Safety meetings

Why we tied that load wrong last month — and how not to next time.

Compass picked this topic because of inspection 2026-09-09 — a 393.110 cargo-securement violation. The meeting reviews 49 CFR 393 Subpart I tiedown count requirements, the working load limit (WLL) math, and walks through the specific load type that got flagged.

"Last month one of our trucks got hit at a Level 1 inspection for 393.110 — cargo securement. The driver had used three tiedowns instead of four for a 10-foot piece of steel. The math: at WLL 5,400 lb per tiedown, three is 16,200 lb total, but the load weighed 18,000 lb. The rule is half the cargo weight in aggregate WLL plus a count requirement based on length. Today let's walk through the count — and how to spot it before the scale does..."