Lumber

[Foxfire]

I was sitting at the J just south of DC on 95 with Fran. Looked over to the left and there was a load of #1 lumber all nice an neat and secured just right. I was very proud the driver had made it all look purdie but there was just one problem.... It wasn't tarped! And it was snowing to beat the band! I was sitting in the truck with Fran and my camera was in the pickup parked on the other side of the t/s. By the time I got to the camera he was gone. I'd sure like to have been a fly on the wall when he got to the reciever!!! If it's #1 lumber...... TARP it! Especially if it's winter and you are in the northeast!

[Uturn2001]

There is a slight chance that the reciever did not want the wood in pristine condition. Some factories want the wood somewhat distressed upon arrival due to making the "antique" look furniture.

[Foxfire]

I agree UT, there may have been a slight chance. But slight is really giving a lot of leeway.....lol

[LindaLou]

Yes, I have had the opportunity to tarp very old lumber, just because my company wants the tarp fee! (As in the reciver looks at me like I have lost my mind because the load is tarped, we are talking VERY old beams) then again I have opportunity to take a load of lumber elsewhere to tarp as the shipper had scant facilities to climb and maybe they wanted me off their property post haste. Don't be so hasty to judge, maybe he was on his way to his yard for some of his felow drivers to help with that job!!!

[The_Governor]

This is an interesting topic.

I work for a very large building materials company(BMC-West) and I deliver alot of lumber to residential builders and never tarp any load.

However...........................let any driver that is bringing product(lumber,beams,LPI's,)etc into our yard without that load being tarped and the chances are very good that the load will be refused.

We may unload it,stack it,and let it sit in the elements for the next six weeks but it had better be tarped when we recieve it.

Kinda makes you go :thinking: :noclue: :wtf:

[ladykw]

The lumber I have been haulin has not needed traped so far because it all has said weather proof and No Tarp but I have had to tarp the back end of a load I did the other day....

[joerockhead]

The difference between requiring lumber to be tarped on a local delivery and a long haul move is that there is a greater chance that road dirt/salt will/may have a greater chanceof contaminating the product on a long haul move as opposed to a local move. Transporting lumber at a speed of 60 mph for a prolonged period of time MAY allow moisture and dirt to be forced into the lumber, expecially the "open" sawed ends.