Cargo

• Any cargo and dangerous goods/hazardous materials, including:
  • All general freight.
  • All equipment carried for vehicle operation.
  • Intermodal containers and their contents.
• Some specific commodities have additional or different securement requirements (see later sections of this Handbook).
• Additional requirements under separate regulations may also apply for transportation of certain types of dangerous goods or hazardous materials.

The rules in this section apply to shipments of paper rolls, which individually or together, weigh 2268 kg (5000 lb.) or more.

Note: Shipments of paper rolls that weigh less than 2268 kg (5000 lb.), and paper rolls that are unitized on a pallet may either be secured in accordance this section or with the general cargo securement requirements

Deck:

The load carrying area of a truck, trailer, or intermodal container.

Stacked Loads

• Load paper rolls on a second layer only if the bottom layer extends to the front of the vehicle.
• Prevent forward, rearward, or side-to-side movement:
  • Either by the same means required for the bottom layer
  • Or by the use of a blocking roll from a lower layer.
• A roll in the rearmost row of any layer must not be raised using dunnage.

Packing requirements

• Logs must be solidly packed.
• Outer bottom logs must be in contact with and rest solidly against bunks, bolsters, stakes, or standards.
• Each outside log on the side of a stack of logs must touch at least two bunks, bolsters, stakes, or standards. If one end of the log doesn't touch a stake:
  • It must rest on other logs in a stable manner.
  • It must extend beyond the stake, bunk, bolster, or standard.
• The center of the highest log on each side or end must be below the top of each stake, bunk, or standard.

Containing Loose Parts

Use a containment system that:

• Prevents loose parts from falling from all four sides of the vehicle AND
• Extends to the full height of the cargo.

The containment system can consist of one or a combination of the following methods.

• Structural walls.
• Sides or sideboards.
• Suitable covering material.

The use of synthetic material for containment of loose parts is permitted.

Requirements for securing longwood loaded lengthwise

• Longwood must be cradled in two or more bunks or contained by stakes.
• Each outside log should bear against at least two stakes, one near each end of the log.
• Each end of the log should extend at least 0.15 m (6 in) beyond the stakes.
• If shorter logs are carried on top of the stack, secure each log with at least two tiedowns.

Requirements for securing a single coil

Prevent the coil from rolling by supporting it:

• Timbers, chocks, or wedges held in place by coil bunks or similar devices to prevent them from coming loose.
• A cradle (for example, two hardwood timbers and two coil bunks) that is restrained from sliding by:
  • Friction mats under the cradle.
  • Nailed wood blocking or cleats.
  • Placing a tiedown around the front of the cradle.
• The support must:
  • Support the coil just above the deck.
  • Not become unintentionally unfastened or loose in transit.

Requirements for eyes crosswise: secure stacks of paper rolls from front-to-back movement

• Do not load paper rolls on a second layer unless the bottom layer extends to the front of the vehicle.
• Load paper rolls on higher layers only if all wells in the layer beneath are filled.
• Secure the foremost roll in each upper layer (or any roll with an empty well in front of it) against forward movement:
  • Either by placing it in a well formed by two rolls on the lower row whose diameter is equal to or greater than that of the roll on the upper row.
  • Or by banding it to other rolls.
  • Or by blocking it against an eye-vertical blocking roll resting on the floor of the vehicle that is at least 1.5 times taller than the diameter of the roll being blocked.

General tiedown requirements

The aggregate working load limit of all tiedowns on any group of pipe must be more than half the total weight of all pipes in the group.