One of those days

To day was special .Started as a typical errand day & as luck had it any road I drove any corner I turned
I found scrap . todays catch
dismantled 5 TVs and put back together so local trash gets the TV but you know
a heavy tread mill , vacuum wire 200 pounds short a drill 2 micro waves 2 lamps few pounds brass and some of this and some of that
It was a good day .
If I had a bigger truck today Ida kept at it . I used a tarp and all was good. I cant stress enough how important a tarp is
& some bungee cords . Nothing falls off & of equal importance the police really like it cause you don't get pulled over for unsecured load
after 2 tickets from a year ago and some stops with no tickets I will never ever not use a tarp , EVER

strapping is not really enough
if they want to ticket you

If it extends over yes - a red anything
I got more in the habit of the tarp from my job . Now if I have a full truck I feel naked uncovered
I see very clear that a working truck doing any Biz , if you do every thing proper of the law
and a problem happens your still gonna be seen in the wrong and sued strong just because
Now if you get lax and kill some one cause your working and made a mistake you could go to jail
for manslaughter cause you endangered the public (no tarp) collecting scrap from the curb is
illegal when needed by the state to be so who will be charging your A** with more fines then you'll
know what hit you & manslaughter ,it will be over !

Originally Posted by hobo finds

Do you hang red flag off big items?

At least here in Ontario, it doesn't have to be a red flag. It has to be a visible flag of "contrasting colour to the vehicle" So if you have a red truck, DON'T use red flag! I would think that 3M reflective material from safety vests would be the ideal flagging material as it would contrast with anything and I don't think too many people have a vehicle painted with reflective paint.