caler

English translation: secure

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French term or phrase:	caler
English translation:	secure
Entered by:	Ysabel812

13:52 Feb 3, 2009

French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping

French term or phrase: caler

From a freight forwarding contract:

Le prestataire s'engage à prendre à sa charge et sous sa responsabilité, par tout moyen de transport...des marchandises, chargées et calées sur véhicule par les soins du fournissuer, jusqu'à rendu destination...

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Ysabel812

secure

Explanation:
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literally 'wedged' but 'secured' seems more appropriate

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Graham macLachlan
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4 +3

secure

Graham macLachlan

4 +1

secure

Alfredo Vargas

4 +1

chock

Bourth (X)

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

secure

Graham macLachlan
Local time: 21:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
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6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

secure

Explanation:
It's not enough to charge the merchandise, it is also important to secure it in weight and balance to assure safety.

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Example sentence(s):

Truck and freight companies have legal obligations to protect you from accidents caused by improperly secured freight.

Reference: http://www.indytrucklawyer.com/PracticeAreas/Loose-Freight-A...

Alfredo Vargas
United States
Local time: 14:45
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

chock

Explanation:
chocks - Suitable blocks used primarily to restrain loads which could move during transit. Also known as cleats or scotches.
[The Official New Zealand Truck Loading Code: Code of Practice for the safety of loads on heavy vehicles, pub. by Land Transport Safety Authority, ISBN 0-473-06104-X]

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Assuming, that is, the text specifies elsewhere that the load must be tied down, if light enough to take off. Depends what we are carrying.

"Dynamic forces will tend to exceed such frictional forces and render a load insecure. It is therefore necessary to provide additional restraint to prevent the load moving. This restraint is normally provided by means of lashings secured to the vehicle chassis [kinky!] and load platform OR by various baulking arrangements such as loading racks, headboards and chocks."
[same source]

For flat-bed trucks and trailers, I imagine it would be wise to both chock and tie down a load. For enclosed vehicles, it may not be necessary to tie loads down, but chocking would help prevent them slithering about.

Bourth (X)
Local time: 21:45
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Native speaker of:

English
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