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Load Securement Requirements

Load Securement Requirements. Guiding Principle of Public Safety. Cargo being transported on the highway must remain secured on or within the transporting vehicle: Under all conditions expected to occur in normal driving conditions

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Load Securement Requirements

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  1. Load Securement Requirements

  2. Guiding Principle of Public Safety • Cargo being transported on the highway must remain secured on or within the transporting vehicle: • Under all conditions expected to occur in normal driving conditions • When a driver is responding in emergency situations; short of a crash.

  3. Safe Loading § 392.9 Cargo is properly distributed and adequately secured Tailgate, tailboard, doors, tarpaulins, spare tire and other equipment used in its operation, and the means of fastening the commercial motor vehicle's cargo, are secured

  4. § 392.9 Spare Tire

  5. 8 Sections of “General Rules” 393.100 – 393.114 PLUS

  6. 11 Sections of “Cargo Specific Rules” 393.116 – 393.136

  7. Cargo Specific Rules 393.116 Logs 393.118 Building Products 393.120 Metal Coils 393.122 Paper Rolls

  8. Cargo Specific Rules 393.124 Concrete Pipe 393.126 Intermodal Containers 393.128 Autos – Light Trucks 393.130 Heavy Equipment

  9. Cargo Specific Rules 393.132 Crushed Cars 393.134 Roll-Off Containers 393.136 Boulders

  10. 393.100 Applicability

  11. 393.100(a) • Rules Apply To • Trucks • Truck-Tractors • Semi Trailers • Full Trailers • Pole Trailers

  12. Prevent Loss of Load • Leaking • Spilling • Blowing • Falling 393.100(b)

  13. Prevent Shifting of Load • Upon or Within • “To such as extent that the vehicle’s stability or maneuverability is adversely affected” 393.100(c)

  14. Lightweight cargo may not effect vehicle stability

  15. Heavier cargo may effect vehicle stability

  16. Common Securement Methods

  17. Common Securement MethodsSided Vehicle

  18. Common Securement MethodsSided Vehicle

  19. Common Securement MethodsSecure on & Within

  20. Common Securement MethodsTie-downs

  21. 393.102 Minimum Performance • The means of securing cargo are considered to meet the performance requirements if: • Cargo is immobilized • Fills a sided vehicle / no shifting • Conforms to 393.104 – 393.136

  22. 393.104 Quality Standards Use of Tiedowns

  23. 393.104b Securement Devices No damage or weakening that adversely effects performance or working load limit No cracks or cuts that adversely effect strength

  24. 393.104f1 Tiedowns and securement devices must not contain knots

  25. 393.104f1 Chains may not be twisted or knotted

  26. 393.104b Chain links may not be stretched or twisted

  27. 393.104f2 “LapLinks” and welding on chain links is not approved

  28. 393.104f2 “Missing Links” are not approved for chain repair

  29. 393.104f2 Bolts are not approved

  30. Clevis Splice Okay 393.104f2 “Cold Shut” links are not approved for chain repair

  31. 393.104b Grab Hooks must have a parallel throat opening

  32. 393.104f2 No Splicing on Straps

  33. 393.104b CVSA OOS Strap / Cut 4” >3/4” 3” >5/8” 2” >3/8”

  34. 393.104c Anchor Points No damage or weakening that adversely effects performance or working load limit No cracks or damage that adversely effect strength

  35. Anchor points on cargo must be strong and free of defects

  36. Factory anchor points should be given priority

  37. Factory anchor points should be given priority

  38. Stake pockets may be used. Do you know their strength? Anchor points are not required to be marked with a WLL

  39. 393.104f3 Each tiedown must be attached and secured to prevent it from • Becoming Loose • Unfastening • Opening • Releasing

  40. 393.104f4 Tiedowns must be inside of rub rail whenever practicable

  41. 393.104f5 Tiedowns subject to cutting or abrasion are required to have edge protectors

  42. 393.106 General Requirements

  43. 393.106a Applicability This section applies to cargo that has physical structure Cargo that lacks structure – liquids, gases, aggregates, sand, gravel, grain must be transported in an appropriate vehicle and may not leak, blow, fall, or spill.

  44. General Requirements Cargo must be: Firmly immobilized or secured on or within a vehicle by a combination of the following -

  45. 393.106b General Requirements • Structures of adequate strength • Dunnage or dunnage bags • Shoring bars • Tiedowns

  46. Dunnage bag inside a trailer

  47. Tiedowns inside a trailer

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