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@@kivibrostruckinginc.4108 I’d like to hear about your railroad division. I spent 15 years working derailments nationwide, 7 as a contractor, then 8 as a consultant. I’d like to hear about what part Kivi plays. Whether its derailments or MOW hauling equipment in and out of job sites.
Ur full of shit, I’ve been flatbedding since long before straps , chains and binders. Straps and air ride is the best thing that ever happened to trucking. Double it shove it in the hole , wind it up , no need to pile up the windings on the winch!! More u pile up, weaker the “ hold.”
I worked for a really big crane rental and rigging company. They were the largest in a major city on the east coast. Two times they owned the world's largest truck crane. They must have had 100 flatbeds for boom, counterweights, rigging, etc. All the flatbeds had like 6 chains welded to one side, and snap binders with a short piece of chain attaching them to the trailers. That way we could drop them on jobsites and not have the chains and binders stolen. And here was the thing, no hooks on the chains whatsoever. And no we didn't rely on the welds. After a while you get really good at working without hooks.
U got some really good tips for sure . I’m enjoying my time at Kivi and I’m glad there are videos on this channel to watch for quick tips have a great day
Beginner here I have same thought while my trainer does that but when I drive solo I switch to all through the winch Now again this helps a lot Thanks for the video
Used the 'through' short strap all of my flatbed days. Never a problem. Only unsafe thing I did, which was ok if nobody was around, was I kept half my straps rolled up with the hooks 'in' so could throw all straps down one side since my trailer had winches down both sides. Alternate hook in, hook out. A little time saver. I don't like seeing winches with all the straps rolled for storage out in the elements. That will rot the whole mess. Thanks for the informative video.
I am a potential driver here in a couple weeks hopefully and would find it very helpful if you did a video like this for all the styles of trucks you offer.
Couple points to add. First is knowing when not to go. Sometimes conditions are too bad to go (this point is a reason not an excuse). It’s better to be late than never. Second is using and knowing how to use trailer brakes. Tractor abs can help but utilizing your trailer to essentially pull back can help keep the truck from sliding out of control or jack knifing. Some points mentioned in the video weren’t entirely accurate. Spray off of tires isn’t a solid indicator by itself. That and temperature would be more accurate. If it’s a couple degrees below freezing on a highway a car’s tires will create enough friction to melt a small layer of ice and spray it. For anyone wondering, I’ve driven for 20 years in the Canadian prairies as well as 2 seasons of NWT ice roads. 10 of those years were oilfield hauling.
This video is to get people thinking about being aware and using certain things they see as indicators. It's not the only way to do things but the point is to create awareness. Thank you for your feedback.
Let's Imagine it's 4:45 PM , your loading at a mill somewhere in Gary Indiana, it's raining ,or better yet it is snowing. yard boss says you have to get out in 15. its your last chain, at the last Truck stop, you attempted to purchase more chains, where denied because fuel card was not accepted to make purchase, called dispatch put on hold, time was of the essence due to appointment load time. you realize the pin is slightly bent, Ears of hook spread, however it is workable. do you tell yard boss to pull the load off, because of bad chain, or go ahead and use the bad chain. after 45 years on the road I can honestly say this has happened to me. This is called trucking, not an office job, where you can say, it will wait until tomorrow.
That is trucking, you are absolutely correct. Sometimes you are in situations where you have to make a decision like that. These videos are created with the intent to teach and to make sure that our drivers are doing things in the safest way possible as often as they can.
Your Videos are great Kivi Bro's trucking you will be my next O.T.R company. This video on Cargo Securement is top notch keep up the good work Kivi Bro's staff. Keep those safety and knowledgeable videos coming. Great learning techniques and learning experience.🚛🚛🚛🚚🚚🚚👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😃😃😃😃
Definitely a problem Derek, thanks for taking the time. I travel through Milwaukee quite a bit and am consistently amazed at the speeds and also following distances, semi drivers and four wheelers alike are willing to use going through the zoo interchange project. Not necessary. Don't get it.
Facts! It really doesn't take a lot of extra time to slow down a bit through these zones. Is the extra minute or two you gain speeding worth someone's life? We are very focused on this topic and we will continue to do all we can to make sure our drivers are safe and educated on the risks involved with speeding. Thanks for the comment, James! Your feedback is very important to us!
Monitoring speed and taking care to drive within the posted speed limit is of course best practice, however I would say that companies should place more emphasis on following distances. I've accumulated roughly 1 million miles operating light class CMV vehicles across the country over the past 10 years, and I can say definitively that large CMV trucks following too closely has become the new pandemic! I would love to see companies such as yours, roll out mandatory annual recurrent training measures to educate drivers on the importance of maintaining proper following distances at ALL times. Thanks for all you do out there, Kivi!
Great idea! We did post a video not long ago about following distance but diving deeper into this topic is always a good thing. Thanks for the feedback!
@@kivibrostruckinginc.4108 not bad considering 70 and 75 is the national average. I like to mention that having good safety equipment on the truck helps in some manner do to these 4wheelers causing accidents not all but some
Great comments and video, this is something that caught me out and with rusted chains its a real problem, definitely makes it worth taking the extra time to secure the excess chain with a bungee lol. Thanks for the great video Shawn!
Thanks for the feedback! We quite enjoy doing these short videos on different topics. If there is ever a topic you'd like to see a video on let us know!
Hi Adam! About 1/4 of our fleet has it as of now. It will apply the brakes if the driver does not in time. If the driver is driving correctly, it will not apply the brakes. Thanks for your question!
