2025 Truck & Trailer Safety Seminar - Hosted by FALCAN

Attend this interactive event featuring instruction from Maryland State Police on how to comply with new paperwork and other requirements. Hosted by FALCAN, the Frederick Area Landscape Contractors and Nurserymen's Association.

Seminar Topics Include

• Inspection Points and Requirements
• Permits and Licenses
• Driver/Operator Requirements
• State and Federal Laws
• Lights and Brakes
• Load Covers and Tie-Downs
• Fuel Carrying
• Scale Entry
• Accident Reporting
• Penalty Structure

Who Should Attend?

• Landscapers
• Contractors
• Drivers
• Anyone who uses light trucks and trailers

Why Attend?

This 6-hour course provides the following benefits to attendees:

• Information is presented that will aid knowledge to obtain a CDL
• Driver conduct during a traffic stop is directly addressed by a driver defense lawyer. She is also specialized and experienced in helping solve driver license issues
• Supervisor liability for the infraction is reduced when the supervisor knows the law in detail and what they can instruct their drivers to do/not do. The interactive form of this seminar allows for answers to specific questions from the very officer who deals with "dos and don'ts" of trucks and trailers every day
• Supervisor workload is reduced when drivers know loading, load securement, and truck equipment requirements, all of which is addressed in the Safety Seminar
• Downtime for personnel and equipment is reduced if the equipment is not stopped for violations. Lack of downtime is a great return on investment (ROI) in the Safety Seminar
• The cost of insurance may be reduced with fewer company/employee infractions - more ROI
• Proper securement of loads can help avoid serious accidents that can cause catastrophic consequences
• AND MORE!

Credits

• MD LTE - Pending
• ISA - Pending
• All participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance

Refreshments

• Morning coffee and pastries provided
• Lunch provided

Doors open at 7:45. Program begins promptly at 8:15.

Questions? Contact Judy, [email protected], or Dan, [email protected], to learn more.

Seating is limited, pre-registration is required to attend.

Lunch Sponsor:

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Info: Please be registered and in your seat ready to begin by 8:15am.

Info: Grove Teates, Alpine Services

Info: Mrs. J. Draper, Topics include: Don’t the police have anything better to do?; Rules for a traffic stop; License suspension … and other unintended consequences; Do you really need a lawyer?

Info: Maryland State Police Officers, Topics include: Lights, brakes, truck equipment, etc.; Load covers on truck and/or trailer; Different load/cover requirements for one-ton, stake body, and dump trucks; Tie-down requirements; Different requirements for different types of trucks; Pulling landscape trailers, heavy load trailers, different tie-downs

Info: Maryland State Police Officers, Topics include: Fuel carrying requirements and necessary permits; Landscape contractors – how many fuel cans, how secured, etc.; Contractors moving large, oversize loads; Pickups and trailers – what is oversize, etc., max load width, etc.; Large trucks – max width and length, requirements, etc.; Permit requirements; Tie-down materials – straps, chains, chain sizes and conditions, etc.; Tires – size, rating, condition; DOT requirements for vehicles; Scale entry – which trucks must enter, enforcement levels, etc.; Driver/Operator requirements; Different class requirements; Examples found on Maryland highways, at dumps, etc.; Alcohol/drug use or in vehicle

Info: Maryland State Police Officers (three examples, outside)

Info: Sponsored by Rippeon Equipment Company

Info: Thank you to our sponsors: Rippeon Equipment Company, Bartlett Tree Experts

Info: Maryland State Police Officers, Topics include: Insurance; Driver files; Hours of service; Vehicle file – inspections, etc.; Accident reporting

Info: Maryland State Police Officers, pictures and examples of bad practices found on Maryland highways

Info: All participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance. MD LTE & ISA credits pending.

Host or Publisher FALCAN