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 ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has scheduled a public meeting on implementation of the North American Standard for Protection Against Shifting and Falling Cargo. The meeting scheduled ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently issued a Technical Review of cargo securement practices for square bales of hay and straw. Based on previous testing, FMCSA concluded that ...

For many years prior to the final exemption approval, the California Highway Patrol was granting one-year exemptions to California ag haulers to allow the newer tie-down methods. The alternative cargo ...

Click here to write a Letter to the Editor. he Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has proposed revising its rules that govern how cargo is secured on flatbed trailers. The regulations, which ...

In its June 9 newsletter to members, the American Trucking Assns. reported that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to amend its Final ...

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 ...

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 ...

When properly securing cargo to a flatbed or step deck trailer, there are specific logistics challenges, i.e., how to safely load, secure and transport unique items that, because of size, shape and ...

Steel coil haulers can now bring coils to and from Alabama without additional certification above what’s required by federal law. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration posted in the Federal ...