I showed my brother this pic before he is a truck driver. And he laughed of course but he said yeah in many states no matter what is on the truck if it is an open bed like this it MUST be strapped down. No matter the distance.
@princessmonstertru is right.
basically in new jersey if you don't strap it and say a rock or small stick in the pile blows off and hit a car you can get a ticket for unsecured load. and when I say ticket im not talking fifty dollars it can get ridiculous depending on what you lost and or how big of a prick the cop is.
@princessmonstertru is right.