Loose straps.
Real casualties.
Improperly tensioned or failing ratchet straps quietly cause billions in damage and thousands of preventable wrecks every year. Here's what the data says.
Commercial Freight
Annual U.S. losses from cargo shift, spillage, and improperly secured freight (NHTSA / FMCSA industry estimates).
Cargo-securement violations cited by DOT roadside inspectors every year.
Commercial truck crashes annually where loose or shifting cargo is a documented factor.
Average settlement cost of a single unsecured-load commercial claim (Insurance industry avg.).
Of large-truck rollovers involve load-shift as a contributing cause (FMCSA).
Cargo securement is consistently among the top out-of-service violation categories in CVSA International Roadcheck.
The Average Joe
U.S. crashes each year caused by road debris — the majority from unsecured consumer loads (AAA Foundation).
Deaths per year in the U.S. tied to unsecured-load crashes.
People injured annually in debris-related crashes.
In vehicle damage claims yearly from mattresses, lumber, ladders and furniture flying off pickups and trailers.
Debris-related crashes result from items falling from a passenger vehicle or trailer.
Of debris-related fatalities occur when a driver swerves to avoid an object — chain-reaction wrecks.
Every 8 minutes, someone in the U.S. is involved in a crash traced back to cargo that wasn't secured the way it should have been.
Sources: NHTSA, FMCSA, AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, CVSA, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Figures are drawn from published industry and government reporting and are subject to update.