Welcome to the USCC Blog
A trusted source for tie-down tips, lifting and rigging safety information, and more
- Blog Index
- 1" ratchet straps
- 12 pack moving blankets
- 2" ratchet straps
- 2016 taxes
- 3" ratchet strap
- 3" ratchet straps
- 3m tape
- 4" ratchet strap
- 4" ratchet straps
- 7x19 wire rope
- agriculture
- aircraft cable
- airline track
- appliance truck
- appreciation week
- ATV
- auto straps
- auto towing
- ball bungees
- bank loans
- big grip dead ends
- big rubber bands
- black moving blanket
- black moving blankets
- BlackLine
- BlackLine winch straps
- blanket for moving
- blanket for packing
- blanket for warehouse
- Blankets for moving
- blue moving blanket
- blue moving blankets
- boat lift straps
- boat slings
- boating
- box dollies
- box dolly
- break strength
- bridle lifting slngs
- bridle sling
- bridle slings
- bridle web sling
- bubble wrap
- bulk chain
- bulk rubber tarp straps
- bulk tarp straps
- bungee cord
- bungee cords
- burlap moving blankets
- burlap moving pad
- business loans
- business operation
- buy moving blanket
- buy moving blankets
- cable rail
- cable rail systems
- cable railing
- cable railing systems
- cable wire
- california truck rope
- cam buckle
- cam buckle strap
- cam buckle straps
- cam strap
- cam straps
- camo blanket
- camo moving blanket
- camo moving blankets
- camo ratchet straps
- camo straps
- canadian shipping
- car hauling
- car tie down straps
- car tie downs
- car trailer tie downs
- carabiner clips
- carabiners
- cargo bar
- cargo bars
- cargo control
- cargo net
- cargo nets
- cargo pad
- cargo pads
- cargo tie down rails
- cargo trailer e track
- cargo webbing
- cast metal
- Category Articles & How-To's
- Category Articles & How-To's > Chain
- Category Articles & How-To's > Flatbed Products
- Category Articles & How-To's > Lifting Slings
- Category Articles & How-To's > Moving Supplies
- Category Articles & How-To's > Ratchet Straps & Tie Downs
- Category Articles & How-To's > Rigging and Lifting
- Category Customer Corner
- Category Customer Corner > Photos
- Category Customer Corner > Product Reviews
- Category Customer Corner > Q&A
- Category Featured Home
- Category Our Team
- Category Our Team > Manufacturing
- Category Our Team > Sales
- Category Our Team > Warehouse
- Category SBA 504 Loans
- Category Uncategorized
- Category USCC News & Industry Info
- Category USCC News & Industry Info > Company News
- Category USCC News & Industry Info > Industry Info
- Category Wire Rope
- chain
- chain binder
- chain binders
- chain extension
- chain hoist
- chain lifting sling
- chain sling
- chain slings
- cheap moving blanket
- cheap moving blankets
- Chicago dolly
- clevis hook
- Clickstop
- coated cable
- coffing
- columbus mckinnon
- compression load cells
- conspicuity tape
- cordura wear sleeves
- corner protectors
- cotton moving blanket
- cotton moving blankets
- cotton rope
- crane cable
- crane cables
- custom cargo nets
- custom moving blankets
- custom moving pads
- custom ratchet straps
- custom tarps
- custom tie down straps
- customer photos
- customer service
- D-rings
- data
- Deck Covers
- decking beams
- deductions for truck drivers
- DOT regulations
- dozen moving blankets
- dozen pack moving blankets
- drivers daily log
- driving tips
- drum handling equipment
- drum slings
- E track
- e track bar
- e track fitting
- e track fittings
- e track hardware
- e track on trailer floor
- e track rails
- E track straps
- e track system
- e track tie down
- e-track
- e-track cam buckle straps
- e-track end caps
- e-track fasteners
- e-track fittings
- e-track load bars
- e-track ratchet straps
- e-track systems
- e-track tie downs
- economy moving blanket
- Economy moving blankets
- ELD
- Employee bio
- employee recommendation
- enclosed trailer
- enclosed trailer e track
- enclosed trailer tie downs
- endless cam buckle strap
- endless cam strap
- EPDM tarp straps
- etrack
- etrack end caps
- etracks
- eye bolts
- farmers
- Featured Home
- flatbed
- flatbed products
- flatbed straps
- flatbed tarp
- Flatbed tarps
- Flatbed Trailer Products
- floor chain tie downs
- floor protectors
- FMCSA regulations
- FMSCA
- FMSCA regulations
- forged metal
- forklift
- freight rates
- Frost laws
- furniture blanket
- furniture blankets
- furniture covers
- furniture moving blanket
- furniture moving blankets
- furniture moving pad
- Furniture moving pads
- furniture pad
- furniture pads
- furniture sliders
- galvanized e-track
- galvanized wire rope
- giant rubber bands
- gift guide
- gifts
- government loans
- grade 100 chain
- grade 120 chain
- grade 70 chain
- grade 70 transport chain
- grade 80 chain
- green
- guest post
- Guy wire
- H-dolly
- hand cart
- hand truck
- hand trucks
- handtrucks
- hazmat
- Hazmat trucking supplies
- headache rack
- heavy duty tarp
- hoist cable
- horizontal e-track
- horizontal lifting clamps
- hot shot rig
- hot shot rig equipment
- hot shot trucking
- hot shot trucking equipment
- hours of service
- hours of service rules
- how to care for ratchet straps
- how to install
- how to install cable railing
- how to recover a vehicle
- how to use a cam buckle strap
- how to use a ratchet strap
- How-to
- ice clips
- industry
- installing e track on trailer floor
- installing etrack
- IWRC wire rope
- l track fitting
- L-track
- l-track fittings
- L-trail
- large rubber bands
- lasso strap
- lever binder
- lever binders
- lever chain
- lever load binder
- lifestyle
- lifting
- lifting and rigging
- lifting beam
- lifting chains
- lifting sling
- lifting slings
- lifting straps
- livestock hauling
- load bar
- load bar holder
- load bars
- load binder
- load binders
- load cells
- loans for small business
- log book
- logbook
- logistic track
- ltrack
- lumber tarp
- magic sliders
- manila rope
- manufacturing
- mattress bags
- mileage log
- military discount
- moleskin moving blanket
- money saving tips
- motorcycle
- motorcycle tie down straps
- motorcycle tie downs
- motorcycle tie-down
- mover bands
- mover straps
- movers blankets
- moving
- moving bands
- moving blanket
- moving blanket 12 packs
- moving blankets
- moving blankets 12 pack
- moving blankets cheap
- moving blankets for sale
- moving boxes
- moving dollies
- moving dolly
- moving pad
- moving pad bundles
- moving pad for sale
- moving pads
- moving pads for sale
- moving rubber bands
- Moving Straps
- moving supplies
- moving tips
- moving trends
- neoprene floor runners
- nylon bridle slings
- nylon lifting sling
- nylon lifting slings
- nylon sling
- nylon webbing
- Operation Safe Driver
- Our Team
- over center buckle
- oversize load
- pack of moving pads
- packing blanket
- packing blankets
- packing paper
- pallet bands
- piano moving supplies
- plastic coated cable
- plastic end caps for e-track
- plate clamps
- platform dolly
- platform moving dolly
- platform truck
- polyester cargo webbing
- polyester endless round slings
- polyester lifting sling
- polyester rope
- polyester round sling
- polyester round slings
- polyester webbing
- polypropylene rope
- pre-stretched stretch wrap
- pre-stretched wrap
- press release
- Product Specialists
- quilted furniture covers
- quilted moving blanket
- quilted moving blankets
- ratchet
- ratchet binder
- ratchet binders
- ratchet chain
- ratchet load binder
- ratchet strap
- ratchet strap care
- ratchet strap maintenance
- ratchet strap storage
- ratchet straps
- ratchet tent straps
- recovery strap
- recovery straps
- reflective tape
- reflector tape
- replacement straps
- replacement tie down straps
- rigging
- rigging and lifting
- rigging hardware
- rigging supplies
- rigging supplies and rigging hardware
- roll off straps
- roller idler
- rope
- rubber rope
- Rubber tarp straps
- rules and regulations
- safety
- Safety Compliance
- safety factor
- sales team
- Sarah Watson
- sba
- SBA 504 Loan Program
- sba loan
- sba loans
- seatbelt webbing
- security chain
- Sewing and assembly
- shackle
- Shackles
- Shipping
- shipping blanket
- shipping blankets
- shock cord
- shoring beams
- small business administration
- small business financing
- small business loan
- small business loan rates
- small business loans
- snap binder
- snatch block
- snatch straps
- sound blankets
- spring
- stainless cable
- stainless steel
- stainless steel aircraft cable
- stainless steel cable
- stainless steel cable railing systems
- stainless steel shackles
- stainless steel wire rope
- steel
- steel cable
- steel tarp
- stranded cable
- strap care
- strap maintenance
- strap storage
- stretch wrap
- stuck cars
- Supreme moving blanket
- tape dispenser
- tarp
- tarp repair kit
- tarp straps
- tarps
- tax deductions for truck drivers
- taxes
- team
- Technology
- tent stakes
- tent straps
- tie down rails
- Tie down straps
- tie down track
- tie downs
- Tim Guenther
- Tire Chain Carriers
- tire chains
- tires
- tow dolly straps
- tow strap
- tow straps
- tower erection products
- tower products
- trailer tie down
- trailer tie down rails
- transport chain
- transport chain drum
- truck
- truck driver itemized deductions
- truck driver tax deductions
- truck drivers
- truck driving
- truck driving safety
- truck safety supplies
- truck sales
- truck tie downs
- truck winch
- trucker tape
- trucking
- trucking and transportation
- trucking costs
- trucking products
- two men and a truck
- u-bolt clamp
- u-bolt clip
- US Cargo Control
- US Cargo Control Sales
- US Cargo Control Staff
- US Cargo Control Warehouse
- van trailer products
- vehicle & driver safety supplies
- vehicle towing
- vertical e-track
- vertical lifting clamps
- videos
- warehouse blanket
- Warehouse blankets
- webbing
- wheel chocks
- wheel nets
- wide load
- winch
- winch bar
- winch bars
- winch cable
- winch strap
- winch straps
- winch track
- winches
- winter driving
- winter safety tips for truck drivers
- winterize
- wire cable
- wire rope
- wire rope cables
- wire rope clip
- wire rope clips
- wire rope lifting sling
- wire rope sling
- wire rope thimble
- work load limit
- working load limit
What are Frost Laws?
03.14.16 • 1 MINUTE READ
Also known as “Seasonal Weight Restrictions,” Frost Laws are restrictions on speed and/or weight on roads sensitive to weakening during a spring thaw.
What is a USDOT Number?
09.22.14 • 2 MINUTE READ
A USDOT number allows quick access to your company’s safety information. These guidelines will help determine if you need one.
