{"id":380,"date":"2019-09-18T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2019-09-18T06:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.3dbinpacking.com\/?p=380"},"modified":"2019-10-03T14:21:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T12:21:34","slug":"secure-fastening-of-the-load-for-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.3dbinpacking.com\/en\/secure-fastening-of-the-load-for-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t get killed by a package. Secure fastening of the load for transport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A moment after the start, the giant Jumbo Jet raises its nose and takes off in a steep ascent. Immediately afterwards, it loses its thrust, rolls over to the wing and plummets into the ground. The hull gets lost in flames. Like in the movies. Except that this crash really happened in 2013, at Kabul<\/strong> (<\/em> https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7sUWC2jfjqI<\/em><\/a>). Nobody survived and the machine was completely destroyed. The cause? Shifting cargo \u2013 poorly strapped down armoured military vehicles which shifted to the plane’s tail as it took off. The pilots didn’t have a chance to control the machine.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shifting of the load or its incorrect placement pose the greatest hazards in air and sea transport. Air or sea shipments are subject to more stringent control which is in direct proportion to the risks and potential losses in the case of a crash. And still spectacular disasters occur almost every year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it is road transport that is the absolute crash record holder. It is much easier to make mistakes while loading and unloading cargo in road transport as there are no stringent rules and a road transport controlling agency in any given country is not able to check all the lorries. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Centre of gravity \u2013 the invisible perpetrator<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Why can a load which is not immobilised be so dangerous? For two reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n