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    Say what? I'm busting my balls at 50+ years of age to start a second career. I've already retired early from the first. To snatch a securement device from me because I hesitated was BS. Yelled at me in front of a long line of truckers in the securement line. I'll complain all I want - I've earned that right.
     
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    I have 5 offers still open. I attended a well known and respected PTDI-Certified course that was 8 weeks.
    I'm going to the director in the morning. He seems to be willing to work with me.
     
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    Just don't hop around. If you go to different company, stay there until you get your year in.

    It will benefit you.
     
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    Sorry Brother, trying to help.
     
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    Hey OP can you cite the rules for securement without looking them up?
     
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    Ummmm..... No
     
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    If hes still in training i wouldnt expect him to have it down. Learning to drive is hard enough but having to learn securement and all the regs on different types of loads is tough . It took me awhile to
     
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    Do you know the basic rules? Like how many feet apart at most are straps supposed to be? The WLL of a strap and how it relates to securing a load?

    If you know the basics, you can start to think about how many and where your straps need to be while getting loaded.

    My rule of thumb is 2 in the 1st 4ft (because Tx requires it) and then I do another every 8 or so ft if I've got a load that takes up the majority of my trailer. This usually more than meets my WLL requirements as well.
     
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