Two Awesome New Flatbed Sections Now In The High Road Training Program!
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You're welcome you guys!
I have read up to the section on securing logs and loved it. It's very similar information to a book on securement I read through when I first started.
It almost certainly is the same information. The Cargo Securement Program was built from the Cargo Securement Handbook by the FMCSA.
I'm going to go through the sections to help you see if there might be any glitches in there, but I just haven't had the time to get started on that little project yet. Too many irons in the fire for the moment, but I will get to it.
I think you should have your daughter put on her pink hard hat and start learning some cargo securement so she can help advise her dad on proper strategies! See if the program works for a newbie!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
FMCSA:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
- Commercial Drivers' Licenses
- Data and Analysis
- Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement
- Research and Technology
- Safety Assistance
- Support and Information Sharing
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
I'm starting Cargo Securement today and am eternally grateful you've set them up. I'm looking forward to learning this stuff and being the expert on the dock on this subject.
-mountain girl
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I have gone through the first two sections so far so good