You might think that, but I couldn’t possibly say.
Late 80s~ early 90s I did five back to back loads of laundry liquid from the manufacturer in Melbourne to a retailer’ DC in Brisbane. I reloaded the same product to be returned to the manufacturer, for repackaging.
Each load was 28 pallets. That’s a floor load with four pallets doubled up, front and rear. The only restraint i used was a tarp. In the 9,000 kilometers not a drop of detergent was lost.
Carryfast all you know is what has been written by entities that have never done the job.
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Another driver there didn’t get the memo about roping between reels tut tut
One my dad drove in ‘68 when his MKV was getting ready for the new m.o.t regulations. Not many ropes on that and i’m guessing it would have been loaded with boxes of yarn from Courtaulds .Doesn’t seem to have moved much maybe the sheet held it together. I think photographed by Peter Davies on the Dock rd Liverpool. I’ve been told i’ve been in it but can’t remember
You’re saying that the tensile strength of a sheet is equal to ropes/straps/chains ?.That would be news to the ministry then or DVSA now.
For the benefit of the Mayor of Leatherhead ( Green Party or possibly Corbyn’s nominated rep ) The first shot of the unsheeted load of fire bricks was one I shot in our workshop in Milnthorpe and it was circa 73/4 and was one of my long pal Derrick Hill of Savage Transport of Penrith and Derrick’s 8LXB Borderer had just failed it’s MOT at M’thorpe test centre with a a slack track rod joint so he had shot down to our workshop and driven in over one of the pits to effect the repair and return to the MOT Station for a re test. Well as you can see the load of fire brick, 4 on the front 6 on the back were unsheeted and not roped . these would have been loaded at a GR Stein plant in Scotland destined for South Wales which was Savage Transports main traffic down and Coils back north to Scotland. The other two shots are of two loads of fire brick on my ,again long gone Pal Curly Cargill’s motors standing at his depot in Penrith and more than likely destined for South Wales which was also Curly’s main traffic on his Coilers. You can see that Curly’s loads were the same as Derrick’s 4 pallets over the pin and 6 over the bogie.. I was never aware that they ever lost any fire bricks although Derrick Hill was a bit more “in your face” than Curly as can be seen by the uncovered load although Curly’s loads were only covered by the sheet alone .Two fine long gone Hauliers from yesteryear !
I have a mate who’s well into his skydiving. I’m going to suggest that he gets busy with his Stanley knife and removes all that pesky sheeting stuff on his canopy and just leaves the ropes.
Should be fine.
Or chain for added strength. 
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It’s the same princeple as shrink wrapping pallets. With your theory we wouldn’t need shrink wrap. Just stop and think for once
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At least he’ll get to his destination quicker and spend an afternoon with the undertaker as the late great Fred would say
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Oh god…I thought all mention of Dock Rd. Liverpool was banned
“when will you be home my love”…"no idea, I’m loaded for Liverpool docks, expect me when you see me, kiss the children for me. 
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Steel on steel, with no headboard? I can hear some sharp intakes of breath.
I see it is chained, and guess it is rough rolled mild steel, but, not good practise IMHO.
(And no, I don’t suggest a sheet alone would have sufficed)
Mind you, if the front chain wasn’t tight enough, there would have zero chance of the load shooting through the cab. It would have been lying in the road.
Those bogie bolsters would more than likely have a wood beam insert so wouldn’t be exactly steel on steel, but get your point. Different times when i used to second man with my mate for Stevens with pole trailers no head board and we would with the long 90 foot beams out of Lackenby load them as close to cab to reduce the rear overhang to about 15 foot. The one proviso was a wire mesh net was wrapped over front and chained back tight, we called them pignets. Mr Foster the owner was insistent
on this practice and anyone caught with a load without one would be instantly dismissed. Picture of a 90 foot load taken on M5 at Michaelwood services.
I agree that the base layers on the load were most likley on timber, but the bundles are several layers thick and all the centres pieces would be steel on steel it appears.
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Not sure your Leatherhead mate would be happy with the sheet partially covering those drums Dennis .The sheet wont secure them😁
You’ve got to take into account that the top speed of that old AEC would be around 30mph and that would be pushing it. I’m not saying you’re wrong but that would be very pedestrian like on the road