Some partitions (e.g. Adrian Steel) are ordered as 3 panels. I wonder if it would be acceptable to just install the side panels and leave out the center panel.
The ones that let you stow a 6 ft stepladder sideways at the bottom are clever. From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Radabaugh Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 6:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] cargo van partition/bulkhead question I don’t know that there is any legal requirement, but I wouldn’t want to have an employee injured in a work van without one and have to deal with that. I suppose in your van you can do what you want :-) I have had one (ex) employee total a Sprinter in a front end collision. There was a lot of stuff up against the partition. Just about ripped the ladder rack off the top. Mark On Sep 28, 2016, at 7:11 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Is there any legal or insurance requirement to have one of these? I hate them, and while I understand they are to prevent decapitation by a flying object from the cargo area, I can’t recall ever having such a flying object. I like having a rear window on the van for visibility, and even with a backup camera and sideview mirrors, being able to see out the back is nice. Are there other advantages to them? I guess the AC and heater might work better if isolated from the cargo space. I’ve seen claims it makes the cabin quieter, but anytime I’ve driven a van with a partition, there has been an annoying rattle from the door to the back. I could maybe see if you could put some shelving units up against the back of the partition. That might even make a van with dual sliding side doors viable.
