Patent ID: 8282324

Claim:
A method of preventing lateral movement of a coil, roll, or other cylindrical object, loaded in transverse trough of a transport vehicle, which transverse trough has a pair of sloping side walls for supporting a load, with said transport vehicle having a longitudinal centerline, said method comprising: (a) lining each said sloping side wall with a liner that resists lateral creep of a load placed in the transverse trough; (b) said step (a) comprising lining each said sloping side wall with at least one liner having a plurality of flexible rib elements that are capable of flexing in a direction toward the centerline of the transport vehicle for cushioning a load placed thereon, and for resistant bending in the reverse direction away from the centerline of the transport vehicle for resisting lateral movement of a load supported thereby, whereby lateral creep of the load toward either of two sides of the transport vehicle is arrested.