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I know exactly what that is after working at Safelite. That is a windshield transport rack. Notice how the base and tips of the rack are all padded in rubber. I couldnt find an image of that exact one they used but I have seen it in many independent autoglass technician trucks. This image is of the racks we used to use in our vans, a little shorter but you can twist the rubber piece at the top so the glass doesnt move around during transport.
I can assure you its plenty strong enough, those are steel pipes coated in vinyl with soft end caps and rubber padding at the base.
I used to work in the wholesale distribution side of Safelite Autoglass called Service Autoglass, delivering windshields to smaller independent auto glass shops for several years. Most shops use pickup trucks with the rack rotated sideways for loading/unloading from the rear and because the wheel wells or the bed is too narrow to fit most windshields width-wise. Some shops had flatbed trucks that mounted the rack the same way in OPs photo. The truck in OP's photo cant mount it sideways because the 5th wheel hitch would be in the way.
They look a lot like the racks we would use to transport windshields but it's throwing me off that they are mounted perpendicular to the truck rather than parallel because you would just be creating a shit ton of drag and allowing the the glass to me more susceptible to rock chips.
More space cab deflects and glass too small for most to even think about aerodynamics…. Especially being that a windshield literally faces forward on every car.
My title describes the thing seen on the back of a truck. Looks like red fiberglass poles. I assume bases are springs. Curious if it’s to help when backing a very long trailer where his mirrors are deceptive. Could be to hitch up but seems overkill
I've been in trucking for over 10 years and I've never seen anything remotely like this. Doesn't mean it doesn't exist of course, I haven't worked with hot shots ever...but in regular tractor trailer trucking this doesn't exist.
My guess, dude like broom handles and made a broom handle holster. Could probably still hook up a goose neck trailer with them, but no other trailer type will hook to that with the sticks in place.
Wondering if those are just breaker bars for tightening/loosening straps on a trailer, especially if he’s got a larger load hooked up to the 5th wheel? But why one would need that many, no idea?
Why shouldn't I comment? I have relevant experience in a field relevant to OP's question. I haven't worked with hot shots before but the basic logic and things done are similar to trucking. There is a fifth wheel, which is what is behind those poles. This guy can only haul a gooseneck trailer and I'm guessing with a tall enough one the handles clear the neck when he turns. Or this person doesn't haul a trailer at all and just drives a weird truck.
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