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What Is Hotshot Trucking? A Simple Guide

Hotshot Guide You have probably seen them on the highway. A heavy-duty pickup pulling a long flatbed trailer with a tractor, a stack of pipe, or a few pallets on...

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How to Store Tie Down Straps So They Stay Strong

Strap Care Guide Open the toolbox on almost any work truck and you may find the same thing: a big knot of straps. Hooks are tangled in webbing, ratchets are...

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Working Load Limit Explained in Plain Words

Load Safety Guide Look at the tag on any strap or the stamp on any chain. You will see three letters again and again: WLL. Those letters stand for working...

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How to Thread a Ratchet Strap Step by Step

Straps Guide A new ratchet strap can look like a puzzle. There is a metal handle, a long piece of webbing, and no clear place to put it. Many people...

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How to Release a Ratchet Strap Without a Fight

Straps Guide You made it to the drop. The load is safe. Now you pull on the strap and nothing happens. The handle will not open, the webbing will not...

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How to Use Tie Down Straps the Right Way

Straps Guide A load that moves is a load that can hurt someone. It can slide, tip over, or fall off on the highway. The good news is that keeping...

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