Quite a few years ago I was at the Mid-America Trucking Show, chatting with an owner-operator about the loads he carried on his flatbed trailer. Some of the loads required tarping, which is a lot of ...

It takes special people to be flatbedders. Tarping, however, is usually not on their list of favorite activities. A single tarpaulin can weigh 65 to 100 pounds or more. It must be half thrown and half ...

First showcased this past week at the Mid-America Trucking Show, TarpStop’s Fastrak Evolution “next-generation rolling tarp system brings automation to the rolling tarp market. Automated open, close, ...

(MENAFN- GetNews) Truckers now have a more efficient and safe way to convey their goods with less accident due to tarps failure. There are different automated systems available with customization ...

Successful tarping is a twist of art and a tug of science. No two loads are tarped the same. “Every load is different, and every load has to be secured differently,” says Rosco Wood, driver for Denis ...

TarpStop’s Fastrak Evolution next-generation rolling tarp system brings automation to the rolling tarp market. Automated open, close, front to back, back to front, front latching, rear latching, front ...

VenGrowth Private Equity Partners Inc. at its affiliates today announced a $3.1 million investment in Roll-Tite Inc. The financing was led by the VenGrowth Traditional Industries Group. VenGrowth ...

INNISFIL, Ont. — No one was hurt, but an Ontario company was fined $30,000 because someone could’ve been, when working on top of a flatbed trailer without a safety harness or other fall protection ...

Tulsa-based Melton Truck Lines (CCJ Top 250, No. 84) recently announced it will double the amount it pays drivers for tarping loads, effective Feb. 2. The decision to hike tarping pay from $50 to $100 ...

WESTFIELD — The Planning Board approved a site plan and special permit revision for plans to expand the Lowe’s Flatbed Distribution Center at a Dec. 5 meeting. In a letter sent to the board, Brady ...