When hauling cargo on a flatbed truck, securing the load properly is not just a best practice—it’s a necessity. One often overlooked but...

As a professional truck driver, staying compliant with road regulations is essential to ensuring safety, avoiding fines, and keeping your CD

The trucking industry is the backbone of America’s economy, moving over 70% of all freight across the country. As a driver, staying...

The Ultimate Guide to Semi-Truck Tire Pressure for Flatbed and Step Deck Drivers Maintaining the correct tire pressure is essential for...

Winter brings some of the most challenging driving conditions for truckers. Ice, snow, and freezing temperatures can turn a routine haul...

Instructions for Preventing Trailer Brakes from Freezing in Cold Weather To ensure the safe operation of your semi-truck during cold...

1. Tire Inspection Every 10 ° F change in air temperature can make vehicle, truck, and light truck tires lose one psi pressure. A tire...

Instruction for driver, onion loads: General Tips Best is to have at least half tank or full tank of fuel before getting to onion pick...

Flatbed Trailer Stack Use chains to secure all empty trailers to the bottom trailer. The chain in the front MUST be secured to the...

Structural Steel is inherently a difficult load to secure. Different shapes and sizes, along with the desire to keep a multiple piece...

Palletized Coils   Palletized coil: We will use Coil racks to keep the steel coil from rolling and support the coil off the deck. Only...

Windows securement: 1 Crates on the left in the picture contain the glass for all this frames, so they are the most heavy part of the...

These rules apply to bundles of dressed lumber, packaged lumber, building products such as plywood, wallboard or other materials of...

Pipe Securement. Make sure that concrete pipe doesn't roll or slide: Load pipe as compactly as possible Immobilize symmetrically stacked...

Spools of Cable To tie down spools  you will need dunnage, chains, nails and a hammer . In your load assignment it will tell you how many...

Position of the container Container securement: All lower corners of the container are placed on the flatbed Or the corners are supported...

How To Secure Tractor: According to the  FMCSA , vehicles with wheels or tracks that weigh 10,000 Lbs. or more are required to be tied...

Bags securement: You can use a combination of items to secure the cargo on your flatbed trailer. Chain binders, chains, and cargo straps...

Machinery Loads: The requirements in this section apply to the transportation of automobiles, light trucks, and vans that individually...

Use a breathable tarp system Secure Trees: Transporting trees can be tricky because they need to be covered with a tarp in order to...