Cargo Securement (DOT / FMCSA Focus)
1-Day | Securement Awareness & Compliance Fundamentals Course Number: CS-101
Covers core securement rules, basic physics of load movement, working load limits (WLL), tie-down types, anchor points, and common failure modes. Includes inspection checklists and pre-trip considerations.
Highlights
- DOT/FMCSA fundamentals and WLL basics
- Tie-down types, anchor points, and inspection habits
- Common failures and prevention practices
- Knowledge check included
- Securement calculation and tie-down quantity rules
- Emergency breakdown responsibility and procedures
2-Day | Applied Methods, Advanced Planning and Preparation Consistency Course Number: CS-102
Builds on core securement fundamentals with expanded hands-on application and advanced planning techniques across multiple cargo types and transport scenarios. Participants perform securement calculations, apply chains, binders, straps, blocking/bracing, and edge protection, and review commodity-specific securement methods where applicable. The day also introduces complex and oversize load scenarios, multi-directional force planning, and development of written securement plans to support compliance and defensibility. Instruction includes scenario-based exercises, inspection techniques, and practical field or yard activities when feasible, along with written and practical competency verification.
Highlights
- Securement calculations and tie-down quantity requirements
- Commodity-specific methods (machinery, materials, coils, and specialized loads)
- Advanced and oversize load planning scenarios
- Multi-directional force and risk evaluation
- Written securement plan development and defensibility
- Hands-on application and inspection techniques
- Scenario-based and field/yard exercises (when feasible)
- Written and practical competency verification
