A truck is rolled over onto its side, its dismembered contents look like they are writhing in pain.
The driver, Thomas A., was on his way to his hometown in Indiana, heading back from Minnesota, where he had just picked up a collection of ATV’s he had found for a bargain on EBay.
He was in good spirits earlier that day, excited to surprise his family and their neighbors with his new find.
The ATV’s were crammed up into the back of the truck, and Thomas was no stranger to proper packing. However, his truck was freshly bought just 2 days prior, and he hadn’t had the time to install the logistic tracks to connect his securing E-Track straps onto. His ATV’s didn’t look like they were going to get tossed around, not with all that cramming, anyway.
He was quite proud of the calculated setup he’d formed into the interior and noted to his driving partner Pete that they would have to put off the strap and track method for later.
“He reasoned that his 8 years of truck driving and loading expertise allowed for him to trick his way out of standard load securement methods. The logistic straps were in a box right there in the corner of his sleeper, but I didn’t argue ‘cause I trusted his judgment and the drive was not going to be too long.” Pete encountered.
But Pete said this from the hospital bed only days after he’d just awakened from a head-trauma induced coma. He couldn’t remember much, but the image of his friendship with Thomas was sharp in his mind. Asking for his friend caused quite a frenzy in the nursing department, when each nurse argued for the other to be chosen to report the tragic news.
His friend had not survived the tumble of unevenly distributed cargo, and the shriveled remains of what were once sparkling ATV’s were rendered useless after the fatal crash as well.Thomas never made it home.
Improper loading for cargo securement and overweight freight is the cause for a hefty number of truck accidents annually. These fatal crashes remind us that the huge tragedy of a life taken or damaged in seconds can be avoided simply by adherence to proper packing methods.
Federal Law and common sense both agree to a strict requirement in following these simple solutions.
Simply ensure that logistic tracks, vertically, horizontally, or both- depending on your cargo, are firmly installed onto the walls of your interior or cargo van.The holes aligned in these tracks are there for your choice of ratchet strapping to click in, screw on, or weld onto, wrapping your precious cargo in the safe hug that is necessary to prevent any cracked eggs, flattened ATV’s and most importantly, the loss of you, or a loved one’s life.
A real expert knows that prevention is always the best medicine.
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