Hi all, I have never moved a load of eggs on a curtainsider before, please can anyone give me any helpful advice or tips etc on tackling this, strapping them down etc . These are real eggs, not Easter eggs!
I am hoping someone on here has done this before, or has a good idea how to tackle this load please, I would be grateful for advice offered, thank you.
Don’t use chains! The eggs don’t like them. We carry them sometimes, although it’s in fridges so slightly different to a curtain sider. But as the goods slightly overhang the pallet we can’t get them side by side so we broad and long the pallets. This means that we can’t actually secure them but I’ve never ever had them move at all. A lot of folk will bleat about load security regs etc but the simple fact is there isn’t a practical way to secure eggs. If the pallets are wide your curtains will prevent any movement imo. If it all goes Pete Tong you’ll have a massive omellette though. 
Nothing to worry about usually in boxes within cardboard boxes on pallets, I wouldn’t be strapping anything only two internals criss crossed at the back or a single pallet if your unlucky to have one. Drive on like hell you’ll be grand.
the maoster:
Don’t use chains! The eggs don’t like them. We carry them sometimes, although it’s in fridges so slightly different to a curtain sider. But as the goods slightly overhang the pallet we can’t get them side by side so we broad and long the pallets. This means that we can’t actually secure them but I’ve never ever had them move at all. A lot of folk will bleat about load security regs etc but the simple fact is there isn’t a practical way to secure eggs. If the pallets are wide your curtains will prevent any movement imo. If it all goes Pete Tong you’ll have a massive omellette though.
Thank you moaster for your reply, I haven’t seen the pallets or truck yet , & I’m definitely taking all this information on board, it seems a tricky task ! & I don’t want anything to go wrong either, thanks again
bigtruck:
Nothing to worry about usually in boxes within cardboard boxes on pallets, I wouldn’t be strapping anything only two internals criss crossed at the back or a single pallet if your unlucky to have one. Drive on like hell you’ll be grand.
Thanks for your reply bigtruck, this load is going out as ‘class1’ haul, I don’t suppose you have got a photo of an egg load with the straps on handy have you by any chance please ? thanks for the input, it is helping
i’ve carried eggs, not in boxes,just in the 30 eggs per tray, stacked on pallets about 5ft high and shrink wrapped… all i ever use is a couple of cross straps on the back and get the curtains tight… if you start strapping here there and everywhere you will just make an omelette. just drive gently and you shouldn’t have a problem…and at your tipping point try to park where the forkie will have the best level ground avoiding drains , potholes , etc,
by Trukkertone » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:00 pm
i’ve carried eggs, not in boxes,just in the 30 eggs per tray, stacked on pallets about 5ft high and shrink wrapped… all i ever use is a couple of cross straps on the back and get the curtains tight… if you start strapping here there and everywhere you will just make an omelette. just drive gently and you shouldn’t have a problem…and at your tipping point try to park where the forkie will have the best level ground avoiding drains , potholes , etc,
Ditto this . Loaded from Fridays ltd , somewhere in Sussex ( I think ) , to Northern Ireland . Never broke one 
Did it once two pallets. Never drove so slow in all my life. 
The main thing is to get the pallets tight against one another - the guy who loads you should know anyway. If there are no gaps then they will not fall over - You really want hanging straps at the back to stop them falling backwards - if there are none in the trailer then scrounge a couple of empty pallets, stand them on edge at the back, and strap diagonally tight against the last pallets.
Just take it easy, no harsh braking, no drag starts at the traffic lights, steady on bends & roundabouts, leave plenty of space between you & the ‘Chump in Front’. Oh ! & try to miss the potholes on our wonderful road network.
Trukkertone:
i’ve carried eggs, not in boxes,just in the 30 eggs per tray, stacked on pallets about 5ft high and shrink wrapped… all i ever use is a couple of cross straps on the back and get the curtains tight… if you start strapping here there and everywhere you will just make an omelette. just drive gently and you shouldn’t have a problem…and at your tipping point try to park where the forkie will have the best level ground avoiding drains , potholes , etc,
Thanks for your reply Trukkertone, the thought of an omelette if I get this wrong is quite scary! I don’t know if they will be in boxes or trays yet, & I’ll watch out for the level ground as you say , that’s good thinking. taking all this information on board, I have been told I’ll have another stop on the way, although I don’t know yet whether it will be another drop or collect anything, thanks again
Hey shade, well done I don’t have to go to Ireland. …I’d just like to do this job without a disaster !!
Santa:
The main thing is to get the pallets tight against one another - the guy who loads you should know anyway. If there are no gaps then they will not fall over - You really want hanging straps at the back to stop them falling backwards - if there are none in the trailer then scrounge a couple of empty pallets, stand them on edge at the back, and strap diagonally tight against the last pallets.
Thanks Santa for your reply, I hope the guy who loads it knows what he’s doing! ! Thank goodness I have
sound information from all you good people, my confidence is growing now, & I’ll be watching out for closely that the pallets are tight & secure with no gaps, are there likely to be any ‘overweight’ issues with a load of eggs on board ? thanks again
martinviking:
Just take it easy, no harsh braking, no drag starts at the traffic lights, steady on bends & roundabouts, leave plenty of space between you & the ‘Chump in Front’. Oh ! & try to miss the potholes on our wonderful road network.
Thanks for your input martinviking, I definitely will be giving the eggs as smooth a ride as possible, I hope it’s not icey too, & I’ll be watching the traffic & conditions very closely as always, thanks again
Carried loads of them as part of mixed palletised loads - never had a problem. They’re pretty stable provided you don’t chuck it around; straps don’t help much as the eggs are quite soft as a rule, so will just smash if the pallet is going over!! Common sense rules here!
If you do have an omelette - not too much salt in mine please 
I move them around quite a lot and to be honest if they are wrapped they are more stable than you think. If you can get some packing in between the pallets (Unless they are on proper egg pallets) so they dont shift if you have to slam the brakes on you will be fine. You dont have to drive especially slow just drive with care. last week I caught a kerb on a country lane and the trailer pitched like a ■■■■■ - I had real concerns I had shifted some - I hadnt.
And if you’re really worried and simply HAVE to use straps, you will need cornerboards- proper wooden or thick plastic ones. I made myself a set from aluminium sheet, but that’s a bit OTT. The fibre ones are worse than useless.
I used to carry eggs FROM Northen Ireland back in 1969 to 1973 weekly ( it was in a Bedford TK ) to South Walesand all the times I carried them I never had a broken egg. They were just packed in and never shifted. I used Stranraer to Larne so I had the A75 to cope with as well.
So don’t worry my friend.
peter
gardun:
Carried loads of them as part of mixed palletised loads - never had a problem. They’re pretty stable provided you don’t chuck it around; straps don’t help much as the eggs are quite soft as a rule, so will just smash if the pallet is going over!! Common sense rules here!If you do have an omelette - not too much salt in mine please
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Thanks for your input gardun, I can see what you are saying , I shall be as careful as I can, thanks again
midlifetrucker:
I move them around quite a lot and to be honest if they are wrapped they are more stable than you think. If you can get some packing in between the pallets (Unless they are on proper egg pallets) so they dont shift if you have to slam the brakes on you will be fine. You dont have to drive especially slow just drive with care. last week I caught a kerb on a country lane and the trailer pitched like a ■■■■■ - I had real concerns I had shifted some - I hadnt.
Thanks for your reply midlifetrucker, I’m not sure what packaging they have yet until I see the load, I shall take the drive pretty steady although you can never tell what the other road users are going to be up to, there’s usually one or two cause mayhem at somepoint throughout the day ! Thanks again
Retired Old ■■■■:
And if you’re really worried and simply HAVE to use straps, you will need cornerboards- proper wooden or thick plastic ones. I made myself a set from aluminium sheet, but that’s a bit OTT. The fibre ones are worse than useless.
Thank you for your reply Retired Old ■■■■, I’m taking all this information on board, thanks again
have collected them from the chickens normally use a basket … have dropped a few mind…
Just a thought- isn’t it nice of bonnylass to acknowledge the replies?
See, there ARE good people around 
peterpallet:
I used to carry eggs FROM Northen Ireland back in 1969 to 1973 weekly ( it was in a Bedford TK ) to South Walesand all the times I carried them I never had a broken egg. They were just packed in and never shifted. I used Stranraer to Larne so I had the A75 to cope with as well.
So don’t worry my friend.peter
Thanks for your reply peterpallet, my confidence is getting better now I’m not so ’ in the dark’ after all the useful advice that everyone has been kind enough to post on here to help me out, & I’m hoping that I won’t have a ‘broken egg load’, I don’t know if I’ll ever manage to get the eggs there & tipped & collect a second load to deliver, without breaking one !!, but I am going to try my hardest ! !
It’s quite awesome really , everyone else is & has been taking eggs all over the country & water without breaking them, positively brilliant! ! Well done all of you thanks again peter