Midwest Regional Tow Show 2022
Tire Rotation Patterns: Why We Rotate Tires and How to Do It
Owning a car or truck comes with required and routine maintenance to make sure there are no issues when going from A to B. It’s important to change your fluids and brake pads routinely, but it’s also as important to rotate your tires. Depending on what kind of truck you’re driving, rotation patterns can vary. […]
Know the Direct and Indirect Tie-Downs with Aggregate WLL
Tie-down solutions are not usually that simple, and if you don’t know what you’re doing when it comes to securing your loads on your trailer, you risk damaging your cargo and, in some cases, fines and warnings from DOT roadside inspections if they notice something is wrong. Knowing how to properly secure your loads, the […]
Tie-Down End-Fitting Types and Right Securement Point Fittings
End-fittings are the metal pieces on the ratchet straps, winch straps, and G70 chains. These elements are key components of effective cargo hauling; end fittings are the main method of anchoring straps or chains to the truck so you can tighten them enough to hold the load in place. There are a lot of different […]
Post-Stimulus Slowdown and State of Play within the Trucking Industry
The graph below was provided by FTR Transportation Intelligence which is where Mytee Products gets its data on the trucking industry’s past, present, and future. This graph accurately depicts what has led from a massive increase in sales to a concerning slowdown. To accurately explain where the industry is and how it got there, this […]
Tarp Water Resistance Test: Choose the Right Waterproof Truck Tarp
Here at Mytee Products, we know the importance of flatbed truck tarps. We strive each day to provide the strongest, most durable, and most reliable tarps to our customers because we know they need to keep their cargo protected from the elements. We decided to do a tarp test to see how our tarps fare […]
Best Ways to Prevent Tarp Billowing and Flapping Against the Wind!
After spending 20 to 30 minutes on tarping a load, nothing aggravates a flatbed trucker more than looking out the mirror 25 miles down the road and seeing one or more of those tarps billowing in the wind. Billowing tarps reduce fuel efficiency and risk both straps and cargo. Truckers hate tarp billowing while they […]
How Many Ratchet Tie-Down Straps Do I Need to Secure Cargo Load?
Whenever you are transporting a heavy load in a flatbed truck then it is very important to ensure the safety of the load. For the protection of the loads, tie-down straps are used. Tie-down straps is a fastener that is available in various length. The length of the strap is selected depending on the size […]
Twist Locks: Securing Shipping Containers with Different Types of Twist Lock
Shipping containers carry expensive cargo and need to be secured properly to ensure nothing is damaged. There are many different ways to secure shipping containers, either to the ground, horizontally, or stacked vertically on top of each other. Each method requires a different type of twist lock and shipping container parts. Mytee Products sells each […]
20 Popular Types of Trailers in the Trucking Industry
There are many different types of trailers. If you’ve been on a state route, highway, or freeway, you’ve most likely seen a semi-truck carrying cargo to either a package distribution center or a grocery store. You may have even seen trucks carrying equipment to construction sites whether it’s some new pipes or an excavator. No […]
How to Tie Down a Motorcycle – [Easy] Steps to Strap a Bike on a Trailer
Your motorcycle is an important piece of you, and it’s important to know how to strap it down for transport. Anyone could put their bike on the back of their truck and call it a day, but at the end of the day, it’s not safe nor secure. Without it being strapped down, it can […]
Know Your Flatbed Tarping System: The Basic Types of Truck Trailer Tarping Systems
Tarping is perhaps the most arduous part of the job for flatbed haulers, the chief reason why Flatbed Driving Professionals command a premium over others. Flatbeds, by their very definition, are open-topped. Loads being hauled on flatbeds need to be tarped frequently to protect the load from the elements. Given the significance of truck tarps […]