A four year AAA study concluded that debris in the road was responsible for more than 200,000 crashes of which two-thirds were caused by improperly secured cargo. These crashes resulted in 500 deaths and 39,000 injuries of innocent drivers. No one wants to be responsible for causing an accident or death and no one wants to live with that guilt. Normal precautions should be taken when hitting the road, but extra precautions should be taken when hitting the road with a truck bed full of cargo. One of those precautions should be properly securing the cargo in the truck bed. While this may seem like a no nonsense topic, it’s important nonetheless. Even if you are well versed in properly securing truck cargo, consider this a refresher course to ensure the safety of you, your cargo and other cars on the road with you.

Double Check

No matter how few times you have used your truck bed tie downs there are steps you should take to ensure that they are still usable a Read More