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

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has modified or clarified several aspects of its load securement regulations in response to various petitions for rulemaking submitted following the ...

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 ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces a public meeting concerning the implementation of the North American Standard for Protection against Shifting or Falling Cargo. FMCSA ...

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 ...

The FMCSA has developed a publication designed to help carriers understand the new cargo securement rules that went into effect on January 1 The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently announced a series of amendments to the U.S. Cargo Securement Regulations as to further harmonize them to the North American ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, (June 13, 2005) — The American Trucking Associations is reporting that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing to amend its ...

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 ...