Quite a few years ago I was at the Mid-America Trucking Show, chatting with an owner-operator about the loads he carried on his flatbed trailer. Some of the loads required tarping, which is a lot of ...

It takes special people to be flatbedders. Tarping, however, is usually not on their list of favorite activities. A single tarpaulin can weigh 65 to 100 pounds or more. It must be half thrown and half ...

Tarping the load on a flatbed trailer can be a physically demanding task, but the Ezee Tarping Station developed by Boots Transport eases the burden. Using a forklift, the system makes it possible to ...

First showcased this past week at the Mid-America Trucking Show, TarpStop’s Fastrak Evolution “next-generation rolling tarp system brings automation to the rolling tarp market. Automated open, close, ...

(MENAFN- GetNews) Truckers now have a more efficient and safe way to convey their goods with less accident due to tarps failure. There are different automated systems available with customization ...

Successful tarping is a twist of art and a tug of science. No two loads are tarped the same. “Every load is different, and every load has to be secured differently,” says Rosco Wood, driver for Denis ...

Tulsa-based Melton Truck Lines (CCJ Top 250, No. 84) recently announced it will double the amount it pays drivers for tarping loads, effective Feb. 2. The decision to hike tarping pay from $50 to $100 ...