Loading and unloading flatbed trailers (or any other type of trailer) can be dangerous, and you should always think carefully about how you load them. Heavy loads, moving vehicles, or overturning ones, and working at height can all cause injuries or even death.
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Stats of incidents reported in line with the Reporting of Incidents, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences (RIDDOR) regulations revealed that, in /21, work-related accidents killed 123 workers. Fourteen of these were from something collapsing or overturning, and eighteen of them were from being struck by moving objects. Going even further back to the /10 year, three deaths and 160 major injuries in freight by road were caused by falling objects.
When maintaining your tires, inflation is the most important thing to check. Carefully and regularly check the tires on your low bed trailer. Purchase a pressure gauge that you can trust to give you an accurate reading of the inflation level.
Check the inflation after the tires have cooled down. At the heaviest load a low bed trailer can carry, the tires can be inflated to the maximum atmospheric pressure limit. However, this limit should not be exceeded no matter how heavy the load is.
Use valve stem caps to maintain air tightness at all times. Valve caps also help keep dust and moisture out. Even if a tire is properly inflated, its sides may bulge.
Bulging is caused by low tire pressure, which is the worst-case scenario for trailer tires. After checking and inflating your tires, check the pressure again within 48 hours. To avoid crashes, don&#;t forget to inflate your tires in a safe cage.
Due to the increased temperature, the tire pressure will rise when using the tires. It is possible for the pressure to rise as high as 10 or 15 psi. such a high pressure means that the tire is underinflated, overinflated, or the wrong size.
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High pressure also indicates that you are driving too fast. When several of these conditions occur at the same time, it can cause inflation to exceed healthy levels.
Always make sure that all drive lines have the right size tires and that the load remains within the specified limits. Don&#;t drive too fast, especially if the trailer is fully loaded.
Make sure the axles are aligned in place. If the wheels are not properly aligned, it can make the road rougher. Because of this, tires wear out faster and more severely.
You know the reasons why tires are under or over-inflated. Make sure you fix the problem before you travel. Don&#;t rely on past inflation records.
Air pressure should be checked with a good gauge before each transport or at least once a week. When checking your tires, don&#;t forget to look for cracked, warped, and rusted rims.
In other words, if the rims are bent or cracked, don&#;t weld them. Instead, repair the rims the way the manufacturer tells you to. If you weld a broken rim, you may cause more damage to the tire and wheel.
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