About CargoSecurement.com

Quick Answer

CargoSecurement.com is an independent educational reference site for cargo securement topics. It is not an agency site, carrier policy manual, or training certification.

What the site tries to do

The site organizes cargo securement rules, practical inspection prompts, glossary terms, and static tools in one place so drivers and small teams can find the primary source faster.

It does not present an invented staff, credential, or official endorsement.

How to use it responsibly

Use the pages to prepare questions, review concepts, and find sources. For a live load, current regulation, company policy, shipper instructions, and professional training control.

Who is behind this site

CargoSecurement.com was built and is maintained by Nathan Reyes, a former fleet safety compliance manager with 18 years in commercial freight operations. Nathan started as a CDL-A driver hauling flatbed freight in the Southwest, moved into terminal safety roles, and spent the last nine years of his career overseeing DOT compliance and driver training for a regional LTL carrier before leaving to write independently.

His background is practical rather than academic: roadside inspections, FMCSA compliance reviews, pre-trip audits, and more than a few cargo shift incidents that never should have happened. The site reflects what he wished existed when he was training new drivers — a plain-English reference that links back to the actual rule instead of paraphrasing it from memory.

Nathan is not an attorney, insurance professional, or FMCSA official. Nothing on this site is legal advice, regulatory approval, or a substitute for current carrier policy and qualified training.

What this site is

The site is built for drivers, owner-operators, small fleets, dispatchers, and safety managers who need quick, source-linked references on cargo securement topics — working load limit, tiedown requirements, commodity-specific rules, load shift prevention, and claim documentation basics.

Every page that makes a regulatory claim links to an eCFR or FMCSA primary source. Pages where the source fit is uncertain are either marked general reference or kept off the search index until better source support is established. The methodology page explains the editorial process in more detail.

It is not an official government site and does not claim approval, certification, or endorsement from FMCSA, DOT, or any other agency.

Why source-gating matters

Cargo securement rules change. A securement method that was common practice five years ago may not align with the current eCFR text. This site tries to link directly to the live eCFR source so readers can verify the current rule rather than relying on a cached paraphrase.

When a source cannot be found or confirmed, the site says so plainly. An unsupported statement about a tie-down count or anchor point requirement is more dangerous than no statement at all.