Re: Indiana DOT cop talks about tie downs and uses speedbind

Posted by steve helline on February 21, 2020 at 11:21:01 from (174.232.133.184):

In Reply to: Indiana DOT cop talks about tie downs and uses speedbinders posted by 1948CaseVAI on February 18, 2020 at 10:58:30:

Ok, Did not mean to be dodgy and you mentioned you were not familiar with who the wstda was. I simply copied and pasted who they were from their website and also mentioned that the fmcsa does not physically test binders or chains.

The following quote is taken from the columbus mckinnon website ( prolly the most respected load securement manufacturer on the planet)

LOAD SECUREMENT OvERviEw

Load securement, also known as tie-down or load binding, can be a complex rigging

application that often has strict specifications and regulations. CM offers a number of load

securement products, including load binders, binder chain assemblies and tie-down hooks,

that help you safely secure loads for transport as well as meet federal, state and Commerical

Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) regulations. Our load securement products comply with the

National Association of Chain Manufacturers (NACM) Welded Steel Chain specifications

and the American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) specifications. They are also

designed to meet applicable Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) rules

for cargo securement.

Respectfully, please notice.....they "meet" fmcsa specs, they "comply" with nacm... I "meet" or " comply" fmcsa specs. WSTDA writes the specs the fmcsa references for tie down manufacturers to "meet". I'm am in contact with wstda to verify this as we speak. I will let you know what I find out. To the best of my knowledge the fmcsa doesn't evaluate or test chains and tie downs.

I hope I'm not coming across in a abrasive manner as that is not my intent. If you can show me a binder that has been certified or approved by the fcmsa, I will contact them and proceed to go through the same steps to acquire approval. It will do nothing but bring more legitimacy to my product but I don't think it works that way. Perhaps I'm wrong, I don't know but willing to do whatever it takes.

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