Seen this sort of thing a few times and I’m guessing this white sheeting is to protect the cars…
…so how come it’s only on the bonnets and the boots and not round the whole car while it’s being transported 
Bugger the white plastic sheeting, what about the new way the EU has come up with strapping down the cars? When I worked on the transporters I found it hard work. With this new system it’s got to be even harder, taking longer.
It cracks me up the way these pencil pushers keep coming up with better, safer ways of doing a job they themselves have never done or ever likely to.
berewic:
Bugger the white plastic sheeting, what about the new way the EU has come up with strapping down the cars? When I worked on the transporters I found it hard work. With this new system it’s got to be even harder, taking longer.
It cracks me up the way these pencil pushers keep coming up with better, safer ways of doing a job they themselves have never done or ever likely to.
common sense really
fit expensive alloys on
get driver to wheel strap instead of chassis strapping 
any damage to said expensive wheels
BLAME DRIVER
Just thought I would put this here as some one
is a bit upset about the eu and the rules,
IN GERMANY due to a car transporter loseing
his load ,when it was secured by the old method
they brought in the 3point secureing rule along
with two wheel chocks, 3wheel have to be secured with
the approved straps, which have to be damage free and
have their blue label still attached,by the way the accident
due to the loss of load claimed one persons life,
so if you need more time ,try thinking this way
better more work, which then increases safety ,
IIRC the plastic sheeting is on to protect the paint work, wax was used at one time but a bit of a pig to get off . In my youth I remember a car transporter delivering vauxhalls and one of the NEW cars had a brake fluid leak OMG what a mess cost hundereds to put right,the fluid had covered all of the bottom level and blown up and over the cars. As to the blue edging this is to help reduce the damage if cars roll into each other or to push start them in the case of the alloy bumpers on the old VOLVO’s in the eightees.
brit pete:
Just thought I would put this here as some one
is a bit upset about the eu and the rules,IN GERMANY due to a car transporter loseing
his load ,when it was secured by the old method
they brought in the 3point secureing rule along
with two wheel chocks, 3wheel have to be secured with
the approved straps, which have to be damage free and
have their blue label still attached,by the way the accident
due to the loss of load claimed one persons life,
so if you need more time ,try thinking this way
better more work, which then increases safety ,
Fair comment but if this driver had done his job properly, it would never have happened. How many straps did he use if the EU thinks 3 is an improvement?
When I did it I “always” used 4 straps and all tightened to buggery. With the new system there is always a chance the straps will slip, especially if loaded out of a wet, muddy compound. Ratcheting down on solid chassis points would be my preference and this new system is why I left that particular job. I don’t trust it one little bit.
We normally only used wheel strapping at Ontime. Besides there isn’t anywhere suitable on the Chassis to fasten a Ferrari ENZO or Aston Martin Vanquish 
To be fair, on a covered transporter where you only have 4 cars on it is not so critical about getting the decks as close or low as possible. The trucks were 4 metres high, the cars either went inside or they didn’t
problem with strapping to the chassis is as you go over bumps the cars bounce up and down snatching on the straps. Even if you pull them tight so that they don’t go slack when it bounces there will still be a slackening - tightening effect. got to be putting a lot more strain on them and the point on the car that you attach to.
They seem to put the wheel straps over the top of the tyre rather than round the wheel so it shouldn’t damage the alloy?
yep , plus wheel chocks along with the straps
ensures it is a safe load when its done right,
the plastic wrap is to protect the paint work, and where I used to work [toyota in sales] they used to have the wrap on the roof aswell. Honda and iirc vw also have a protective plastic frisbee type thing that sticks over the alloys i guess thats to protect the alloys too.
berewic:
Fair comment but if this driver had done his job properly, it would never have happened. How many straps did he use if the EU thinks 3 is an improvement?
Don’t know about this guy in particular but when I was on collecting the cars in Europe it was common place to see some French, Belgium and German transporters using gravity to hold some cars down, 2 straps on each car the top deck nowt holding on the cars on the bottom.
Company I worked for used the same wheel straps as in the picture and the boss swore by them for cars, only using chassis straps for vans and pick ups.
Yes, as has been said the plastic is for protection. It has replaced the spray on wax that used to be used which had to be power washed off with hot water & paraffin. I know, i used to do that in a previous life 
However, they are now looking at going back to wax again, but one which is easier to remove.
Scottie ARL by any chance
i helped off load a proper transporter today
it was bloody awful
no room to get into cars
Wheel Nut:
We normally only used wheel strapping at Ontime. Besides there isn’t anywhere suitable on the Chassis to fasten a Ferrari ENZO or Aston Martin VanquishTo be fair, on a covered transporter where you only have 4 cars on it is not so critical about getting the decks as close or low as possible. The trucks were 4 metres high, the cars either went inside or they didn’t
We strap over all 4 wheels and chock one of them, but then it’s only 2 cars, but as they don’t have a handbrake and you can’t put them into gear it’s the only thing stoping them rolling about the truck. The only thing I would say is we’ve had straps come loose after being put on wheels that are hot after being out in direct sunlight and then cooled of after being the truck overnight, that’s why we also use chocks.
Cynic-al:
problem with strapping to the chassis is as you go over bumps the cars bounce up and down snatching on the straps. Even if you pull them tight so that they don’t go slack when it bounces there will still be a slackening - tightening effect. got to be putting a lot more strain on them and the point on the car that you attach to.They seem to put the wheel straps over the top of the tyre rather than round the wheel so it shouldn’t damage the alloy?
They only bounce up/down if you don’t tighten them enough. With the ratchet you could tighten it right down, forcing the suspension down to nil.
scottie0011:
berewic:
Fair comment but if this driver had done his job properly, it would never have happened. How many straps did he use if the EU thinks 3 is an improvement?Don’t know about this guy in particular but when I was on collecting the cars in Europe it was common place to see some French, Belgium and German transporters using gravity to hold some cars down, 2 straps on each car the top deck nowt holding on the cars on the bottom.
Company I worked for used the same wheel straps as in the picture and the boss swore by them for cars, only using chassis straps for vans and pick ups.
Back in the 70’s, the car transporters shuttling cars from Cowley to Milton trading estate would only put one ■■■■■■■■ the top front, one on the top rear and one on the bottom rear. None ever fell off but outrageous in my opinion. The driver would earn a fortune as well getting in 8 loads a day to make up bonuses that were ten times my wages on flats.
hitch:
Scottie ARL by any chance
Bang on Hitch, you been stalking me by any chance 
lol
It was Aberdeen Trailers when I started, and the transporters were bought though.