The shipper loaded 2 tiers at a time all the way around, then put in the middle row of 2x4 spacers, and then loaded the next 2 tiers on top all...
Good eye. Just to clarify, these are 4ea. of 4x4's (3.5" x 3.5") lumber beams in each bundle, with 1ea. of 2x4's (1.5" x 3.5") spacer between...
There are three stacks of four unitized bundles of lumber. The front stack and the rear stack of lumber each have four straps going over the top...
The manufacturing company I work for recently started transporting some of it's own product and so leased a few trailers from a large national...
My sleeper tractor is going in for repair for a few days and perhaps up to a week. The company wants me to use another driver's (who is off)...
I can easily take the ELD with me. I just got done with a 34 hour reset, so how would I start the first paper log? Will I still need to transfer...
So driving a non CMV does not need to be recorded as driving hours? That's Great News! So I can just take my ELD with me, log in when I go on...
So, I do LTL which means 8-10 stops per day. That means many stops and starts each day. So I would have to transfer in "exact detail" the...
Hi, I'm a new driver whose been driving CDL A semi with an ELD, but my company occasionally wants me to drive a commercial vehicle without an ELD....
If I recall correctly, steel strapping is exempted from the adjustable requirement. But you're right, if it loosens, it is not fixable.
The way the loaders band the bundles is that as each skid gets added to the top, it gets banded (somewhere) with two or three bands (depending on...
Ahhh, I have been thinking about trying to secure a unitized bundle as if it is one solid item when, in fact, it is not one solid item. So no...
So here's a photo of a unitized bundle. If the steel strapping is strong enough, can I just run fabric straps through the lower layers and then...
A company "unitizes" building material (metal roofing and siding panels) into bundles using unmarked steel strapping that is 3/4" x 0.023. I have...
But aren't the Ag and livestock exemptions written into law? Is it written into law anywhere that a carrier is exempted from installing an ELD...
Thanks for your reply. I think I understand the argument you and others are making here. But I can't find any authoritative citation anywhere...
So I've read through this FAQ and I'm just not seeing the clarity on this point that you seem to have found. What seems clear to me that the...
These exemptions seem to apply to how the carrier manages the driver, but does the fact that the driver may be exempted from using an ELD also...
Can you explain the dividing line for me? I know that § 395(a)(1)(i) reads that "...a motor carrier operating commercial motor vehicles must...
A manufacturing company mostly uses a contract carrier to ship its product. But it has a few leased semi rigs that it operates regularly in...
