FleetOwner recently covered the latest trends and equipment to keep cargo safe and secure, from automated decking systems to futuristic lightweight materials that can replace steel chains. But even as ...

The failure to properly prevent shifting loads, spilled or dropped cargo due to improper load securement, or cargo retention has comprised as many as 82% of the violations under the Cargo-Related ...

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Kinedyne and Heavy Duty Trucking magazine are hosting an upcoming training webinar on cargo securement inspections that helps fleets prepare for the upcoming Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s ...

A freshly-minted driver who recently had graduated from a CDL school came by to chat with his instructors and let them know how things were going. He’d just gotten hired by a big fleet, and the ...

Fleets and drivers will need to be up to date on cargo securement requirements and regulations in a little over a month when the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance conducts its annual 72-hour ...

Cargo securement issues accounted for 12.2% of out of service (OOS) violations during last year’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance International Roadcheck, the No. 4 violation on the list preceded ...

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 ...

ANSBACH, Germany (Dec. 17, 2014) -- The U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach Safety Office recently sponsored a load securement training class. Twelve personnel started the class, and nine passed the rigorous ...

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance has asked U.S. and Canadian trucking regulators to explore a solution that would permit roadside inspectors to cite shippers — not just drivers and motor ...

This story appears in the June 8 print edition of Transport Topics. Commercial vehicle safety inspectors in the United States, Canada and Mexico pulled over trucks and buses in large numbers last week ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced in a Federal Register notice published April 15 that truck drivers hauling certain agricultural commodities can now use alternate methods for ...