['Cargo loading and securement']
['Cargo securement']
02/09/2024
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In section 392.9, the motor carrier safety regulations require drivers to periodically check their cargo and securement devices to ensure that the cargo is properly secured, and make adjustments as necessary. Under that standard, these load checks must occur:
- Before driving;
- Within the first 50 miles after beginning a trip; and
- At every change in duty status, every 3 hours, or once the vehicle has been driven for 150 miles, whichever occurs first.
Before December 26, 2002, drivers were required to make their initial en-route load check within the first 25 miles. That changed to 50 miles effective January 1, 2004.
En-route load checks are not required of:
- Drivers of sealed commercial motor vehicles who have been ordered not to open the vehicles to inspect the cargo, or
- Drivers of vehicles that have been loaded in a manner that makes inspection of the cargo impracticable.
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