| Not every state in the U.S. has a mandatory | | | | 1. Fully Automatic Tarp System |
| truck tarp law for hauling product such as asphalt, | | | | 2. Semi-Automatic Tarp System |
| sand and aggregate, but every state does have | | | | 3. Manual Hand Tarp |
| littering laws which requires haulers of refuse to | | | | The Fully Automatic System is an electric or |
| cover their loads in order to prevent garbage | | | | hydraulic operated system in which the operator |
| from littering the roadways. Also, upon entering | | | | controls buttons or levers to cover and uncover |
| landfills throughout the country, signs are normally | | | | the load from the ground. |
| posted that require all loads to be covered with a | | | | A Semi-Automatic System is a tower that raises |
| tarp upon entering and exiting the landfill. | | | | high above the load between the cab and the |
| There are also requirements at many landfills and | | | | container, and a rope is pulled by the operator |
| transfer stations for drivers of vehicles to stay | | | | standing in back of the vehicle to pull the tarp |
| on the ground and often remain in their vehicles | | | | over the load. The rope is tied off to the back of |
| when dumping their loads. Operators are | | | | the container to secure the tarp. To uncover, the |
| therefore restricted from climbing on their | | | | operator reverses the process and the tarp is |
| vehicles to tarp and untarp their loads. In these | | | | retracted like a window shade. |
| cases, an automated truck tarping system is | | | | A Manual Hand Tarp is simply a rectangular tarp |
| required on the vehicle to cover and uncover the | | | | that is thrown over the load by the operator and |
| load from ground level or from inside the cab of | | | | secured manually with rubber straps to hooks |
| the vehicle. | | | | around the container. |
| The purpose of this article is to identify the need | | | | These three categories of Truck Covers satisfy |
| to tarp refuse loads and the three categories of | | | | the requirements of the law to contain a refuse |
| roll off tarping systems to choose from: | | | | load and prevent garbage from littering the |
| | | | roadways, as well as any state tarp law. |