Strap Placement on Lumber load

Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach him to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime.

 

Still drinking that piss water beer. Good advise though

 

Sorry,im not a lumber hauler-but when pipe haulin-it's within 2 feet from front-n within 2 feet from rear.You gotta look at your load n judge it also.But-------the more straps-the better.Not just from a safety standpoint-but looka as well.Many a times when i was hauling for Acme-Say our load of pipe required 10 straps-i'd throw 2-3 more.Guys would be in such a rush(i aint got time to throw 2-3 more straps)We'd then be convoying down the highway,dot would pull up on each of us-counting-sure enough,the 8 n 9 strap boys would be pulled over.
Safety first-but looks make the difference also----------Dont give em any ammo.
Strap that b***h!

 

Cargo Securement Rules

 

2 securement devices in the first 5 ft is what I've always gone off of for items like lumber and dry wall.

 

Its all about physics, you have to look at your load, decide where the best place is to put a strap to keep it from moving. Whether its to keep the pack together, or the packs shifting. Other factors come into this, the lengths, heights and widths of he packs. All one dim or a mixed load. So the answer to your question is it depends on the load. That said, usually some where in the first 2 to 3 feet in front and the same at the back. This is basic cargo securement stuff here. As to the green book and dictating a specific distance, not going to find it, just does not exist. It only provides basic guide lines and the formulas to meet securement requirments.
A number of companies have their own policies for securement, that usually exceed the minimum. Then you have the state requirments on some types of cargo, like Texas on pipe loads, or Colorado on coil loads. So you just do that for all your loads because it just is easier to do it than not.

 

There isn't any hard written rule that says where you have to place the straps in relation to front and back of load, and stuff you hear about "requirement of straps in first 5 feet, or 10 feet of load and 2 within last 5 feet or 10 feet of load" are requirements of individual companies.

 

I'm glad you read it. We get a lot of people that don't read and just want a quick answer. You've gotten pretty good answers though.

I've always done 2 in the first 5 feet and 1 for each additional 10 ft.

A couple other tips. Put a 4X4 unter the front of the first pack and under the back of the last pack. This tilts the front and back pack into the middle of the trailer so it doesn't do this.


Also don't forget to use belly straps. If your load is over 6 foot tall you are required to use belly straps. I just used them anytime I reached 6 feet or if I was more then 3 packs tall.