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 ...

Cargo securement is one of two areas that is the focus of this year’s International Roadcheck. In this annual commercial vehicle inspection blitz, May 16-18, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kinedyne, manufacturer of cargo securement devices for the trucking industry, will host a cargo securement webinar later this month in advance of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International ...

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 ...

Though tailored for an audience of fleet managers and executives, Overdrive‘s and sister site CCJ‘s Equipment Editor Jack Roberts has an article on CCJ discussing cargo securement for flatbed ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

ANSBACH, Germany (May 13, 2015) -- The U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach Safety Office hosted load securement training April 28 through 30 at Urlas for 12th Combat Aviation Brigade and USAG Ansbach Soldiers ...