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Not necessarily. The law @kylefitzy posted 393.110(d) let's you ignore the 10ft rule.

I've hauled a few spreader beams made of 6x6 steel I-Beam at about 40ft long. Only weighed like 3K lbs. Put in on 2 4x4s and threw 2 2"straps over it directly over the boards. If you put straps anywhere else it would start bending.

393.110(d) is the feds realizing that the world isn't perfect and some cargo has special securement requirements and they can't cover everything an engineer could dream up in a law.

Here's all of 393.110:

393.110 What else do I have to do to determine the minimum number of tiedowns?
(a) When tiedowns are used as part of a cargo securement system, the minimum number of tiedowns required to secure an article or group of articles against movement depends on the length of the article(s) being secured, and the requirements of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section. These requirements are in addition to the rules under § 393.106.

(b) When an article is not blocked or positioned to prevent movement in the forward direction by a headerboard, bulkhead, other cargo that is positioned to prevent movement, or other appropriate blocking devices, it must be secured by at least:

(1) One tiedown for articles 5 feet (1.52 meters) or less in length, and 1,100 pounds (500 kg) or less in weight;

(2) Two tiedowns if the article is:

(i) 5 feet (1.52 meters) or less in length and more than 1,100 pounds (500 kg) in weight; or

(ii) Longer than 5 feet (1.52 meters) but less than or equal to 10 feet (3.04 meters) in length, irrespective of the weight.

(3) Two tiedowns if the article is longer than 10 feet (3.04 meters), and one additional tiedown for every 10 feet (3.04 meters) of article length, or fraction thereof, beyond the first 10 feet (3.04 meters) of length.

(c) If an individual article is blocked, braced, or immobilized to prevent movement in the forward direction by a headerboard, bulkhead, other articles which are adequately secured or by an appropriate blocking or immobilization method, it must be secured by at least one tiedown for every 3.04 meters (10 feet) of article length, or fraction thereof.

(d)Special rule for special purpose vehicles. The rules in this section do not apply to a vehicle transporting one or more articles of cargo such as, but not limited to, machinery or fabricated structural items (e.g., steel or concrete beams, crane booms, girders, and trusses, etc.) which, because of their design, size, shape, or weight, must be fastened by special methods. However, any article of cargo carried on that vehicle must be securely and adequately fastened to the vehicle.

You guys are all discussing 393.110(b)(3).

393.110(d) supercedes that and tells you it doesn't apply on some specialized freight. Concrete beams in particular are even listed.

 

You are correct, I’m getting rusty.

 

Not nearly as rusty as me, I've been trying to shy away from the oversize stuff because I don't like standing out from the crowd anymore. I just want to blend in...
All this nit-picky stuff is just a PITA...used to pull 60 ft loads out of Bethlehem Steel, all day, every day. 4 chains, no signs, no strobes, no flags, no permits...no trouble...

 

It would have been nice if the FMCSA had been more specific then “adequately secured”. I know it’s intended to be a broad catchall regulation but that leaves a lot up for interpretation.

 

Cause your dock workers would tear it up

 

and it wouldn't get there till maybe Wednesday or next Monday because of the 4th

 

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They did. We are an ltl flatbed company.