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A load security guide - work has begun

Posted by: Moving On, Posted on: 24 April 2014 - Categories: Safe driving
Secure loading straps

Load security has been a hot topic over the past 12 months, mostly because once we started taking a closer look at this during our roadside enforcement checks, it became clear that this was a much larger issue – due to the variety of vehicles, loads, load positioning, securing devices and interpretations of what constitutes …

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