Rule 570-31-.04 - Safety Restrictions on Hauling Logs and Pulpwood on Public RoadsIn addition to any other conditions imposed, all vehicles hauling logs or pulpwood on the public roads of this State shall secure the load in the following manner:
(a) Each load of pulpwood or logs transported upon any public road or highway in this State by any vehicle equipped with permanent, fixed, or trip standards shall be secured with binder chains of at least one-quarter inch high-tensile strength or cables, straps, or other chains of equivalent strength. All such chains, cables, or straps shall be equipped with a tightening device. All pallets or racks used to carry pulpwood or logs shall be bound to the frame or body of the truck or trailer at the bottom. The driver shall be required to examine such chains, cables, or straps and the safety of the load before departing from the point of origin.(b) Each load of short pulpwood loaded perpendicular to the axis of the truck body shall be required to be secured by only one binder chain or cable, strap, or other chain meeting the specifications provided in paragraph (a) of Rule 570-31-.04. (c) Each tree length load of pulpwood or logs shall be required to be secured with no less than two binder chains or cables, or straps or other chains meeting the specifications provided in paragraph (a) of Rule 570-31-.04 which shall be located approximately at the center and end of the load.(d) Each load of pulpwood or cut logs loaded on multiple racks, where each rack is individually loaded, shall be required to be secured by only one binder chain or cable, strap, or other chain meeting the specifications of paragraph (a) of Rule 570-31-.04. Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 570-31-.04
O.C.G.A. Secs. 32-2-2, 32-6-21, 50-13-4.
Original Rule entitled "Safety Restrictions on Hauling Logs and Pulpwood on Public Roads" adopted. F. Apr. 21, 2006; eff. May 11, 2006.