I was hauling large bouylders of concrete uncovered in a high side.what is the law?

Question

he thought i wa too high came out with his measuring stick positive i was going to be too high,when i wasnt he just started searching for something .He cited me for spilling load onto highway....

Answer 1

First off as a driver who hauls flatbeds, I have hauled many commodities, which also included scrap cars and rocks enclosed in wire mesh. To answer your question...if there is a chance that any debris could escape, you have a legal requirement to keep them covered either with meshing or with tarps. You are also required to use tie downs on flatbeds. This would include small debris like pebbles, stones, sand, gravel, dirt, scrap cars (the parts might fall off), garbage, cardboard, hog chips....basically anything that will and can be blown out from the back of your truck and cause damage to someone else's vehicle...a pedestrian...etc. Also in these cases you are required to have mud flaps. If you need an example, follow a dump truck that is carrying small gravel and you will see why they are required to have mud flaps...as the small stones continouslly fall down to the wheels and get sprayed back into someones windshield. In your case, concrete is a fragile commodity when it is broken down into smaller pieces. The continous bouncing up and down and scraping together will create shards which can blow off from the back of your truck or bounce off the back of the truck. I cannot comment on the specifics as to your case and this is only my opinion and from past experiences. I hope this helps.

Answer 2

It depends on the State in which you live in, insofar as local rules. However, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Rules state when and how you must secure your load (any load) especially something that might damage the structural integrity of the inside of a vehicle.

Answer 3

The law says any truck carrying sand, gravel or rock must put a tarp over its load. It must also make sure that its tailgate is secure. If not, truckers can be fined.

Since the law was enacted, members of the trucking industry say the numbers of accidents caused by falling debris has decreased.