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What CHP told me on transporting CUT
For what it's worth this is what the Oklahoma DOT says ...
§14-105. Loads on Vehicles.
(a) No vehicle shall be driven or moved on any highway unless such vehicle is so
constructed or loaded as to prevent any of its load from dropping, sifting, leaking, blowing or
otherwise escaping therefrom, except that sand may be dropped for the purpose of securing
traction, or water or other substances may be sprinkled on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining
such roadway.
(b) No person shall operate on any highway any vehicle with any load unless said load and
any covering thereon is securely fastened so as to prevent said covering or load from becoming
loose, detached or in any manner a hazard to other users of the highway. Any vehicle loaded
with sand, cinders, or other loose material susceptible to blowing or otherwise escaping shall
have such load covered so as to prevent the blowing or escaping of said load from the vehicle.
(c) This section shall not apply to trucks loaded with livestock, poultry or agricultural
products only except baled agricultural products, provided that any such truck shall be so
constructed or loaded as to prevent such livestock or poultry from escaping therefrom.
§14-106. Coupling Devices for Towed Trailers.
Every trailer, or semitrailer, shall be equipped with a coupling device which shall be so
designed and constructed that the trailer, or semitrailer will follow substantially in the path of the
vehicle drawing it without whipping or swerving from side to side. In addition, every such trailer
or semitrailer except a semitrailer drawn by a truck-tractor type designed to draw or support the
front end of a semitrailer, shall be coupled with stay chains or cables to the vehicle by which it is
being drawn which chains or cable shall be of sufficient size and strength to prevent parting from
the drawing vehicle should the regular coupling device break or become otherwise disengaged.
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SG, it's not a joke and they aren't nuts. Just every day people trying to make a living. All that crap flying in a constant stream isn't going to hurt a thing. It certainly isn't going to knock out a windshield. That little red flag may just be the thing that saves your life. If not, it might be the last thing you see before that longest log comes through your windshield. They're subjected to laws just like anyone else. DOT is constantly checking them.
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SG, I guess I don't get where you're going here.
Are you wanting log trucks to tarp their load? I've followed and met more log trucks than I care or could count and no damage whatsoever. Limbs would be a different story but not a problem here. Limbs are cut off. As far as Big business, it's the same here in SE OK.
Trailer lights on a log truck? You bet
Weight limit? You bet
Height limit? You bet
Length limit? You bet
Red light or a red flag on the longest log? You bet
CDL required? You bet
DOT inspections? You bet (They set in waiting)
Tarp to cover load? Ain't gonna happen.
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EW, I can see where it would be no big deal tarping a load of logs. What I'm having trouble with is the point. Maybe I've been around it too long but I have never heard anyone gripe about bark flying off these trucks.
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Ken, I agree that it could be a geographical thing. Here in McCurtain County, Weyerhaeuser has a large paper mill in Valliant and a sawmill in Wright City. Huber Engineered Woods has a large OSB plant in Broken Bow. Pan Pacific Industries has a medium density fiber board plant in Broken Bow. Bibler Brothers has a large sawmill in Idabel. That's not counting the local sawmills and what's hauled out of here. I'd say 90% what's being hauled is Lob ly pine and 10% hardwood.
I'm not arguing with anyone. It just log trucks aren't a problem here. I'm not saying I haven't had vehicle damage due to big trucks. Mostly rocks thrown up by their tires and breaking a windshield or knocking a dent in the hood or fender. I don't know how anyone could eliminate that but I'd be willing to listen. Gravel trucks, in this area, is a whole different story. Some are tarped and some aren't but you can sure tell the difference 
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