catwalk dot

running flatbed with a headache rack and no catwalk in a pain in the behind. get one and be done with it, you will thank me after you fall and destroy your manhood on the driveshaft

 

I just bought a new tractor and wanted top put a metal cabinet mounted to the catwalk almost against the sleeper bolted on with spacer I between the tractor and cabinet. It's pretty much like a headache rack. 6 feet tall 3 feet wide with 18 inch depth. Is this legal?

 

I'm a Regional Safety Manager for a trucking company. Yes, a functioning secure catwalk is required by DOT. I've seen DOT write up violations for it missing. .

Violation Code: 396.3A1 / if your in the 49 CFR got to 396.3(a)(1)

 

396.3a1 says nothing about a catwalk. Mind trying again?

 

Please post a picture of the ticket your driver got for verification



also this thread is 10 years old

 

And don't let a air line touch it.

 

wrong key, sorry

 

put the air lines under the trailer where they belong and you won’t have to worry about them on the catwalk

 

Looks clean as long as everything is nice and tidy. Nothing worse than the guys with 3 or 4 separate lines all helter skelter instead of being bunched together.

 

And don’t forget to do a little turn on the catwalk.