Are Your Tiedowns Safe?

"We regularly test competitors' products," says Larry Harrison, general manager of Kinedyne Canada Ltd. "And some of the smaller players, if you were a trucking company and saw the results, you really wouldn't want the product. They're coming in at 10% to 30% below what...

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Published inTruck news (Toronto) Vol. 26; no. 5; p. K10
Main Author Rudolfs, Harry
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Don Mills Business Information Group 01.05.2006
Subjects
Accessories
Cargos
Regulation
Safety standards
Trucks
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Summary:"We regularly test competitors' products," says Larry Harrison, general manager of Kinedyne Canada Ltd. "And some of the smaller players, if you were a trucking company and saw the results, you really wouldn't want the product. They're coming in at 10% to 30% below what they're labeled on the tag or stamp." "We shouldn't have to wait until there's a major accident," says Ralph Abato, director of sales and marketing for Ancra. "I'd like to see us police ourselves. A strap rated at 5,400 lb. should be able to withstand that load." "There are some assemblers out there sewing straps and taking short cuts and using hardware that's not proper," Abato adds. "There's a lot of science that goes into making a strap. Would you trust a load of concrete pipe to straps that have been sewn in someone's basement?"
ISSN:0712-2683
1923-3523