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Commodity-Specific Cargo Securement
Securing Heavy Vehicles. When you are transporting big vehicles, equipment, or machinery that weighs more than 10,000 pounds, you must use special rules to keep them secure. 393.130(a) When preparing a heavy vehicle for transport, its accessory parts, such as a hydraulic shovel, have to be fully lowered and secured to the vehicle. 393.130(b)(1) When preparing heavy vehicles for transport, vehicles with a pivot joint connection must be secured so there is no movement at the connection during transit. 393.130(b)(2) To secure heavy vehicles for transport, use at least four tiedowns to prevent movement. 393.130(c)(1) Each tiedown has to be attached as close to the front and rear of the vehicle as possible, or to equipment tiedown points. 393.130(c)(2) Securing Roll-on/Roll-off or Hook Lift Containers. To prevent forward movement, each container has to be blocked by the lifting device, stops, or other suitable methods. 393.134(b)(1) To prevent sideways and vertical movement, each container has to be secured to the front of the vehicle by the lifting device or another suitable method. 393.134(b)(2) Each container has to be secured to the rear of the vehicle within 6.7 feet in at least one of the following ways: 393.134(b)(3)
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• One tiedown attached to both the vehicle's chassis and the container chassis. 393.134(b)(3)(i)
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