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Re: new laws for chaining
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Posted by Bret on January 06, 2004 at 18:25:28 from (64.19.94.28):
In Reply to: new laws for chaining posted by bcPA on January 05, 2004 at 12:09:20:
To be exact- If you are in commerce and you have a truck OR trailer with a gross vehicle weight rating, GVWR, over 10,000 lbs there are now commodity specific tie down requirements. Starting 01/04/04 the requirement is that equipment be secured by two sepaerate chains at each end of the machine at the tie down points closest to the front and back of the machine. If it has a boom or bucket that too must be tied down. The tie down used must meet the minimum safe working load required by the weight of the equipment and the hardware also must meet that weight. This is the Federal law. It does not apply if you are NOT in commerce or if the GVWR is NOT over 10,000 lbs. Your state may have it's own laws and I would suggest you call your State Police or whoever handles DOT inspections and check. There are almost as many "urban legends" regarding the tie downs as the new Hours of Service rules. I advise guys to play it safe and chain the snot out of their loads. BTW- 2 tie downs in the first 10 feet doesn't apply to the commodity specific tie requirements. To a regular load it would, pipe, lumber, etc. The new commodity specifc rules apply to equipment, concrete pipe, large rocks and boulders, junk cars, steel coils and few other things that slip my mind.
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