Are logs that are bundled together with tiedowns and transported on pole trailers with trip-bolsters or stanchions required to be fastened to the vehicle?
Yes. Generally, cargo is not considered to be secured in accordance with subpart I of Part 393, 49 CFR unless tiedowns or other securement devices prevent the cargo from moving relative to the vehicle. Two rules in Part 393.100, 49 CFR are directly applicable to the transportation of logs on a pole trailer. Part 393.100(b)(2), 49 CFR Option B, requires one tiedown assembly for each 10 linear feet of lading or fraction thereof. However, a pole trailer is required only to have two of those tiedown assemblies at each end of the trailer (i.e., at the stanchions), because the cargo cannot effectively be secured at mid-trailer where its structure is limited to the pole or boom. Part 393.100(b)(4), 49 CFR Option D, allows the motor carrier to use a securement system that is similar to, and at least as effective as Option B. Part 393.100(d), 49 CFR states that the rules in Part 393.100, 49 CFR do not apply to the transportation of “one or more articles which, because of their size, shape, or w
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