that load did if it were properly secured, once again speaking for the province of BC which this picture was not taken in.

S.W.A.T. · Jan 22, 2018

Stompin Tom said:
Obviously he had to make a hard break, but wrappers do provide assistance in forward movement of a load. Properly applied and tightened wrappers snug the bundle together providing a level of securement for forward and rear movement of logs. The amount those logs have moved is beyond anything which could be expected from a braking action in a properly secured load. If there was no collision, which by the looks of the front of the truck there was not, I am quite sure an insecure load ticket will be handed out, at least one would be in the province of BC.

There is no way a bundle of logs would be able to disperse to the side as that load did if it were properly secured, once again speaking for the province of BC which this picture was not taken in.

Agree to an extent. I have witnessed a whole bundle come out and the wrappers remain and the bundle just rolled away kinda proving your point.

Closer look at the picture is hard to tell if there are wrappers on there at all but the load is definitely pushing up against the bull board.

Anyone have info?

Hoehand79 · Jan 22, 2018

They definitely load the trucks in a unorthodox way compared to what I seen in bc...I'm guessing it's the size of the wood and trying to max out their weights is why...

freeflorider · Jan 22, 2018

Stompin Tom said:
Man, dont you guys use wrappers or some kind of load securement?

I agree, there couldn’t of been any on there by the way the logs fell off. Center load is still in tacked? Back load shifted and slid right off the back bunks but it also looks like a front passenger side stake missing.

S.W.A.T. · Jan 22, 2018

freeflorider said:
I agree, there couldn’t of been any on there by the way the logs fell off. Center load is still in tacked? Back load shifted and slid right off the back bunks but it also looks like a front passenger side stake missing.

I count 6 but ya who knows. Could have been loaded way wrong. Maybe bunks are too short for the wood?

Somebody messed up though no question on that

skegpro · Jan 22, 2018

I guess he had 6 wrappers on but got cut off and had to hammer his breaks and turn real quick.

Stompin Tom · Jan 23, 2018

skegpro said:
I guess he had 6 wrappers on but got cut off and had to hammer his breaks and turn real quick.//uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180123/407ac02d11492ea41f943aba4e837e66.jpg

, one thing they do different in Alberta is they use a rope type wrapper and a small winch attached to the bunk, here in BC our wrappers are cable and we must throw them over the load, pull them under and use a cinch to squeeze them tighter.

in this picture you can see the remains of a wrapper on the middle of the first bundle and 3rd bundle. I presume since he is in town he couldnt have been doing more than 60 kmh, I have had to do panic stops from 100 kmh and have never had logs move anywhere near like that.

fredw · Jan 23, 2018

Are you talking 82 ton your allowed

S.W.A.T. said:
80,500 is my allowable off highway. Can go to 82,000 without penalty but at 82001 it's a fine and I don't get paid for the extra 1500

fredw · Jan 23, 2018

Well read threw the 24 pages, good read stompin Tom..

run a a few sets of suppers bs, on the farm.. Totally amazed how much they let you haul off Rd in those grades..

For or a legal supper b we are allowed 63.5 tons, we have also came in close that gross and the old time a little more...

if we are off Rd hauling to bins we will fill them up and with heavy crops can take scales up to 87ton gross.. Little more strain on truck but seams with decent operator always works well

would love to come for a ride some time, know of a few guys that done it for winter work and always have good story's to tell, always amazes me how your able to get up some of them rds with empty truck, our supper bs empty are almost usless to pull in the ice, even with lockers on, and chains would help, but never get us up the stuff your going..

Will jakes hold you on your steep grades loaded, would they lock up over icey spots? Possible jackknifed, never used a winch but I bet it used well there..

local custom truckers around here push to make 2 grand a day for 10 hr day, most will load up night before and live in truck or have a spot to leave and if cold, keep it running or use wabsco..

S.W.A.T. · Jan 23, 2018

fredw said:
Are you talking 82 ton your allowed

S.W.A.T. said:

80,500 is my allowable off highway. Can go to 82,000 without penalty but at 82001 it's a fine and I don't get paid for the extra 1500

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Total yes

S.W.A.T. · Jan 26, 2018

skegpro said:
How do they fit their balls in the cab?

Anyone take a good look at the cut blocks on the way into Golden?

Sweet fawk those cut blocks look crazy.

We actually prefer the term "Forest Relocation Engineer"

We do live in a PC world now

Bnorth · Jan 26, 2018

That ain't northern interior wood fellas.
Not a current pic, took it this fall.

skegpro · Feb 1, 2018

https://www.revelstokereview.com/news/multi-vehicle-collision-closes-hwy-1-near-rogers-pass/

Tough day on the highway.........

Bnorth · Feb 2, 2018

skegpro said:
https://www.revelstokereview.com/news/multi-vehicle-collision-closes-hwy-1-near-rogers-pass/

Tough day on the highway.........

The weekly fatality closure between Kamloops and Golden on the TCH.

skegpro · Feb 2, 2018

Is there an online database for Resources Road maps or how do you know where your going?

X-it · Feb 2, 2018

There are still a lot of roads using the old frequencies, so do not expect them to be all on RR channels.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...ource-roads/radio-communications/channel-maps

skegpro · Feb 2, 2018

X-it said:
There are still a lot of roads using the old frequencies, so do not expect them to be all on RR channels.

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/...ource-roads/radio-communications/channel-maps

I am talking more for navigation purposes.

Do the companies give the drivers a GPS file to load?

Bnorth · Feb 2, 2018

skegpro said:
I am talking more for navigation purposes.

Do the companies give the drivers a GPS file to load?

No, drivers are expected to know the RR channel for the operating area they are in. For the most part the channel is marked on the entrance to the mainline road. Spur roads are often not signed and some still use the legacy frequencies. Not all contractors are diligent about using the load channel either, most have their own channels and may chatter on one and just have the loader on the load channel or not on the load channel at all.

skegpro · Feb 2, 2018

Bnorth said:
No, drivers are expected to know the RR channel for the operating area they are in. For the most part the channel is marked on the entrance to the mainline road. Spur roads are often not signed and some still use the legacy frequencies. Not all contractors are diligent about using the load channel either, most have their own channels and may chatter on one and just have the loader on the load channel or not on the load channel at all.

Not talking radios.
Just purley navigation.

Heads up display would be nice to see when you have a hair pin coming or a major elevation changes........

Wouldn't it?

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