Nanaimo : Règlement no 5000, art. 55.1(1) — Traffic and Highways Regulation Bylaw

No person shall drive or operate a vehicle on a highway while the vehicle is carrying a load unless the load is secured

• (a) by sides, sideboards or side stakes and a rear endgate, endboard or endstakes that Bylaw No. 5000 (Consolidated Version)
• (i) are securely attached to the vehicle,
• (ii) are strong enough and high enough to fully contain the load and to ensure that the load will not shift upon or fall from the vehicle, and
• (iii) have no aperture large enough to permit any part of the load to pass through.
• (b) where the load length falls within a load length category set out in column 1 of the following Table, by the number of tie downs set opposite the category in column 1, and as many additional tie downs as are necessary to secure the load by
• (i) direct contact, or
• (ii) dunnage that is secured by the tie downs and is in contact with the exterior, including topmost load, in a manner that safely holds interior pieces of the load without causing exterior pieces to crush or break up, or
• (c) by the methods described in paragraphs a & b, and the driver or the operator shall ensure that tie downs when in use, are distributed evenly along the load. TABLE Length of load along longitudinal Minimum number of axis of vehicle tie downs required not over 2.5 m 2 over 2.5 m but not over 7.5 m 3 over 7.5 m but not over 10 m 4 over 10 m but not over 12.5 m 5 over 12.5 m but not over 15 m 6