What it's like to load at Copart! Securing vehicles 2 different ways on a mesh trailer floor with 3 point straps and lasso straps. If you liked this video: COMMENT LIKE SUBSCRIBE Follow me on Instagram @loadmizer Find me on Facebook!!
Cool! Looks like your enjoying doing the cars! As long as the money still good that’s what matters. Got my IFTA/IRP appointment this Friday, then off to the races! Keep them videos coming awesome job!
I know this video is 2yrs old lol but your statement about not being able to feel if you're damaging a trailer is incorrect. You can certainly feel/hear when your forks are touching a trailer. I can't speak for all loaders but I certainly try my best to keep my forks off the transporters trailer. Loading a wedge is not as easy as it looks depending upon how high the inner or outer rails are and how much clearance the particular vehicle being loaded has. Your trailer in this video is ideal as far as wedge trailers are concerned, gradual slope and not too steep of an angle. I appreciate your video, it's actually nice to have input from a knowledgeable transporter. This actually happens to be my location that I load out of lol but this video was before my time. Thank you sir and have a good day.
I’ve made some mistakes starting out, I’m so glad I found this channel. You break things down so perfect. You should do ride alongs or some type of training for students. Thanks so much and continued blessings to you.
If that first car were a fiat or Smart car, I reckon she wouldn't have cleared due to the wide open center on the Kaufman. One of things I didn't like about mine, some narrow vehicles just didn't fit. I would turn down UTVs and small cars due to that. But to be fair, those were few and far between. I loaded at a Copart in Avon, MN last week - simple as could be. In and out in less than 20 mins, picking up one UTV... and I took my sweet time taking pics for the customer prior to load. And, it was like 15 degrees out with ice so I wasn't being stupid fast either. Good stuff LM... ride safe out there.
Yeah that mirage was a pretty tight fit and the 370z I just hauled was super close to the inside rails. I haven’t had this trailer long but there are already several small things I’ve found that I’d change about it lol
I’ve never pulled campers or RVs. I’ve hauled several campers and trailers on my flatbed but not on the wedge. I don’t have a center track to secure the hitch
Still learning a lot about the car side but I’m loving it. May just be because it’s something new but I really am enjoying it. 👍 Think I’m gonna stick with it a while.
Question for ya, with freight the shipper loads you and you strap down, right? So with cars, do they only load you when the car doesn't run? For running cars do you drive them on? Just trying to get a feel for what we'll be responsible for.
Most freight loads are loaded by the shipper, excluding some drivable equipment. Yes, I load every single car myself unless it’s inoperable from an auction and the forklifts put them on and take them off at the receiver.
That's what it was looking like from all the videos I've watched. Looking like we'll be doing mostly cars with the area we are in. I was looking closer at your straps. The straps I have saved to buy were freight straps, looking for car straps now. I had read that straps need to have the working load printed on the strap, I guess that makes better if the tag fades or rips, but I couldn't see anything printed on your straps, so is it not necessary? Just keep an eye for wear on the tag on the strap with working load printed on it?
Well done I hope your turning P. Over the Tire Straps 👍 Yes ... Lasso Straps 👎 Not if I can help it. I check my Straps every time I step out of the truck- Small Fuel tank means Often - Never the less my #2 Car on the Slop 2 straps came lose and rolled Damn Close to the bottom car (3/4 Inch to touch). I could have dumped my blue Jean's. Careful with Lasso Straps. I swear my Jean's still feel #et🙏
So knowing what you know now about hauling freight and cars, do you feel there is a flatbed type trailer that could haul three cars and freight? Just seeing if there is way to get the best of both worlds! Ha! Thanks
I just had a truck loaded with forks, had him load on top since was IAA and wasnt sure, but after he loaded he said “oh it runs and drives!” 🙄🤦🏼 but guess saves time with ramps etc.
They are, I swear I always get a tire right up against a support beam and have to hook a notch or 2 away. What I really need is the swivel J hooks. It would make my life so much easier lol.
4 cars feel lighter then 3 ,if you balance the load out. 3k on the front flip out 3k on the next car suv on more then 4k for the 3rd and a 3k on the last flip out. Total weight 13k to 15 to 15.5 k maxs on the trailer itself
Not a fan of the lasso straps. I either use over the wheel or I have short 8’ ratchet straps I made from older longer straps and chassis strap the car to the trailer
How heavy are the flippers? If not too heavy could you replace the cotter pins with quick clips and fab something below the deck to store them out of the way? I don’t haul cars so I don’t know if that’s practical or not, just a question that popped into my head.
I’m home so much more and the availability is fantastic. The money could be better but it’s still good enough for me, I still need more time to piece together some numbers for comparison.
@@dell7054 I’m consistently grossing about 4,000-4,500 a week BUT I also haven’t worked a weekend since I’ve been hauling cars. It’s not because I can’t but it’s because I don’t want to and I don’t have to lol. So I generate that Mon-Fri pretty consistently. This week I just so happened to hit that mark by Thursday. It doesn’t sound like much but here’s the kicker....I’ve only driven 11k miles in 6 weeks lol. Big difference compared to chasing freight. 👍
So your comment was the reason no one wanted to load a lot at Copart and more was the the loaders are rough on the trailers and you have all vehicles that are just hail damaged so why didn’t you drive them all on your trailer ?
Some vehicles at insurance auctions run and drive but for the most part they’re not able to move. Dead batteries, flat or missing wheels, deployed airbags, no keys ect.
Some days it is. There’s a lot more of it around my home so the volume kinda soaks up some of the lower pay. I’d say so far I’m making about the same as I was per day with freight.
