In some cases, the shipper may be responsible for preparing the truck food ready for shipping. S/he may be required to ensure that the food truck is safe to transport on a flatbed trailer over a long distance. The process is more or less similar to prepping a vehicle for shipping with just a few specific steps for the particular food truck. The food truck manual may have a well dawn guideline, if not, be sure to ask Heavy Haulers for all the requirements prior to relocating the food truck. Early preparation of your food truck for hauling will significantly reduce the chances of potential accidents or damages that could occur during trucking and hauling of your food truck.
Before pulling the food truck up the trailer’s ramps, ensure that there is nothing loose on the floor and no item is hanging from the wall. Afterwards, make sure latches on all doors, cabinets, cargo doors, chains, and windows are well secured. Then inspect all the lights (turn signal, hazards, brakes, and reverse indicator) are working. You may also need to check whether the brakes and parking brakes are working. If all latches are secured, the lights and brakes are working, then conduct a visual inspection to countercheck everything is okay, and the food truck is ready for transport. While going around the truck, ensure all tires are well inflated, and they are in good condition. Tying down a truck with a slow puncture may result in the loosening of the straps and chains, which may lead to the truck wobbling back and forth and sideways moments after the trailer hits the road. This may make the trailer sway or whip, which may likely cause an accident.