What do you call the Bulkhead (edited since I know now)

What do you call the temporary thing you put at the front of the trailer on a flatbed that doesn't have a step deck, in the even freight breaks free stopping short, it doesn't slide forward so much and end up killing the driver? I know they install it and it requires two chains to keep in place, but I don't know what it is called. Is it called a "header?" What is the technical name?

Thanks.

 

Bulkhead. Some hardwood 4x4s, a chain and a binder is all you need to build one.

 

Bulkhead

 

bulkhead or headboard

 

Whew, thought I was at the age wherein something isn't called what it used to be called.

Headache Rack

Semi Truck Headache Racks

 

It will not likely slow down a 40K Coil loaded suicide with weak chains at a sudden brake locking stop, not that I've given such a go.

Never understood WHY it's labeled a "Headache Rack", as above "scenario", a "headache" would be moot.

 

Bulkhead makes more sense, it implies integrity & durability.

 

And can anyone tell me if I was doing a pretrip inspection on freight that already had one of these tied down, what is regulation spec to look for to make sure that it is DOT compliant? I have an interview tomorrow with a road test and they said the tester will be looking for me to know if it is up to par. I was told that it requires two chains to be compliant. Anything else I need to point out to tester pretrip on it?

 

He's not talking about a headache rack. He's talking about a bulkhead.

Here's an example of two bulkheads. One fixed to the trailer, and one constructed to actually help stop forward movement.

OP, I've never heard of a two-chain requirement. Not sure about that.

 

Although it's Western Express, this is about the best description and example I could find on short notice of building a bulkhead/header/barricade:



The headache rack, tends to do double duty. It's a weak protection, although it will deny it being appropriate for that purpose, but it mostly is used for holding securement gear (chains, binders, etc) and comes in many variations. Also, the one shown above by GPD, is another example of a header on a trailer, but it too, tends to be used to hold securement gear, but doubles as a header/barricade/bulkhead.