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Originally Posted by AK907
GMAN , Heavy Duty , and Rank , Thanks for helping with the Question about Roll-Tite tarping .
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Originally Posted by rank
Off the top of my head, of the 105 or so loads we did in '07, I would say 75% of them would NOT work on a roll tite.
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Rank you do run mostly over sized Loads , am I correct ?
I also am intrigued by that , I know you command a premium for that special service you provide .
Is there normal legal freight that you run that would not work with a rolling tarp system ?
any examples of freight that would have to be passed on with such a system ( excluding over size of course ) would be much appreciated .
My initial question was more a matter of if a person wanted the convenience of a roll-tite to run tarped flatbed freight that was not over sized . would they miss or half to pass on many normal loads that other flat bedders that manually tarp would-could , take ?
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Yes we've done wide loads up to 12' but it's not the majority of our work. I'd say maybe 25 - 30% or so.
Lots of stuff is designed to be a legal move. Take construction and farm equipment for example....many of them are designed 102" wide so it's legal but it will not work on many roll tites (many are less than 102" inside). Other stuff that we've done that is 102" or 51" wide are water tanks, coolers, containment boxes etc.
Even if it would theoretically fit on a roll tite, it may need to be centered perfectly and the shipper is likely to say "no roll tites" because it's too time consuming for them.
So yeah, a roll tite limits your options for legal loads IMO.