Term of the Road Dictionary
spreader [cargo handling]
- Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
- Theme : Operations Transport Multimodal Transport
- Definition : 1. Device used for lifting containers and unitized cargo. 2. Beam of frame that spreads the slings during cargo operations. 3. Mechanism connecting the lifting cables on a crane or gantry to a container. Note: a spreader has four adjustable fixing points designed to connect with the upper twistlock corners on 20' or 40' containers [EN 14943].