Unlike packaging, which encloses cargo, tie-down restraint systems secure loads through controlled pre-tension generated by straps, chains, ropes, and fittings such as ratchet buckles or claw hooks.
Source: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/cargo-securing
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