TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

• Purpose of the Handbook
• How to Use the Handbook

Chapter 1: Fundamentals of Cargo Securement

• Guiding Principle of Cargo Securement
• North American Cargo Securement Standard

Chapter 2: General Cargo Securement Requirements

• The Securement System
• Components of a Securement System
  • Vehicle structure
  • Securing devices
• Containing, Immobilizing, and Securing Cargo
  • Three ways to transport cargo
  • Loading the cargo properly
  • Restraining the cargo correctly
  • Using adequate securing devices
  • Aggregate Working Load Limit
• Inspection Requirements

Chapter 3: Logs

• What Does This Section Cover?
  • Components of the Securement System
  • Use of the Securement System
  • Vehicle Types
• Special Circumstances
  • Securing Shortwood Logs Loaded Crosswise on Frame, Rail, or Flatbed Vehicles
  • Securing Logs Loaded Lengthwise on Flatbed and Frame Vehicles
  • Securing Logs Transported on Pole Trailers

Chapter 4: Dressed Lumber and Similar Building Materials

• What Does This Section Cover?
• Positioning and Securing Bundles

Chapter 5: Metal Coils

• What Does This Section Cover?
• Securing Coils
  • Transported With Eyes Vertical on a Vehicle With Anchor Points
  • Transported With Eyes Crosswise on a Vehicle With Anchor Points
  • Transported With Eyes Lengthwise on a Vehicle With Anchor Points
  • Transported in a Sided Vehicle or Intermodal Containter Without Anchor Points

Chapter 6: Paper Rolls

• What Does This Section Cover?
• Special Circumstances
  • Loading and Securing Paper Rolls with Eyes Vertical in a Sided Vehicle
  • Loading and Securing Paper Rolls with Eyes Horizontal in a Sided Vehicle
  • Loading and Securing Paper Rolls on a Flatbed Vehicle or in a Curtain-Sided Vehicle

Chapter 7: Concrete Pipe Loaded Crosswise

• What Does This Section Cover?
• Securing Concrete Pipe
• Arranging the Load
• Special Circumstances
  • Securing Pipe with an Inside Diameter up to 1.143 mm (45 in)
  • Securing Large Pipe with an Inside Diameter over 1.143 mm (45 in)

Chapter 8: Intermodal Containers

• What Does This Section Cover?
• Special Circumstances
  • Securing Loaded Intermodal Containers on Container Chassis Vehicles
  • Securing Loaded Intermodal Containers on Non-Chassis Vehicles
  • Securing Empty Intermodal Containers on Non-Chassis Vehicles

Chapter 9: Automobiles, Light Trucks, and Vans

• What Does This Section Cover?
• Securing Automobiles, Light Trucks, and Vans

Chapter 10: Heavy Vehicles, Equipment, and Machinery

• What Does This Section Cover?
• Preparing Equipment Being Transported
• Securing Heavy Vehicles, Equipment, and Machinery

Chapter 11: Flattened or Crushed Vehicles

• What Does This Section Cover?
• Securing Flattened or Crushed Vehicles

Chapter 12: Roll-On/Roll-Off and Hook Containers

• What Does This Section Cover?
• Securing Roll-On/Roll-Off and Hook Containers

Chapter 13: Large Bolders

• What Does This Section Cover?
• Positioning Boulders
• Tiedown Requirements
• Special Circumstances
  • Securing a Cubic Shaped Boulder
  • Securing a Non-Cubic Shaped Boulder With a Stable Base
  • Securing a Non-Cubic Shaped Boulder With a Unstable Base

Appendix A:Default WLLs for Unmarked Tiedowns

Appendix B:Glossary