new laws for chaining

Yes it is all in the hand book and it does make referance to the weight of the equiptment. 49CFR-SEC 393.130 says the four tie down rule only applys to 10,000lb equiptment and above. Under 10,000 lb equiptment can use this or may use 393.128 or 393.100 to 114. 393.128 says you only need 2 tiedowns thats one front and one rear. 393.100 to 114 is the ten foot rule for comitties.

All so I will give you that a 9,000 gvwr does not fall under DOT rule. But it was debated by trailer manufactures and companys during the rule discussion period about small trucks. I can not find the outcome so I will have to backdown on this point but I do remember the DOT saying something like for saftey of all this rule would apply to ALL cargo carring vechicals.

You sound to be someone that has pounded a lot of blacktop over the years. So from someone that has pounded blacktop for over 25 years (ME) let me add BE SAFE OUT THERE!! your family and mine needs all of us to arrive alive !!!!! !

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John (LA)

It is very posiable it is a state law as states can make any laws they want as long as they are as strict as the federal standard.

Both Ray and Truck have given you part of the standard but did not say how it applies and I do not blame them as DOT laws can be hard to understand. The part on tie downs is 40 pages long just by it self; so let me add this.
2003 federal standard says.

393.130a,b,c says that if a machine weighs over 10,000 lbs it must be tied down with at least 4 tiedowns and they must be affixed as close to front and rear as practicable.
It allso says if under 10,000 lbs you can use this rule or use 393.100 thru 393.114 or 393.128

100 thru 114 is the basic rules for material tie down and has a clause that says you must have 2 tie downs plus 1 more for every 10 feet. (11 ft = 3 tiedowns)

128 is the rule that most of us follow and covers autos and trucks under 10,000 lbs. It says; must be restrained at front and rear with minimum of 2 tiedowns. (thats 1 on front and 1 on rear)

Hope this clears it up
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John

• 49 CFR Parts 392 and 393 final rule