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Originally Posted by nrvsreck

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Originally Posted by Malaki86

This trailer has too many cracks in the floor. They wasn't worried about getting wet - they was worried that the lift would go through the floor...

...and so duct tape is supposed to keep the forklift from going through the floor? :shock:

Well - you do know the saying about an empty trailer hauling a load of dispatcher brains :lol:

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Originally Posted by nrvsreck

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Originally Posted by Malaki86

You're not kidding about the large rolls. The worst paper load I had was 4 rolls, totalling 46,000#. They loaded them in the center of the trailer with a couple of 2x4's nailed down to keep them from sliding. However there was nothing to keep them from tumbling if there was a sudden stop.

Holy mother of God! I can't imagine what kind of rolls weigh almost 12000# each. I've loaded rolls many times, but typically they're 5000# to 7000# rolls, with 7 or 8 rolls per load. I assume we're talking about drywall paper on a flatbed trailer, no?

Nope - 53' dry van - exactly like skywalker explained. It seemed like everytime I got a load like that I had to go the entire length of the WV turnpike with 'em...