are cabguards required?

That cab guard isn't going to do anything for you if one of those steel coils decides to go forward

 

Federal D.O.T no longer requires headache racks, on the tractor, or headboards on the trailers. Carriers may still require them.

 

Actaully I was still under the impression DOT did. See, learn something new everyday. If you didn't, you would be dead!!

 

After you slam on the brakes, the momentum the load gained would just smash through the rack anyway. Always build a bulkhead out of the dunnage and chain it up against the load. even if that means every piece needs to be forward to be in line with each other.

I'm really paranoid about heavy stuff sliding forward

 

Ive been to a shipper that required one. Dont remember where though. I like having a nice enclosed one for tarps chains straps etc.

 

I didn't have one for about a year, we kept missing out on a lot of good paying loads because the customer required them. I finally got my boss convinced to put one on.

 

my first company didn't have em at all. and all there trailers had boxes for chains and tarps and what not.

this second company has them for chains. the trailers have boxes but they're all banged up. so they don't get used. and we swap trailers every trip back.

 

all our trucks have headache racks but really they are just for chains, binders, bungies trailers have sidebox for straps pipe stakes ratchet straps. tarps go on the trailer with a 2 inch strap