Tarp guides
Trucking
Plain guides to choosing, using and caring for tarps, with the sources behind them.
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Tarp straps and bungees: picking the right tie-down
Rubber tarp straps, ball bungees and bungee cords each have a job. Which to use, what length, and how many.
Care & tie-down · Trucking
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Covering loose loads: dump truck tarps and the law
Why gravel, dirt and debris loads get covered, what Texas law and federal rules say, and how to size a dump truck mesh tarp.
Trucking
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Tarping a flatbed safely
Falls while tarping are one of the most common ways flatbed drivers get hurt. What the research says, and the habits that cut the risk.
Care & tie-down · Trucking
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Smoke, coil and machinery tarps: what they're for
The specialty flatbed tarps: what a smoke tarp protects, how coil tarps are sized, and when a machinery tarp beats a lumber tarp.
Trucking
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Step-deck trailers and 3-piece tarp sets
Why step-deck drivers use three tarps instead of two, what the end tarps and center tarp each do, and how to pick the set.
Trucking
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Choosing a lumber tarp for your flatbed
Drop height, length and how many to carry: a plain guide to the lumber tarps most flatbed drivers run.
Trucking
