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Nebraska has adopted Part 393 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), as they existed on January 1, 2024.
The adoption includes regulations dealing with projecting loads (393.87) and cargo securement (Part 393, Subpart I).
Part 393 applies to all intrastate motor carriers and all vehicles of intrastate motor carriers with a gross vehicle weight rating, gross combination weight rating, gross vehicle weight, or gross combination weight over 10,000 pounds, and to all intrastate motor carriers operating vehicles transporting a placardable amount of hazardous materials.
In Nebraska, no vehicle may be driven or moved on any highway unless the vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent its contents from dropping, sifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping from the vehicle.
No person may transport any sand, gravel, rock less than two inches in diameter, or refuse in any vehicle on any hard-surfaced state highway if the material protrudes above the sides of that part of the vehicle in which it is being transported unless the material is enclosed or completely covered with canvas or similar covering.
No person may drive or move a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) or commercial trailer upon any highway unless the cargo or contents are properly distributed and adequately secured to prevent the falling of cargo or contents from the vehicle.
The tailgate, doors, tarpaulins, and any other equipment used in the operation of the CMV or commercial trailer or in the distributing or securing of the cargo or contents must be secured to prevent cargo or contents falling from the vehicle.
The structures, systems, parts, and components used to secure the cargo or contents must be in proper working order with no damaged or weakened components that would cause the cargo or contents to fall from the CMV or commercial trailer.