securement question

here's the deal.

on the lower deck of my step. i have 3 feet strapable space. then i've got a box on each side of the trailer. that's 4 feet of unstrapable space. then i've got 20 feet of strap space. then i've got 3 wheel wells in the back. with strap space in between.

i bought 24 1 x 4's to give me 48 feet of vboards should i have a load that requires.

the question is this.

can i put 3 pallet rows on the front. and use vboards. with a strap in the front and a strap on the back for securement of 3 pallet rows. the same idea would also apply to the back of the trailer. would that be legal.

or do i need to buy more 2 inch hand ratchet straps???? this idea is doable in the front but still leaves me problems in the back of the trailer. as the straps aren't straight because i have no winches over the wells. so it basically looks like a lousy securement job. and the straps don't always stay on.

most of my loads so far have been pallet loads. so i need an idea of securement for those unstrappable space areas. one local company i worked for hauls pallets of bricks. they don't put a strap over every row. instead, the put aluminum boards over 2 rows. and use one strap for every 2 rows.

 

the wheel wells have no pockets

 

the wheel wells have lips that stick out. 2 inches. i could use the hooks inside but then i'd have to use edge protectors on the outside.

dot might not like that idea.

it's a fontaine trailer. and naturally i can't find anything that looks like what i pull.

i'm thinking what we pull have whacked out specs. there's 1 foot 9 inches between the decks. makes for a really difficult tarp job.

there's a 4 inch platform under the top deck. and the lower deck is bowed down in the front. 6 inches that don't need to be.

i been using the diagonal method. but that doesn't always work. and dot really don't like straps that aren't fit prefectly through inside the rail.