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 ...

Five months into his tenure hauling flatbed as an owner-operator leased to New Line Transport out of Orlando, Fla., Ricardo Flores well understood the risks associated with load securement. In the ...

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 ...

What kind of truck accident has seriously damaged interstate highway around downtown Birmingham, Ala., about 30 times since 1987? Flatbeds dropping steel loads, usually coils, whether by rollover, ...

The web-based load-matching and logistics company eflatbed.com, Rochester, Pa., is distributing a how-to manual for flatbed haulers. Called the Loading and Securement Manual, the 48-page booklet is ...

Half the fun of learning about hauling flatbeds is learning the lingo. There are all sorts of names for the same piece of equipment, and these vary depending on where you are in Canada. Westerners ...

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 ...

Fontaine announced a new flatbed trailer, Impact, that it said balances strength, weight, and cost for open-deck trucking operations. “The Impact trailer is a durable, lightweight, and cost-effective ...

Fontaine Trailer used the Technology and Maintenance Council’s annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., to debut its new Revolution and Revolution Hybrid flatbed trailers, which the company says make ...