I don’t know about the rest of you over here, but I cannot get over the amount of Flatbeds, Dropdecks etc that I see covered in lumps of dirt, stones, pieces of wood, remains of turf etc, all of which end up flying off all over the place as they go up the road 
. Have’nt these drivers ever been introduced to a handy little tool called a broom? As far as I’m concerned it is just another prime example of the total lack of professionalism exhibited by so many American truckers,
When I drove Flatbeds back in the UK, the first thing you did after tipping was to thoroughly sweep off any debris left on the deck, not only does it make for a tidy appearance, it is also done in consideration for other road users, how would these idiots like it if some dipstick driving a flatbed comes past them dropping stones all over their car or even sending one through the windscreen? which is what happened to one of our drivers the other week, except that the stone hit his windscreen of his big truck and cracked it, he managed to get the flatbeds company phone number and called them up, the disinterested woman at the other end of the phone, asked if the stone came straight off the back of the truck or did it hit the road first, he told her it hit the road first then bounced up and hit his truck, the answer he got was, that as the stone hit the road first, then technically the stone came from the road before it hit his truck in which case they were not liable for objects coming from the road! with that she put the phone down on him!,
This is one of the loopholes over here and you can read it on the back of any dump truck etc, the signs always read "not responsible for objects coming from the road "
There has been many a time when either I am overtaking or being overtaken by flatbeds etc that debris has hit my truck (luckily with no major damage as yet), when I get on the CB with the drivers, in order to point out what has happened I am usually told to mind my own business along with the usual “you drive your truck and I’ll drive mine” or I will get the comments on being a cry baby!, never have I ever had an apology or even an acknowledgement that they are in the wrong! 
And at the risk of winding Kate Hasler up again 
, I must say I don’t ever remember encountering this problem back home and certainly no-one ever encountered any flying debris from the flatbeds I drove!
