Cargo Securement Flatbeds (v1)

Cargo Securement Flatbeds

Course Length: 60 minutes

This course helps drivers understand flatbed cargo loading and the flatbed cargo securement process. It features J. J. Keller’s exclusive Check On Learning exercises designed to put the student’s comprehension to the test in unique and highly interactive simulations.

Related Regulations: This program addresses the requirements of 49 CFR Section 392.9 and Part 393, Subpart I.

Covers key topics, including:

• Pre-trip and en route responsibilities related to cargo loading, cargo inspection, and cargo securement
• Differences between direct tiedown and indirect tiedown methods
• How each method affects the number of tiedowns required
• Restraining capacity of tiedown devices, how to determine them, and how they affect cargo securement
• Determining the minimum number of tiedowns required for loads, and know why it often makes sense to go above and beyond the minimum requirements
• Proper cargo securement techniques
• How cargo securement and Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) are related
• Securement requirements for several common types of cargo typically hauled by flatbeds

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