- Handbook combines cargo securement regulations - plus practical, hands-on guidance and illustrated best practices - into one convenient source
- Helps drivers determine the best load securement methods for the type of cargo they're transporting, based on government recommendations
- Provides need-to-know 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 load securement requirements
- Commodity-specific requirements
- Cargo securement regulations
- Tiedown quick reference
- Frequently asked questions
- And much more
- Spiral bound, 7" x 5", over 190 pages
Table of Contents
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
- Cargo securement regulations
- U.S. manufacturing standards
- Default working load limits and unmarked tiedowns
- Tiedown quick reference
- Glossary
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Compliance Topic: Cargo Securement, CSA Scores
Industry: Transportation
Average Rating: 4.3
BVNumberOfReviews: 17, 18, 19
Language: English
Size: 7" x 5"
Need to Purchase a Case?: 42 per case
Format: Spiral Bound
Copyright Date: 2014 (Rev. 2017)
ISBN: 978-1-60287-682-8