Any time you pull a trailer without a bulk head you are supposed to have a Headache Rack on the tractor. Every nite I see many flatbeds going down the road with no bulkhead and no headache rack. I guess DOT is very laxed in enforcing this law !
Air-Ride..., is that DOT, or just a darn good safety procedure? I'm in dry freight 38 yrs. and have zero flatbed knowledge. I agree, I see them all the time without bulk heads and HA racks. It wouldn't be me behind the wheel.
Hauled steel 8 years before freight, and from what looks like a load of a lot of different sizes of beams and such, I would guess the load may not have been tied down like it should have. Used to see guys hauling 1 steel coil weighing 35- 40 thousand, and only put 2 chains over the top. Accident waiting to happen.
Any time you pull a trailer without a bulk head you are supposed to have a Headache Rack on the tractor. Every nite I see many flatbeds going down the road with no bulkhead and no headache rack. I guess DOT is very laxed in enforcing this law !
I looked up the rules for what is required for cargo restraints and found out what is required by FMCSVA. I found out that a head board or bulk is actually required when loaded under the new rule dated 9/27/2002. Part 393.114 specifically addresses front end structures and all the rest of the rules for open trailers can be found in the FMCSVA Cargo Securement Rules. Very interesting reading for anyone that's interested.