Times are tough for the American truck driver, but when the going gets tough, the tough get to doing strap work and still remember to do the pre-trip and other en route inspections. This month, law ...

In 2013, a Salt Lake City police officer was seriously injured in an accident caused by debris on the highway. Unsecure items being transported by cars and trucks is an ongoing problem; according to ...

Securing loads is a matter of safety and good business. If a piece of cargo is damaged because it shifts or falls off a trailer, the carrier and driver won t be paid because the load didn t get ...

Truckers hauling heavy loads can take a heavy toll on traffic when equipment failures and inattention to detail cause accidents, a string of truck wrecks during the past two weeks shows. The wrecks: A ...

Five months into his tenure hauling flatbed as an owner-operator leased to New Line Transport out of Orlando, Fla., Ricardo Flores well understood the risks associated with load securement. In the ...

The prevention of accidents caused by cargo shifting or falling during transport was the impetus for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's 2002 Final Rule mandating the use of cargo ...

Secure loads should be on every driver’s mind throughout the year, but especially during the holiday season. Tis the season to gather, share food and give gifts, all of which generates waste. From ...

According to U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) statistics, commercial motor vehicles transport an estimated 11 billion tons of cargo annually, which is approximately 71 percent of the nation’s ...