Load binders are an essential piece of tie-down equipment in the flatbed industry and one that every trucker should own! But there’s a lot of information out there; how do you know you’re picking the right binder for your cargo? As a premier supplier of flatbed trucking equipment, we at Mytee Products have created this […]
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How to Use Chain Binders? The Easiest Way to Secure Your Flatbed Load
As a flatbed hauler, you know just how important it is that your cargo is secured down safely and tight. For many truckers, transport chains are their go-to securement option. This makes load binders a necessity! However, some flatbedders may not know how to use chain binders properly and may be unaware that “chain binder” […]
Important Tips to Use Grade 70 Chain and Chain Binder
Binders are used to tie down the loads to avoid any mishaps. Load binder are valuable instruments and as they keep the load in position; they are coated with steel to give you maximum strength for the tie-down. If you use appropriate chain and chain binder binders you do not need to worry about your […]
7 Ways to Stay Safe While Binding and Releasing Heavy Loads
In 2018, an employee of the University of Washington sustained a head injury while releasing a lever load binder (also called a snap binder) with the aid of a cheater bar. As a result, the university decided to “replace all lever-load binders with the safer ratchet-type binders,” since they’re easier to engage with less force, […]
Tires and Tire Chains: Time to Get Ready for Winter
The beginning of the football season means something outside the sporting world – that winter is just around the corner! In some places like Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado and northern California, the snow will not even wait until the official start of winter in December. Truckers need to begin planning for winter driving now. Those plans […]
Recoilless Lever Load Binders – All What You Need to Know
What are Recoilless Lever Binders and Why It is Important? Lever binders, in general, are a method of securing cargo on a flatbed truck. Flatbed cargo loads typically utilize straps or chains to bind the load and secure it to the truck bed. To secure the load properly, the strap or chain is tightened; the […]
Winter Driving 101: Do You Know How to Chain Your Tires?
It only takes a few inches of wet snow and a slight incline to stop a truck in its tracks. Once stopped, a big rig weighing 10,000 pounds or more suddenly becomes a serious problem. That’s why tire chains are required in some locales where snow and ice are routine problems every winter. So when […]
Tire Chains and Bad Weather: When to Chain and When to Park
Driving in winter weather is just part of the over the road driving career. There is no way around it. As such, the vast majority of truck drivers have to think about tire chains from time to time. There are two questions to consider in this regard, the first being whether to purchase chains or […]