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Weldcoa pallets comply with new DOT regulations
Excerpts from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulations Manual

49 CFR 393.102
What are the minimum performance criteria for cargo securement devices and systems?
(a)

Performance criteria. Cargo securement devices and systems must be capable of withstanding the following three forces, applied separately:
(1) 0.8 g deceleration in the forward direction;
(2) 0.5 g acceleration in the rearward direction and;
(3) 0.5 g acceleration in a lateral direction.
Weldcoa pallets can withstand up to 3G's of force before being forcibly removed from a pallet vehicle.
49 CFR 177.840
Paragraph One: "To prevent their overturning, cylinders must be securely lashed in an upright position; loaded into racks securely attached to the motor vehicle;
Weldcoa pallets lock automatically and mechanically on to the frame of the vehicle.
Weldcoa's patented locking system
does not rely on gravity!
The end of the Weldcoa pallet is shaped like a C" and cups the center tube of Weldcoa pallet vehicles.

Pallet truck forks automatically engage and disengage the mechanical locks of the patented pallet system. An inverted zerk fitting on the face of the locks makes maintenance easy. Weldcoa pallets lock on to the pallet vehicles. If the vehicle is completely inverted the pallets will remain locked on to the frame.

 
Once engaged, a quick visual inspection can be performed to assure that the pallets are locked in place.

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