dot inspection

You need all 4 corners secured, have a chain and binder for each corner. Then every hydralic attachment needs a chain as well, i.e. backhoe would need the shovel and front end loader with a chain.

Here's the regulation:

§393.130 What are the rules for securing heavy vehicles, equipment and machinery?
(a) Applicability. The rules in this section apply to the transportation of heavy vehicles, equipment and machinery which operate on wheels or tracks, such as front end loaders, bulldozers, tractors, and power shovels and which individually weigh 4,536 kg (10,000 lb.) or more. Vehicles, equipment and machinery which is lighter than 4,536 kg (10,000 lb.) may also be secured in accordance with the provisions of this section, with §393.128, or in accordance with the provisions of §§393.100 through 393.114.
(b) Preparation of equipment being transported. (1) Accessory equipment, such as hydraulic shovels, must be completely lowered and secured to the vehicle.
(b)(2) Articulated vehicles shall be restrained in a manner that prevents articulation while in transit.
(c) Securement of heavy vehicles, equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels. (1) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section, heavy equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels must be restrained against movement in the lateral, forward, rearward, and vertical direction using a minimum of four tiedowns.
(c)(2) Each of the tiedowns must be affixed as close as practicable to the front and rear of the vehicle, or mounting points on the vehicle that have been specifically designed for that purpose.

 

I see it this way you have your job, That is to keep us all safe as possible.
The highway is your office as much as truckers, and the highway workers who do the best they can to keep the roads up...

 

I had a DOT man in Idaho turn out to be the biggest jerk i have ever seen, i was still young and worked for a furniture store, the owner rented a uhaul to take a load of furniture to oregon over off highway 95,, thats when the old scale was out of marsing at the junction, anyway we pulled the uhaul into the scale cause we didnt know if we needed to or not, the scales were full of semi's and that was their priority,, I got out, went over and asked the guy real nice if we needed to go across the scale with the uhaul, and boy did he ever get nasty, he called us every name in the book, told us we were stupid and ignorant, couldnt read and that we needed a plexotimy, then asked if we knew what that was, we said no, he says its where they insert a peice of plexiglass in our stomach so we can see since our heads were up our #####. Finally i got pissed and said do we take this #### uhaul across your scale or or not,, he said get the hell out of here so we did just that, I called it in the the Boise office the next day and let them know what a jerk he was,, never have i came across anyone like him, not even in california.

 

I'm in chandler az, I have watched the dot come on to private property to run plate checks, and B O L's of a truck with explosive on borad..
that will give you and idea how hard they dig.....

 

You're right. I run ito nice fellas and I run into total A.H. That's where my comfort zone is out on the highway. I couldn't imagine doing anything else. I'm sure I feel like many of you. I have had a few chases over the years where truckers have helped out with rolling roadblock or a quick jerk to the right as the suspect tries to pass them on the right. I've had truckers stop to me to offer help when I was jerking some jack*** out the driver's window and the suspect wanted to scrap. I run into a many good truckers and a few not so good. I seem to be running into more and more foreigners who can't speak English, which is frustrating as hell.

 

they seem to be worse this last month i went to seattle from sc and got dot'ed 3 times once in ks,ut and wa state. Neither found a few things i was babying till i got back which is good but one did get me for 225 bucks ah well coulda been worse.

Think on the way back up ill stop by and talk to the chick in the Ut one again she talked to me about 45 minutes that night and never looked at the truck just said have a good one lol

 

This in your little truck?

 

little truck? 10 car stinger peterbuilt
Havent had a hotshot in while i had 3 my boys drover and yes they got dot'ed alot more then the semi

 

Bear wanted to ask you about load fastening here but I thought it would be better served in a new post.

 

Here's the regulation:

§393.130 What are the rules for securing heavy vehicles, equipment and machinery?
(a) Applicability. The rules in this section apply to the transportation of heavy vehicles, equipment and machinery which operate on wheels or tracks, such as front end loaders, bulldozers, tractors, and power shovels and which individually weigh 4,536 kg (10,000 lb.) or more. Vehicles, equipment and machinery which is lighter than 4,536 kg (10,000 lb.) may also be secured in accordance with the provisions of this section, with §393.128, or in accordance with the provisions of §§393.100 through 393.114.
(b) Preparation of equipment being transported. (1) Accessory equipment, such as hydraulic shovels, must be completely lowered and secured to the vehicle.
(b)(2) Articulated vehicles shall be restrained in a manner that prevents articulation while in transit.
(c) Securement of heavy vehicles, equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels. (1) In addition to the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section, heavy equipment or machinery with crawler tracks or wheels must be restrained against movement in the lateral, forward, rearward, and vertical direction using a minimum of four tiedowns.
(c)(2) Each of the tiedowns must be affixed as close as practicable to the front and rear of the vehicle, or mounting points on the vehicle that have been specifically designed for that purpose.[/quote]

Bear - not to argue but just get your point of view and that of other leos.

You nor I have seen exactly how this is secured but I get the impression from the description that it could have been secured to regs. The guy had four chains on the corners with binders pulling one way on the other two. That would be securement in "lateral, forward, rearward, and vertical. " No mention of what tensioning devices on tiedowns in regulations. I have loaded many a vehicle in neutral, bound with binders, and then put in gear and brake set. Bound first to keep tension against tiedowns rather against vehicle holding power, (brakes & transmission) I just use four binders so I don't have this discussion on the road and can talk about more pleasantries with the nice officer.

I think we have all seen something like a dozer run down the road with just a chain over the blade. Sometimes I spot a binder but often not. And most always not taught. Granted the blade of a D9 is not going to move and who knows the actual weight to calculate the wll needed. Opinion?

Tracked vehicles - Binders and chains on tracks or not? Some excavators have almost no other place to bind to.

Backhoe with locking boom - Now the boom locks on almost all backhoes. FMSCA does have a provision negating the need to fasten in such a case. But technically the bucket and dipper does usually lock. Bucket and dipper will not move outside the vehicle or at all. How is this situation seen in by the officer.