When transporting any cargo in light-duty trucks, proper load securement should be fundamental. However, according to a study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, more than 200,000 crashes involved debris on U.S. roadways during the past four years, resulting in 39,000 injuries and more than 500 deaths between 2011 and 2014. Lee McCord, Vice […]
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Announcing Three New Products from Adrian’s Safety Solutions
Three New Products to Keep Your Warehouse and Fleet Safe Catch Net Designed for walkway and work area protection, the Catch Net modular safety netting system installs in minutes with our unique, no tools needed hardware. All Catch Nets are made to custom size to ensure a proper fit. Like our other products, these nets […]
How a Progressive Utility Partnered with Bednet® for Environmentally Sound Solutions
Right-Sizing the Fleet Dale Collins (CAFM*) is a man on a mission. As Fleet Services Supervisor for Fairfax Water (a metro DC utility), Dale has taken a long hard look at his fleet and potential fleet solutions. Bigger, he has found, is not necessarily better. While it is essential that vehicles in the fleet must […]
Original Bednet® Versatility
Best Practices Mechanics Trucks, Utility Body, Service Beds, and Sidewall Usage: Whether you are a utility, construction or service company, you probably have trucks with boxes and sidewalls and you might wonder what the best practice is on using your Bednet®. Your Original Bednet® Cargo Restraint is very versatile and can be easily adapted to […]
Unsecured Load Causes Critical Injuries
Securing your load is important. In April 2015 an accident with injuries occurred in Miami-Dade Florida where a tractor-trailer lost control and crossed the median into oncoming traffic. The 18 wheeler was trying to avoid a wheelbarrow that had fallen out of a pickup truck. Six vehicles in addition to the tractor-trailer were involved in […]
Bungee Cord Mayhem
We all love the Allstate mayhem commercials with the “Mayhem Like Me” guy. The newest commercial hits home, and frankly, Mayhem’s not the problem. So many problems that Mayhem throws our way could be thwarted by slowing down and taking care of the details. We’ve all sped up to pass or slowed down to get […]
Sometimes you just need to take two trips!
Listen up… we all want it done now. We are tired. We want to get home. We want to finish the job. Don’t be that guy. Not even the Bednet® Original Cargo Restraint System would restrain this load safely. Here are some tips for securing your load if you don’t have a Bednet: Don’t stack loose […]
The Law and Your Pickup Truck
Do I have to secure everything in the back of my pickup? In short, no. If you happen to be in Hawaii, you don’t have to secure bird feathers (HRS § 291C-131), and if you are taking produce to market in Tennessee, you won’t get a ticket for your unsecured tomatoes (Tenn. Code Ann. § […]