Trucking · Federal Edition

Cargo Securement

The violation small carriers collect most often, and almost never because anyone was careless. It is arithmetic — ratings counted wrong, straps counted at double their value, a commodity rule nobody knew existed.

49 CFR 393 Subpart I in full Every rating table reproduced All 11 commodity rules
Federal edition

Cargo Securement — The Federal Rules

What holds a load down, how much it is worth, and how many you need.

  • How tiedowns are actually counted
  • Working load limits for every material
  • Metal coils and paper rolls
  • Logs, lumber, and concrete pipe
  • Vehicles, machinery, and scrap
  • Containers and boulders
  • and more

One-time purchase. Instant download. Yours to keep.

What this is, and what it is not

This is the federal cargo securement rules written out in plain language, with every working load limit table reproduced and every commodity rule explained. It is not a filing service, it is not legal advice, and it does not certify anything. It exists so you can do this yourself, correctly, instead of finding out what the rule was from an officer at a scale.

Every figure comes from the regulation itself, and every rule is cited so you can read it free at ecfr.gov. If anyone tells you something that contradicts what you read there, the regulation wins.