Question hauling empty containers

Yeah, i dont know if chains affect the 10 foot rule... i dont use chains..

 

If you are using chains and securing it the same as a loaded container, no straps are required and the 10 foot rule does not apply. If you are securing it as if it were a crate (with straps), the 10 foot rule does apply.

 

If you throw one strap you need to use the correct amount, the chains to 4 corners are all you need loaded or empty, some drivers hook chains to the Ft. top an cross down to trailer pocket on other side that does side and ft. to rear movement with 2 chains on ft. loaded you can put extra chains going to rear trailer pockets behind cont. to control forward movement

 

That is why the part about the four lower corners supported by the trailer is eliminated from the rules about hauling and securing empty containers. The empty containers don't have enough weight to take the arch out, but lots are hauled on decks.

 

The way I read it, you need to have the empty container stabilized on dunnage before securement....