I did steel in a rigid on agency a couple of times. They would strap the load. Then i would go in and put more straps on when i saw it. While they were telling me there was plenty on already and it was quite safe. Well i didn’t think so.
The most serious concern is the fact the one strap is over one of the stacks, but the other 3 stacks have absolutely nothing holding them on. I personally would have put 3 straps over each stack.
Sadly I know where this trailer was loaded. They pride themselves on safe haulage of steel. This guy isn’t one of theirs, he’s a subby.
Kate:
Sadly I know where this trailer was loaded. They pride themselves on safe haulage of steel. This guy isn’t one of theirs, he’s a subby.
Had he travelled far when this picture was taken ?
I’m guessing that he couldn’t have gone too far like that.
It does make you wonder what is inside tautliners and tilts going up and down the motorway ,
It cant be an Irish anyway because it would of had a couple of dumper trucks on top of it as well ! 
tachograph:
Kate:
Sadly I know where this trailer was loaded. They pride themselves on safe haulage of steel. This guy isn’t one of theirs, he’s a subby.Had he travelled far when this picture was taken ?
I’m guessing that he couldn’t have gone too far like that.
Kate:
At the time this picture was taken, he had already travelled about 3 miles. He was very luck to get that far.
Sir +:
Anybody know what that German website that deals with load security is called?
tachograph:
Kate:
Sadly I know where this trailer was loaded. They pride themselves on safe haulage of steel. This guy isn’t one of theirs, he’s a subby.Had he travelled far when this picture was taken ?
I’m guessing that he couldn’t have gone too far like that.
He’d done 3 or so miles at this point. Goodness knows what happened afterwards…
And that bearer 2nd from the back/front is sticking out about 3", surely he should have 400 amber flashing lights on the go 
Kate:
The most serious concern is the fact the one strap is over one of the stacks, but the other 3 stacks have absolutely nothing holding them on. I personally would have put 3 straps over each stack.
Sadly I know where this trailer was loaded. They pride themselves on safe haulage of steel. This guy isn’t one of theirs, he’s a subby.
A phone call on Monday then 
jimboy124:
It does make you wonder what is inside tautliners and tilts going up and down the motorway ,
Well, it’s a sure fact you wouldn’t find anything that dangerous on our trailers. One thing is certain, you wouldn’t have a hope of getting an unsecured load out of a Corus site
This photo shows how to strap a few IBC containers down at a promo show at a German truckstop.
Ian58:
Sir +:
Anybody know what that German website that deals with load security is called?
That’s the one.I had the link and lost it.Thanks Ian58.Lots to be learned there.BTW picked a load of steel fairly similar to our friend’s and as Lucy said,3 straps/stack.They were tight believe me!!!.OK it wasn’t exactly a 3 mile journey but they moved, albeit by only 1 or 2 inches,and I’m not the roughest driver in the world(IMO anyway 
) Edit : Didn’t do steel much,but it’s common sense.Isn’t it ?
Having seen many loads of sheet steel that have come off lorries that have been chained/strapped and have sliced cars open, damaged the road etc. that guy shouldn’t hold a licence and what sort of firm would allow it to be loaded and driven off like that?
I load steel plate out of Tata/Corus in Scunthorpe and they wont even let you pull out the bay without FULLY securing the load.
How the hell this guy got off any suppiers site beggers belief.
Kate, if you know who he is and where he’s loaded that death trap you should be sending them the pic and a short description. When one of his loads falls off, and judging by that load its only a matter of time, it could be my kids that he kills.
That is ridiculous, and I’m not standing up for the guy, justctrying to play devils advocate, maybe he left the site fully strapped but has lost a few on the way from steel cut, would explain why only one is left and all those ratchets you see lying on the road and slips.
jimboy124:
This photo shows how to strap a few IBC containers down at a promo show at a German truckstop.
Personally I would say that was overkill, an IBC weighs about a tonne depending what it is filled with, one ratchet strap would be enough to secure one, maybe two on the foremost one.
The Germans do seem to be “strap-happy” at the moment, presumably there is a thriving ratchet strap manufacturing industry in Germany and the German Government are trying to steer work their way, just at they traditionally use Government policy to try to steer work to Siemens, IG Farben etc.
Straps over steel?? I’d have been sacked at our place if I had moved our 8x4 road plates like that!!
Even in the CPCS training I’ve done they say chains and/or straps WITH PACKING over everything!! 
You still didn’t answer if you took the pic with hands free or not 
K5Project:
You still didn’t answer if you took the pic with hands free or not
It must have been taken with a hands-free device, I am sure Kate is professional enough to know that it would be an endorsable road traffic offence to take a photo such as that with a hand-held camera, and wise enough to realise that only a fool would post a photo taken with a hand-held camera on the internet for all to see, judge her by, and report her to the authorities for.