The objection of this dissertation is to examine effects of stowed cargo on safety driving of a vehicle. Based on general experience of weighing trucks and monitoring of cargo fixture, my attempt was to summarize related legislative conditions of the operation of trucks in terms of payload, weighing and stowing of cargo. In the first part I worked on consistent methodology of stowing and fastening of cargo on trucks. I've included various methods of loading cargo and different ways of fastening and their calculations. The main body of the second part is a practical methodology of inspectional weighing of trucks on the road. In this section I took into account the current method and procedure of inspectional weighing and measuring of trucks. During my trial weighing of different types of trucks I proved that the key factor for safe seating and lashing of load on a vehicle is determining center of gravity of the vehicle. I solve this problem in detail in the last part of my work.

At request of the company Climeon, this study was made regarding transportability of skid mounted heavy machinery. The study aimed to investigate what constraining dimensions there might be when transporting by road and sea as well as necessary features that would accommo date lifting, handling, lashing and securing. A literature study was done on the topic of common load carriers and logistics with heavy transports. An interview study was conducted with employees at Climeon to learn how transports are done currently, as well as input on how transports and handling of the machinery could be of higher quality. A conceptual design was made where lifting was simulated with aid of the FEA tool in SolidWorks. An analysis of necessary lashing points was done in Matlab to verify safe transports on road and sea. A dimensional constraint study was made where dimensional breaking points were identified. Price inquiries for these were sent to a forwarding agent to attempt to quantify the cost for transporting skids of various sizes. Trucking is a good mean for transporting within Europe. Roll on-Roll off or flat rack shipping are viable options for transporting large and sensitive machinery when transport by sea is necessary. Lashing the skid could be done mainly with direct lashes in combination with rubber mats for increased friction. A machinery in this order of magnitude can be lifted with a single hook if the structural elements and the lifting eyes are placed positioned in a proper way. / På uppdrag av företaget Climeon gjordes denna studie gällande transporterbarhet av rammonterade maskiner. Studiens mål var bland annat att hitta brytpunkter för dimensionering baserat på väg- och sjötransporter, samt att ta reda på vilka funktioner som behövs för att tillgodose lyft, hantering, surrning och säkring. En literaturstudie utfördes, med fokus på olika lastbärare och logistik kring tunga transporter. För att få djupare insikt i hur transportkvaliteten kan ökas, samt samla in information kring den nuvarande transporthanteringen, utfördes en intervjustudie med anställda från företaget. En konceptuell design togs fram där lyft simulerades med hjälp av FEM-analys i SolidWorks. En analys gjordes i Matlab där nödvändiga surrningspunkter undersöktes för att verifiera säkra transporter på väg och till sjöss. En studie där dimensionella begränsningars inverkan på transportpris gjordes, prisförfrågningar skickades då till en speditör och ett försök gjordes till att kvantiera priset för olika dimensioner på ramen. Lastbil är ett bra sätt att transportera tungt maskineri inom Europa. Roll on-Roll off och flat rack de bästa sättet för transport till sjöss, för stora och ömtåliga maskiner. Maskinen kan säkras i surrningsöglor med spännband eller kedja i direkt surrning i kombination med gummimatta för ökad friktion. En rammonterad maskin i denna storleksordning kan lyftas via ett enkrokslyft om lyftöglor och ramelement är placerade på ett lämpligt vis.