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Originally Posted by eplurubus
I went into a local store today to buy some lever chain binders, and the guy said that they don't sell them anymore because they are not DOT approved. I was OTR in 2005 with a flatbed company, and all we used were lever binders. Was this guy telling me the truth?
from website
http://www.fws.gov/policy/243fw5.html
G.When tie-down chains are used, ratchet load binders are the only approved style of load binders.We do not permit lever type load binders due to their inherent safety hazards.