{"id":191980,"date":"2022-03-01T09:45:06","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T08:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rothschenk.de\/episode-14-misjudgements-in-load-securing\/"},"modified":"2025-06-30T16:53:01","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:53:01","slug":"episode-14-misjudgements-in-load-securing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rothschenk.de\/en\/episode-14-misjudgements-in-load-securing\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 14: Misjudgements in load securing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Many people are involved in the transportation of goods in order to achieve a common result. The common result is the safe transportation of goods from the producer to the consumer. <\/p>\n\n

In between, there are several transportation phases in which the goods are subject to the so-called TUL loads<\/strong>. TUL stands for transportation,<\/strong>handling<\/strong> and storage<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n

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At every stage, the goods\/cargo must be secured in such a way that the TUL loads do not damage the products, render them unusable or even cause them to be lost. People who approach their tasks with more or less expertise are involved in all phases. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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I would like to look at this problem from the following points of view:<\/p>\n\n

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    1. organizational misjudgements<\/h2>\n\n
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    They are often based on the fact that there is a considerable lack of information between two parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This could take the form, for example, of a consignor booking a pallet space for his loading unit with the general cargo forwarder. The general cargo forwarder tacitly assumes that it is a Euro pallet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    During loading, it turns out that the load carrier is actually a Euro pallet, but the load protrudes considerably beyond the edges of the pallet. This immediately raises the question of how the load can be secured. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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    A company builds equipment and orders a truck from a freight forwarder. When loading the system, you realize that the lashing points on the loading area are not in the places where they are needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The shipper has assumed that the truck has a perforated strip. In doing so, he overlooked the fact that the perforated strip is not a prescribed feature in EN-12640. Only the strength and distribution of the lashing points in the loading area are regulated there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This semi-trailer from England has only three lashing points on each side of the loading area. Loading was refused. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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    This picture of the same trailer shows that shippers attach the straps to the frame in an emergency.However, the bends are an indication that the frame is not designed for such loads and will give way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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    It is necessary that both the vehicle and the required securing equipment are precisely defined.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

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