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CDL FLATBED SECUREMENT QUIZ — CHECK BEFORE THE EXAM Flatbed securement is where CDL candidates lose points they did…

FMCSA CARGO QUIZ — FIND THE RULES YOU THINK YOU KNOW Most securement violations come from a rule the…

TIE-DOWN COUNT CALCULATOR — THE FEDERAL MINIMUM One short crate and one long beam of the same weight need…

CARGO COMPLIANCE CHECK — FIND THE GAP BEFORE DOT DOES Two minutes in the yard is cheaper than an…

STEEL COIL TIE-DOWN — COUNT PLUS THE COIL-ONLY RULES Coils are the load most likely to put a driver…

MACHINERY TIE-DOWN — EQUIPMENT WITH PARTS THAT MOVE Equipment with booms, buckets or tracks has to be restrained twice:…

LUMBER TIE-DOWN CALCULATOR — BANDED AND LOOSE STOCK Lumber shifts, settles and chews through webbing on a long haul….

STEP DECK TIE-DOWN — THE COUNT FOR A DROPPED DECK LOAD A step deck changes where the load sits,…

FLATBED TIE-DOWN CALCULATOR — A COUNT YOU CAN DEFEND You are loaded, due at the scale, and you need…

BREAK STRENGTH VS WLL — WHY THE BIG NUMBER ISN’T YOURS Bought a strap advertised at 10,000 lb and…