{"content":[{"text":"The Nuts & Bolts of Cargo Loading, Unloading and Securement Cases","bbox":{"left":0.205523,"top":0.089182,"width":0.5886509999999999,"height":0.020985000000000004}},{"text":"Improper or unsafe loading, unloading and/or securing of cargo can lead to devastating","bbox":{"left":0.176503,"top":0.121343,"width":0.7056570000000001,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"consequences due to load shifting and cargo falling.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.156192,"width":0.410827,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"Seven percent of serious trucking accidents","bbox":{"left":0.539493,"top":0.156192,"width":0.342707,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"nationwide are reported to have been caused, at least in part, by improper cargo securement","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.19104,"width":0.764792,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"shifting and falling.i","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.224184,"width":0.15894000000000003,"height":0.02191700000000002}},{"text":"Load shifting can cause a driver to lose control of the truck or cause a load","bbox":{"left":0.287876,"top":0.225889,"width":0.594147,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"to fall off the trailer during transport leading to serious danger to the motoring public and anyone","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.260586,"width":0.7641310000000001,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"involved in the unloading process.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.295434,"width":0.27413799999999994,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"Behind most cargo securement cases there are many factors","bbox":{"left":0.404176,"top":0.295434,"width":0.478282,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"at play which complicate who may be at fault. This article covers the critical steps of evaluating","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.330321,"width":0.764683,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"these factors and successfully litigating cargo loading, unloading and securement cases.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.365169,"width":0.704634,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"When","bbox":{"left":0.835614,"top":0.365169,"width":0.04684299999999997,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"first","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.400018,"width":0.031509999999999996,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"reviewing","bbox":{"left":0.158255,"top":0.400018,"width":0.07819600000000002,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"a","bbox":{"left":0.245294,"top":0.400018,"width":0.008705999999999992,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"cargo","bbox":{"left":0.262922,"top":0.400018,"width":0.04349000000000003,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"securement","bbox":{"left":0.315608,"top":0.400018,"width":0.08915699999999999,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"case,","bbox":{"left":0.413804,"top":0.400018,"width":0.03843099999999999,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"it","bbox":{"left":0.461235,"top":0.400018,"width":0.010902000000000023,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"is","bbox":{"left":0.481196,"top":0.400018,"width":0.013077999999999979,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"important","bbox":{"left":0.503333,"top":0.400018,"width":0.07603899999999997,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"to","bbox":{"left":0.588412,"top":0.400018,"width":0.015255000000000019,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"consider","bbox":{"left":0.612706,"top":0.400018,"width":0.06631399999999998,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"the","bbox":{"left":0.687961,"top":0.400018,"width":0.023804000000000047,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"following","bbox":{"left":0.720686,"top":0.400018,"width":0.07625499999999996,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"steps:","bbox":{"left":0.805765,"top":0.400018,"width":0.04466700000000001,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"(1)","bbox":{"left":0.859967,"top":0.400018,"width":0.022862999999999967,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"evaluate all the players involved and their possible negligence; (2) identify applicable regulations","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.434866,"width":0.7647520000000001,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"that apply to cargo securement; (3) familiarize with applicable case law; (4) conduct appropriate","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.469715,"width":0.764654,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"discovery; and (5) assemble the right team of experts.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.504563,"width":0.42078699999999997,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"1.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.539876,"width":0.01470600000000001,"height":0.02098500000000003}},{"text":"Evaluate all the potential players and their possible negligence","bbox":{"left":0.176503,"top":0.539876,"width":0.520873,"height":0.02098500000000003}},{"text":"Before proceeding with any cargo securement case, it is first crucial to consider all of the","bbox":{"left":0.176503,"top":0.574285,"width":0.7058270000000001,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"players involved in the loading, securing, and loading process, including, but not limited to, the","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.609134,"width":0.764703,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"shipper and/or receiver of the load, the motor carrier, the truck driver and even the seller or","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.643982,"width":0.7645060000000001,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"manufacturer of the securing devices used.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.678831,"width":0.33514099999999997,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"Typically,","bbox":{"left":0.176503,"top":0.713679,"width":0.07980400000000001,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"different","bbox":{"left":0.264503,"top":0.713679,"width":0.06739200000000001,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"entities have different responsibilities. For example,","bbox":{"left":0.34015,"top":0.713679,"width":0.424023,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"if the shipper","bbox":{"left":0.772369,"top":0.713679,"width":0.10995100000000002,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"loaded trailer or determined how it was to be loaded, it may be responsible for properly and","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.748528,"width":0.7646630000000001,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"safely loading the cargo onto the trailer.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.783414,"width":0.32303299999999996,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"The truck driver is generally responsible for properly","bbox":{"left":0.454199,"top":0.783414,"width":0.428366,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"inspecting and securing the cargo and inspecting it along the way to its destination.","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.818263,"width":0.6554280000000001,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"The receiver","bbox":{"left":0.783889,"top":0.818263,"width":0.09850999999999999,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"may be responsible for properly unloading and/or assisting in unloading the cargo. The trucking","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.853111,"width":0.7649680000000001,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"company is responsible for providing its drivers with proper training and securing devices and","bbox":{"left":0.117686,"top":0.887955,"width":0.764507,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"1","bbox":{"left":0.495572,"top":0.919685,"width":0.009020000000000028,"height":0.018595000000000028}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}