Course Information
Truck drivers and cargo operators know that proper securement of loads to a trailer is critical to their safe and profitable operation. This online cargo securement safety training course explains important ways to secure loads, including heavy equipment. This driver training course includes how to:
- secure a load to prevent a load loss
- avoid trip delays –
- minimize damage to cargo, vehicle and property
- avoid increased insurance rates / premiums
- prevent avoid injury in support of the cargo securement standard aligned with the ministry of transportation safety standards
In Canada, the National Safety Code (NSC) Standard 10 details the rules for safely securing commercial vehicle loads. This national cargo securement standard ensures the safety of employees, drivers and the motoring public. Cargo carriers must ensure that any cargo they pull does not move, shift or spill onto roads. (as per Alberta Government 2014). It outlines the standards which can be adopted by the various Canadian jurisdictions.
The NSC Standard 10 rules state that:
“Cargo transported by a vehicle shall be contained, immobilized, or secured so that it cannot
- Leak, spill, blow off, fall from, fall through or otherwise be dislodged from the vehicle, or
- Shift upon or within the vehicle to such an extent that the vehicle’s stability or maneuverability is adversely affected.”
Volume Discounts are available!
Modules Include
- Module A: Importance of Load Securement
- Module B: Legislation / Regulations
- Module C: Load Limits and Tiedowns
- Module D: Load and Secure Cargo
- Module E: Load Securement Inspections and Checklist
- Module E: Commodities Securement Best Practices
Course Standards
Duration Time: Approximately 90 minutes
Passing Grade: Testing is conducted to evaluate the knowledge acquired in this online course. Students are provided three opportunities to achieve a passing grade of 80% or greater.
Certificate: Upon successful completion, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing. You can access your certificate through your online account.
What Will I Learn?
- Cargo securement requirements and load limits and restrictions on heavy vehicles
- About federal regulations and what they mean for drivers and carriers
- How cargo securement affects CSA scores
- Key concepts like working load limits and direct vs. indirect tiedowns securement devices, methods of securement
- Cargo securement requirements to safely load and secure cargo
- How to perform required (pre-trip and en route) flatbed and cargo inspections. i.e. dally vehicle inspection reports
- Securing common commodities techniques and best practices
This Course is For
This online training course is intended for commercial truck drivers who pull a flatbed trailer or who requires the skills to properly secure cargo to a trailer.
System Requirements
This course is universally compatible on computers and mobile devices. The course is created using standards that will allow the online course to play on most internet capable devices with standard web browsing capabilities including smartphone and tablets.
- Module A: Importance of Load Securement
- Module B: Legislation / Regulations
- Module C: Load Limits and Tiedowns
- Module D: Load and Secure Cargo
- Module E: Load Securement Inspections and Checklist
- Module E: Commodities Securement Best Practices
Duration Time: Approximately 90 minutes
Passing Grade: Testing is conducted to evaluate the knowledge acquired in this online course. Students are provided three opportunities to achieve a passing grade of 80% or greater.
Certificate: Upon successful completion, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing. You can access your certificate through your online account.
What Will I Learn?
- Cargo securement requirements and load limits and restrictions on heavy vehicles
- About federal regulations and what they mean for drivers and carriers
- How cargo securement affects CSA scores
- Key concepts like working load limits and direct vs. indirect tiedowns securement devices, methods of securement
- Cargo securement requirements to safely load and secure cargo
- How to perform required (pre-trip and en route) flatbed and cargo inspections. i.e. dally vehicle inspection reports
- Securing common commodities techniques and best practices
This Course is For
This online training course is intended for commercial truck drivers who pull a flatbed trailer or who requires the skills to properly secure cargo to a trailer.
System Requirements
This course is universally compatible on computers and mobile devices. The course is created using standards that will allow the online course to play on most internet capable devices with standard web browsing capabilities including smartphone and tablets.
- Cargo securement requirements and load limits and restrictions on heavy vehicles
- About federal regulations and what they mean for drivers and carriers
- How cargo securement affects CSA scores
- Key concepts like working load limits and direct vs. indirect tiedowns securement devices, methods of securement
- Cargo securement requirements to safely load and secure cargo
- How to perform required (pre-trip and en route) flatbed and cargo inspections. i.e. dally vehicle inspection reports
- Securing common commodities techniques and best practices
This online training course is intended for commercial truck drivers who pull a flatbed trailer or who requires the skills to properly secure cargo to a trailer.
System Requirements
This course is universally compatible on computers and mobile devices. The course is created using standards that will allow the online course to play on most internet capable devices with standard web browsing capabilities including smartphone and tablets.
This course is universally compatible on computers and mobile devices. The course is created using standards that will allow the online course to play on most internet capable devices with standard web browsing capabilities including smartphone and tablets.
$34.95
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- 90 minutes on-demand (self-paced) course
- Access on a computer and mobile device
- Certificate of Completion
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