Cargo Straps - how many need to be replaced each year?

[ReaderScars]

I was watching something like outback truckers recently and a driver was delivering a strapped down load and had about 20 spare ratchet straps but was looking to use them all before the end of the journey.

How many do you go through in a year and what happens when your spares get used up during a delivery? ie, how do you secure the load if your straps get broken through the journey?

[ReaderScars]

Thanks for the info on increasing lifespan etc. Was trying to get an idea of how many might break over a year, how many get bought per truck, for instance. Was also wondering what happens if all your spares get used on a run - is it likely, is it down to unusually shaped loads or just through using without the plastic savers?

[ReaderScars]

The reason for asking about these is that I thought I'd come up with a useful development that could be retro fitted to straps or built into new ones, but after a patent search my design/idea already been registered.

[ReaderScars]

The reason for asking about these is that I thought I'd come up with a useful development that could be retro fitted to straps or built into new ones, but after a patent search my design/idea already been registered.