Overdrive

Securement accountability, mentoring, training: A simple procedure any small-fleet owner might employ

It's been quite a long time since I've heard from longtime independent owner-operator and independent dispatcher Gary McGaha, of Gary's Fleet Service, based in Phelan, California. More than 10 years ...
Truckinginfo

5 Cargo Securement Articles to Prepare for CVSA Roadcheck

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 ...
Truckinginfo

How to Secure Cargo on Open-Deck Trailers

Securing a load on an open-deck trailer presents a unique set of challenges for heavy-duty trucking operators, with no walls to contain cargo. Those who secure the payload to the trailer’s structure ...
CCJ

Tied down: Cargo securement tips to lower CSA scores

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 ...
CCJ

Beating the Blitz: Cargo securement ranks number three for OOS violations

Note: This is the seventh in a multi-part series that have published in advance of this year’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) International Roadcheck blitz from June 4-6. Previous coverage ...