During transport, loads must be secured so \u201cthat they do not slip, tip over, roll away, fall down, or create avoidable noise, even during an emergency stop or sudden swerve\u201d, and \u201cstandard engineering practice must be followed\u201d. This fundamental regulation, set forth in Sec. 22 of the Stra\u00dfenverkehrsordnung (StVO – Road Traffic Act), applies equally when transporting heavy-duty earth-moving equipment. In practice, however, standard engineering practice as set forth for road transport of such machinery in Technical Directive VDI 2700 and European standard DIN EN 12195-1 is rarely observed in full. Lashing points, in particular, are often neglected, resulting in many lower-quality, non-compliant solutions based on obsolete dimensions. This leads to safety deficits, for which not only manufacturers but also freight forwarders, loaders and drivers will be liable in case of a loss claim.<\/p>\n
Plea for the use of high-quality lashing points<\/strong><\/p>\n In light of these issues, vehicle manufacturers Goldhofer AG and K\u00e4ssbohrer Gel\u00e4ndefahrzeug AG decided, alongside sling and lashing specialist RUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz GmbH u. Co. KG, and construction and logistics company Max Wild GmbH, decided to counteract this tendency to neglect lashing points, and issued a joint plea for the use of high-quality, certified lashing points instead. They promote lashing point solutions that conform to all technical standards and statutory regulations, so that everyone involved is on the safe side, legally and objectively, at all times. This commitment to legally compliant load safety is underscored by a joint project, designed to serve as a model for standard-compliant lashing and presented initially at bauma 2025. The group of four companies is known as the \u201cSouthern German alliance.\u201d At the Goldhofer stand, they demonstrated how to secure a PowerBully 12D from K\u00e4ssbohrer for transport on a TRAILSTAR flatbed truck from Goldhofer \u2013 a vehicle and load safety configuration that can serve as a model for transporting earth-moving machinery, and that Max Wild already uses in its construction projects.<\/p>\n