Getting Ready for This Year’s Roadcheck
Proper attention to load securement is important not only to pass roadside inspections, but even more importantly, to protect the safety of others on the highway. Photo: Linda Stelter / The Birmingham News
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Proper attention to load securement is important not only to pass roadside inspections, but even more importantly, to protect the safety of others on the highway. Photo: Linda Stelter / The Birmingham News
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During the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s 30th annual International Roadcheck June 6-8, authorities will be conducting approximately 17 Level I Inspections per minute across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. This year, inspectors will pay special attention to cargo securement.
A common misconception is that only flatbed loads require cargo inspections, but inspections are required on all vehicles unless the cargo is sealed or otherwise impractical to check. However, platform and other open trailer loads, being the most visible, are a primary focus.
Barnhart Transportation in Erie, Pennsylvania, recently took advantage of Kinedyne’s cargo securement training as part of an annual safety picnic. Barnhart runs 109 trucks, with much of its freight being oversize equipment such as locomotives. While the company does go over load securement in driver orientation, the company wanted to offer drivers a more personal training experience, says Holly Ambover, Barnhart’s health, environmental and safety coordinator.
“The drivers responded to it well, they asked a lot of questions at the end of it,” she says. “We got a lot of feedback from the drivers that it was very beneficial and they learned a lot.”
The training was led by Jeff Luick, a former driver who’s now a regional account rep and trainer for Kinedyne. He worked with his company to start offering this free training through its distributors a few years ago.
“I was trained by a driver, and the driver who trained me was also trained by a driver,” he explains. “You end up taking that information as gospel without really looking into the regulations yourself. What I found is some of the information passed from driver to driver …Read the rest of this story
