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- Combines cargo securement regulations - plus practical, hands-on guidance and illustrated best practices - into one convenient source
- Helps drivers determine the best cargo securement methods for the type of cargo they're transporting, based on government recommendations
- Provides need-to-know securement guidelines on proper use of blocks, ropes, chains, bars and more for flatbeds, dry vans, reefers and other widely used types of trailers
- Also covers critical information on the following:
- General cargo securement requirements
- Commodity-specific securement requirements
- Cargo securement regulations
- CVSA North American Standard Vehicle Out-of-Service Criteria: Cargo Securement
- Tiedown quick reference
- Frequently asked questions
- And much more
- Spiral bound, over 180 pages
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION
GENERAL CARGO SECUREMENT REQUIREMENTS
- The fundamentals of cargo securement
- The securement system and it's components
- Containing, immobilizing, and securing cargo
- Inspection requirements
COMMODITY-SPECIFIC SECUREMENT REQUIREMENTS
- Logs
- Dressed lumber and similar building materials
- Metal coils
- Paper rolls
- Concrete pipes
- Intermodal containers
- Automobiles, light trucks, and vans
- Heavy vehicles, equipment, and machinery
- Flattened or crushed vehicles
- Roll-on/roll-off and hook-lift containers
- Boulders
- Square bales of hay
REFERENCE
- Frequently asked questions (FAQs)
- U.S. FMCSA Cargo Securement Enforcement Policy
- CVSA North American standard vehicle out-of-service criteria: cargo securement
- Cargo securement regulations
- U.S. manufacturing standards
- Default working load limits and unmarked tiedowns
- Tiedown quick reference
- Glossary
"We're able to use the Cargo Securement Handbook in two different ways. We share them with new employees in combination with our own company-specific materials, and also as part of refresher training to help maintain awareness of important practices.
My new and veteran employees both benefit from the information in the handbooks.
Most of the drivers we hire are experienced, and the handbook re-emphasizes the skills that help keep them on top of their game and avoid becoming complacent."
Rick Lawson
Safety Director
Trinity Industries Transportation, Inc.
Dallas, TX
Click on the links below to view sample pages from J. J. Keller's Cargo Securement Handbook for Drivers.
Heavy vehicle/equipment securement: According to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, tiedowns used to secure auxiliary equipment (such as hydraulic shovels, booms, plows, crane arms, etc.) can now be included in the calculation of the aggregate working load limit.
Metal coil securement: An exemption that was granted in 2011 concerning securement of metal coils grouped in rows with eyes crosswise expired on April 12, 2013. There has been no indication that the exemption will be renewed.
The above changes will be included in the next printing of the Cargo Securement Handbook.