Why Cut-to-Length Steel Requires a Different Approach to Load Securement Than Coil
The federal rule that protects coil doesn't extend to cut-to-length, blanked, or plate steel. Here's why that gap matters now, and what a compliant load can still get wrong.
What Large Power Transformer Packaging Has to Get Right Before the Bushing Leaves the Dock
Large power transformers ship disassembled, and the bushings, radiators, and conservator tanks that travel separately from the main tank carry more transit risk than most packaging plans account for. With lead times already running 128 to 144 weeks, a shock event on one of those components doesn't end in a freight claim. It ends in a re-test and rebuild cycle stacked onto a queue with no room left to absorb it. Here's what a packaging plan needs to get right before the next unit ships.
What Switching to Domestic Steel Means for Your Packaging Spec
Section 232 tariffs have pushed manufacturers to move steel programs from import supply chains to domestic service centers. The coil that arrives from a domestic supplier is a different physical object than what import receiving docks were built around. The packaging spec that determines whether the first delivery works is one the manufacturer has to write.