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Episode 10: Force-fitting

Form-fitting has already been dealt with in Episode 8. treated. Now let's take a closer look at the frictional connection. What is a frictional connection, how does it work and what is important when securing loads? A frictional connection is a connection between two parts via the surface, whereby both surfaces have a high...

Container identification | Who is responsible for load securing? | Friction value on the truck | Incoming container inspection

Episode 8: Form fit in the container

Securing loads in containers is not really a problem, but inspection practice and the damage rate show that many shippers/stevedores have difficulties with "knowing how!". In this episode, I want to explain the principles of form-fit stowing/packing and the possibilities of implementation. In many places, the difference between frictional locking and positive locking has already been...

Container identification | Who is responsible for load securing? | Friction value on the truck | Incoming container inspection

Episode 7: The incoming inspection of the container

A significant proportion of all general cargo transportation worldwide is handled by container. Millions of these metal boxes are transported by sea, rail and road. They are subject to special transportation stresses everywhere and when loading, shippers sometimes have no inhibitions about handling them with little care. Although there are globally applicable rules for container testing and...

Container identification | Who is responsible for load securing? | Friction value on the truck | Incoming container inspection

Episode 6: Bay- or headlashing - What does it mean?

Load securing is an inexhaustible topic and anyone with a keen eye on the road has certainly recognized that more loads are being secured than in the past. Even the agricultural sector is using more and more securing equipment. Whether they are effective, however, is questionable. Perhaps the following anecdote can illustrate this. Two mothers are talking about...

Container identification | Who is responsible for load securing? | Friction value on the truck | Incoming container inspection

Episode 5: Friction value on the truck - What really counts?

This loading area is definitely not clean. It has probably not been swept for a very long time. If you are on the Rothschenk website, it can be assumed that you have more or less heard of the subject of load securing. If you do some more research on the Internet, you will stumble across forums, information pages from...

Container identification | Who is responsible for load securing? | Friction value on the truck | Incoming container inspection

Episode 4: Who is responsible for securing the load?

Quite simply - always the other person 😊 The existing sense of justice already leaves many people involved in transportation in the basics when asked about "the" person responsible. There are always at least 2 or more vicarious agents involved. In the case of transportation of goods under German law (e.g. freight law according to §§ 407ff. HGB, forwarding law according to §§ 453 ff. HGB, ADSp) or...

Container identification | Who is responsible for load securing? | Friction value on the truck | Incoming container inspection

Episode 3: Technical features of the container

The container is often considered as a transport box with which you can do anything. Loads are stowed in the container for which it is not built at all. Therefore, it seems necessary to describe the characteristics of the container in addition to the technical standards and regulations.

Dimensions of a container

Since the container in its current form...

Container identification | Who is responsible for load securing? | Friction value on the truck | Incoming container inspection

Episode 2: CSC badge and ACEP - explanation of abbreviations and inspection criteria

CSC

The "Convention for Safe Containers" was adopted by the IMO (International Maritime Organization) in 1972 and incorporated into German law in 1976 with its publication in the Federal Law Gazette. It is a set of rules designed to ensure that all container manufacturers and owners worldwide manufacture, test and repair the means of transport according to uniform criteria. The regulations...

Container identification | Who is responsible for load securing? | Friction value on the truck | Incoming container inspection

Episode 1: Container Identification - What does a container door have to say?

As containers are one of the most common means of transportation, you can see many of them on the road, usually from behind. There is a lot of information on the rear doors that is very important for those who have to load containers. Therefore, I would like to explain the labeling and its meaning in this episode.

Rear doors

The upper third contains...

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