Delta, Ohio-based K&L Trucking is petitioning the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to expand an existing exemption that allows the company to use an alternative steel coil securement method ...

Steel coils can be some of the toughest freight to haul because their massive weight is concentrated in one small area on the trailer — not to mention their tendency to roll. While properly securing ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is seeking comments on a petition submitted by the American Trucking Associations requesting a determination that Alabama’s Metal Coil Securement Act is ...

What kind of truck accident has seriously damaged interstate highway around downtown Birmingham, Ala., about 30 times since 1987? Flatbeds dropping steel loads, usually coils, whether by rollover, ...

Certain carriers hauling metal coils can continue to use the pre-Jan. 1, 2004, cargo securement regulations with the coils loaded in rows, side-by-side, with the eyes facing the sides of the trailer.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has granted a petition submitted by the American Trucking Associations asking the agency to determine if Alabama's Metal Coil Securement Act is ...

The adjustable load securement system (ALSS) from Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. is now available for all types of loads on Utility flatbed trailers, the company announced The adjustable load ...

American Trucking Associations has asked the federal government to overturn an Alabama law requiring truck drivers who transport metal coils to obtain special certification to do so. The requirements, ...

Utility Trailer Manufacturing says its Adjustable Load Securement System (ALSS) option for Utility flatbed trailers is now available for all types of hauls, now including coils. The ALSS option was ...

MONTGOMERY, Alabama --- A federal agency has struck down parts of an Alabama law passed in 2009 to fix the problem of metal coils falling off transfer trucks, resulting in accidents and damaged ...

Doonan Specialized Trailer announced it has designed and manufactured a new ‘Series 2’ V-channel trough flatbed coil haul trailer for special loading applications where coils cannot be transferred ...