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Hay haulers prove loading methods safe
Three-year fight to undo rule ‘quite an accomplishment’
Cecilia Parsons, Capital Press 10/7/07
Hay haulers have been successful in proving to the federal government that their method of securing loads of square bales meets all safety criteria.
The announcement this week by the U.S. Department of Transportation elicited a one-word response from Nevada hay dealer Taylor Stack.
"Finally," Stack said as he sent out word of the ruling. Stack has been one of the industry representatives who have worked for the past three years to convince the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to reconsider their new regulations for hauling hay and straw.
"This was a major hurdle, but we proved industry standards were good," Stack said in a phone interview Tuesday morning. "It was a huge undertaking to undo that rule and fix it. It was quite an accomplishment." read the rest of the story.....
Loads of square bales of hay and straw satisfy the "equivalent means of securement" requirements in 49 CFR 393.102(c) under the following conditions:
1. For square bales of hay or straw that are unitized using longitudinal ropes or tiedown assemblies:
a. Trucks or trailers 32 feet or less in length require the use of a minimum of one lateral tiedown placed in the approximate center of the length of the truck or trailer.
b. Trucks or trailers greater than 32 feet in length require the use of a minimum of two lateral tiedowns which must be positioned at approximately one-third and two-thirds of the length of the truck or trailer.
c. In both cases above, the aggregate working load limit requirements of 49 CFR 393.106(d) still apply,'
2. For loads of square bales of hay or straw that are NOT unitized using longitudinal ropes or tiedown assemblies:
a. These loads must conform to the general cargo securement requirements of 49 CFR 393.100-114.
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