Important guidelines for load securing

Answers to common questions, useful tips & tricks, and a wealth of knowledge from our team of packaging experts.

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Pallet wrapper

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Pallet wrapper

Wrapping pallets is often the last stage of the packaging process before the goods leave production or the warehouse. To ensure that the goods survive the transportation route undamaged, adequate wrapping is...

transport safety vdi 2700 directive

19.09.2024

VDI 2700 guideline

VDI 2700 is a very comprehensive guideline that covers all aspects of load securing. Starting with the requirements for road vehicles and permissible weights and load distributions, the VDI 2700 guideline ...

stretch film testing facility (2)

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Stretch wrapper settings

Our packaging optimizers and application engineers are not only experts in stretch film, but are also very familiar with the operation of stretch wrappers from all common manufacturers and types...
Securing loads on pallets

26.02.2024

Load securing for freight forwarders

The job of freight forwarders is to transport loads from A to B - safely and reliably. For them, transport damage not only means trouble with broken goods, but also a direct risk to...

DIN554145 Pallet stability

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DIN 55415 - Testing of loading units for transportation

DIN 55415 is a standard which at first glance promises the same as EUMOS 40509, but actually has some important differences...

Transport damage on a pallet: carton and film damaged

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How can transport damage be effectively minimized?

Transport damage not only results in damaged goods, but also means a loss of time, energy and money...

eumos-40509

11.08.2023

What is EUMOS 40509?

§22 of the German Highway Code requires that loads be loaded safely in accordance with the recognized rules of technology. Many people think primarily of load securing, i.e. securing the pallet on the truck...

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Pallet stability - Important information for sufficient stability of your pallets

You usually realize only when it is already too late, how important pallet stability is...

Load unit stability of palletized goods

18.09.2023

Load unit protection: what is it and how can it be properly checked?

Optimal load unit securing includes not only the wrapping of the pallet...

Who is liable for load securing?

The carrier or freight forwarder (§425/461 HGB) is primarily liable for damage caused by "loss of or damage to the goods during the period from acceptance for transportation to delivery". However, the legislator concedes that the carrier is exempt from liability if "the damage [...] is due to circumstances which the carrier could not avoid even with the greatest care [...]". (§ 426 HGB). Furthermore, "inadequate packaging by the sender" is considered a special reason for exclusion of liability under certain conditions (§427 (1) No. 2 HGB), so that the sender is also responsible. Damage caused during "loading [...] of the goods by the sender" can also be excluded from the carrier's liability (§427 (1) 3 HGB).

Ultimately, everyone involved in the transportation process is responsible for load securing - whether packer, shipper or carrier. With optimized transport packaging, the risk of transport damage can be reduced to a minimum while using less material.

Instruction and advice on load securing

No load securing master has yet fallen from the sky, which is why it is very important that everyone involved in the packaging and loading process has sufficient specialist knowledge to guarantee safe shipping. Thanks to our Packaging Solution Center and the expertise of our packaging optimizers and application engineers, we have the best prerequisites for communicating topics such as load unit securing and the correct use of stretch wrappers in a theoretically and practically appealing way and for providing precise and effective advice in the event of transport damage.