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4-4 Cargo Mounting Considerations
Section 4: Cargo Mounting Considerations
Cargo Loading
WARNING: Ford recommends that police equipment be both secured and laterally
aligned. Hard, stiff or sharp objects, especially when not secured or correctly located, pose
a risk to the occupants. Aftermarket organizers that do not adequately deform in
rear-impacts can themselves become injury-producing objects. Failure to follow these
instructions may result in personal injury.
A slogan has been developed to increase police agency awareness of the importance of cargo
packing. Improve police officer safety by implementing a cargo-packing process called ‘‘LOAD
SAFE’’.
LOAD SAFE
Lateral Soft
Orientation And
And Fixed
Direction Equipment
Equipment Categories and Placement
WARNING: Gasoline should not be stored in the cargo area at any time, regardless of
container. Failure to follow this instruction may result in personal injury.
It is recognized that a wide variety of equipment is carried in police vehicles as noted above. This
section addresses the inherent risks of various types of equipment in the event of a high-speed
rear impact.
• Carrying Not Recommended —The following items have been observed in police vehicles and
should not be transported in the vehicle cargo area: containers with gasoline, loose ammunition,
loose flares, loose fire extinguisher(s), loose 4-point lug wrenches, loose crowbars, loose axes
and other loose equipment with potential injury capability in collisions.
• Carry With Caution —These items will require special packing or mounting consideration.
Examples include (with proposed orientation): fire extinguisher (fixed), lug wrench 4-point (fixed,
vertical), rolotape measuring wheel (fixed, vertical), safety flares (lateral orientation, in a
container), stop stick (lateral), shovel (lateral, place at rear of cargo area), shotgun and rifle
(lateral, store in case), baton (lateral, place at rear of cargo area), electronic equipment and
ammunition (container). Flares should be placed in a protective storage container (preferably
soft-sided plastic). Flares with spikes attached should be laterally oriented in the cargo area.
2010 Expedition SSV Modifiers Guide, 07/2009