The Road Traffic Act 1991 introduced provisions into the Road Traffic Act 1988 making new offences, applicable to the state of loads on vehicles. These provisions reflect the seriousness with which the safety of loads on vehicles is now viewed. Legal requirements and common sense require that all loads carried on vehicles are secured, whatever the journey. Drivers should be aware of the additional risk of the load, or part of it, moving when the vehicle is being driven. The driver is ultimately responsible for their load, whether or not they were involved in the securing of it. This article features details of Supertrucks glass carriers. Special securing systems in the form of poles or straps have been designed to ensure the safe transport of glass.
