Veículos de transporte de carga florestal : análise de fueiros e painéis de proteção

Abstract

This study aimed to present load analysis and logistics of forest transport vehicles network, road transportation from of Sinop city, Mato Grosso. That location has great movement of logs in its highways. Data collection took place between April-May 2015, the wood industries of the region. They sampled 25 vehicles of different models and load capacity, with the specific objective to characterize the forest transport vehicles, identify the types of vehicles and vehicle combinations, present cargo vehicle combinations in violation of the law, and the rate of non-compliance legislation, if any. It is thus verifying the quality of forest transport, aiming not only the regularity of the documentation, but the existence of the panels and logs mooring cables in accordance with current legislation. The use of such safety features, is of paramount importance because minimize workplace accidents and damage to third parties, whether in loading unloading or transportation. The parameters for search follow the normative established by CONTRAN (National Traffic Council) through Resolution No. 246 in which specifies the security items to be disposed in the body, and according to the law No. 9503 CONTRAN in which delimits height, width and length load.