Truck Driver Skills -- How to Chain A Load -- Throwing Iron

How to chain a load. Chaining Tips.

If you're new to driving flatbed, or you've just gotten your CDL, we're here to help. CDLLife is bringing you a series of training videos. Watch veteran driver Trint chain a load.

Trint will walk you through tried and true chaining tips that will keep you safe and your freight secure.

[willkittwk]

Right to the point and not 20 minutes of needless BS. Good job

[Bread]

I put the binders on the passenger side. That way if I have to pull over and re-tension on the side of the road I’m not standing in traffic.

[goodafternoonworld]

Just picked up a load that needed to be chained and I had no idea how to do it. Thank you sir

[struedel]

For coils in a covered wagon, I leave the handle up. That way I can visually check securement without climbing on the deck. If the securement is still tight, the handle will be in the air, if it has loosened up, the handle will be on the deck.

[Leonidas]

Solid video man. I apply the same method when chaining. I trust it with my life. Great video man. Driver to driver. Be safe on the roads always man.

[quez]

Great video and gives simple instructions not hard to comprehend.

[jayrau]

Such a great video. Thank you for this. Watching this video has helped me use the chains correctly. It’s my second week and I wasn’t probably trained.

[jamalgentry]

Thank you sir .. The Best Step By Step Video On Here

[wilwash]

Outstanding Bottom line up front and no

[JoseMartinez-xyzr]

Thank you sir that's exactly what I'm going to be loading at my job for the crane

[bigolwhiteboy]

How about using a bungee on the slack part of the chains so you don't have to worry about them unraveling and flapping around?

[Senkinoo]

Very good, I always put the ratchet on the other side though because if I have to pull over the idea is I can do most/all of the adjusting out of the roadway.
Depending on the load you can usually tell its loose by looking at either side, but its true, not always.

[jajajaja]

I don't have CDL buy l learned more than watching the other guys . Do one on tarping .

[certified_boogeyman]

How do you release the crank after turning it all the way over?

[timjoyce]

1/2 twist in strap does not make it weak. Proven on Mythe Busters

[jttaylort]

Great video!! Exactly how I would chain that. The only difference is that I would use a rubber tarp strap to secure the excess chain to keep it from bouncing around. Other than that, solid video!!

[eggsyninjagrape]

If you put the binder on top of the load so its in the middle of the chain, it will never come loose.

[johnathannickell]

Couldn't see where exactly you hooked the ratchet binder on the chain on the bottom side of ratchet binder.

[Walt]

You should of talked about keeping your binders oiled makes a big difference but nice work on the vid

[SA-fxid]

I want to get into trucking. Think it would be a good go.