How to avoid the risk of container rollovers

Consumer demand and an increasing global population has seen a rapid uptick in the number of goods being shipped and carried worldwide. This increase requires more containers and trucks to carry those goods on our roads.

This article examines the rollover risks in connection with freight transported on the road within shipping containers and how to manage these risks.

Chain of Responsibility

The Chain of Responsibility (CoR) requires any goods loaded on a heavy vehicle to be properly restrained. If not done, any person concerned with the packing, loading, securing or carriage of the goods can be held liable under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL).

The load restraint requirements not only apply to the goods loaded onto a heavy vehicle, but also to the restraint of goods within a freight container, which is usually done at the point of origin and not visible or able to be inspected by any party further down the chain.