A Clean Deck

FMCSA requires that cargo securement systems be capable of withstanding the forces associated with following three deceleration/accelerations, applied separately:

1. 0.8 g deceleration in the forward direction;
2. 0.5 g acceleration in the rearward direction; and
3. 0.5 g acceleration in a lateral direction.

- See more at: http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulation...ecurement-rules#sthash.bMz8uSVQ.SwXbKNrD.dpuf

 

i think it depend on the driver,some drivers wanna make sure their load is secure and their deck is clean some others dont care about their safety and the safety of others and just do the bare minimum about their job and thats what separate the professionals from the steering wheel holders

 

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hese values were chosen based on researchers' analysis of studies concerning commercial motor vehicle performance. The analysis indicated that the highest deceleration likely for an empty or lightly loaded vehicle with an antilock brake system, all brakes properly adjusted, and warmed to provide optimal braking performance, is in the range of 0.8-0.85 g. However, a typical loaded vehicle would not be expected to achieve a deceleration greater than 0.6 g on a dry road. The typical lateral acceleration while driving in a curve or on a ramp at the posted advisory speed is in the range 0.05-0.17 g. Loaded vehicles with a high center of gravity roll over at a lateral acceleration above 0.35 g. Lightly loaded vehicles, or heavily loaded vehicles with a lower center of gravity, may withstand lateral acceleration forces greater than 0.5 g.
Generally, motor carriers are not required to conduct testing of cargo securement systems to determine compliance with the performance requirements. The new rules explicitly state that cargo immobilized or secured in accordance with the general securement rules,(which is what I posted) or the commodity-specific rules, are considered to meet the performance criteria.

Therefore if your WLL is half of the cargo weight you are good to go legally for weight.

 

Legally and minimum.thats what the driver who got killed by steel beams flying into his cab said.

 

Nothing better then a good ol securement fight!! Ding ding!!

 

We're just warming up.hung around for the rematch

 

Absolutely but if we just go around quoting made up or misunderstood regulations that leads to less informed drivers possibly getting undue citations. Thats the way I see it.

 

Before I had my own CDL I was a yard guy at a car hauler. One driver used to leave his tools in an open tray just aft of the 5th wheel.

I asked him if he was going to put them away somewhere secure he said he never lost anything there.

He was right, they were always there, but I'd have put them in a box somewhere.

 

Yeah, it's weird what will go along for the ride. I left a small bundle of bungees on the deck behind my load once. Those buggers rode there about an hour before my first load check without falling off! Shocked the snot out of me. I saw another guy who left his cheater bar on the deck, let himknow and found out that bar had been back there (behind his lumber and out of sight) for over 300 miles! He was empty, so he had no need to stop.