Loading guides

Loading guides provide tips and tricks to help industry better understand the principles of good load restraint. 

The guides have been designed for parties in the CoR to print out and display in their workplace to increase awareness, or to be placed in loading manuals as a quick reference.

More information on the principles covered by these guides can be found in the Load Restraint Guide.

Title Topic
Blocking Blocking is where the vehicle body structure or another rated attachment is used to prevent a load from moving forward, reward or sideways.
Dunnage Dunnage is the packing placed under and between parts of the load.
Friction Friction is the force that makes it difficult for one object to slide along the surface of another.
Headboards A headboard is a barrier between the back of the cabin and the cargo area; or fitted to the front of a trailer.
Intermediate Bulk Containers Intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) are industrial grade reusable containers engineered for the mass handling, transport, and storage of liquids, semi-solids, pastes, or solids.
Lashing Angle Lashing angle is the angle between the lashing and the vehicle’s loading deck. 
Load Distribution The position of a load has a significant impact on the safety of a heavy vehicle as it impacts the vehicle’s stability, steering dynamics, braking and weight distribution.
Loading Plans Loading plans describe how loads are packed, where loads should be placed on the vehicle and the minimum requirements to safely restrain the load for transport by road.
Performance Standards Loading performance standards are the forces that the load restraint system must be able to withstand in each direction.
Pre-tension Pre-tension is the force in the lashing provided by a mechanical tensioner.
Shoring Bars Shoring bars are high-strength bars that help reduce load movement during transport. They may also be called blocking bars, beams, or pogo sticks.
Side Curtains Side curtains are flexible sheets of material, usually made of durable vinyl, fitted to the sides of a truck or trailer.
Side Gates Side gates are permanent or removable vertical frames used at the sides of a vehicle's loading deck to contain its load.
Stretch and Shrink Wrapping Stretch and shrink wrapping is a stretchable plastic film that is wrapped around small items to unitise and hold loads together. It is generally used for light and small items.