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 ...

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 ...

Kinedyne says its new Coil Chock and Friction Mat offers a better way to keep steel coils on the trailer where they belong. Kinedyne’s new Coil Chock and Friction Mat combines a longer, adjustable ...

All drivers hauling metal coil in Alabama are required to be certified on coil securement by June 1. The Alabama rule applies only to loads that initiate or terminate in the state. The certification ...

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 ...

Steel coil haulers can now bring coils to and from Alabama without additional certification above what’s required by federal law. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration posted in the Federal ...

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, ...

Flatbed-mounted steel coils can pose a number of safety risks. A new company called Coil Saver says it has developed a safe and economical way to secure steel coils during transportation. Coil Saver ...

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 ...

Rubber-lined well accommodates big, heavy metal coils, which are usually strapped down. Sliding shelter covers the load. Most truckers who haul heavy rolls of steel and other metals use flatbeds, but ...