Built by people who lived the problems the industry still faces.

Flatbed Safety & Securement Group was founded after seeing a serious gap between what drivers are expected to know and the training many of them actually receive when entering flatbed transportation. Too many people were being handed straps, chains, binders, and responsibility without enough practical instruction behind it.

Dan Shipley entered the transportation industry in 2015 after attending Roadmaster Driving School in Columbus, Ohio. Over the years, he gained experience across multiple sectors of trucking, including dry van, reefer, tanker, dump, livestock, and flatbed operations. During that time, one issue continued to stand out: the lack of practical, real-world flatbed education available to drivers.

FSSG was created because of that problem. What started as a social media page built to ask questions and learn from experienced drivers slowly evolved into something larger. More drivers joined. More companies started paying attention. More conversations began around safety, securement failures, training deficiencies, and preventable incidents happening throughout the industry.

Instead of pretending those issues did not exist, FSSG was built around openly addressing them.

Daniel Kinsman later became a major part of helping structure and grow FSSG while continuing to work in transportation himself. Together, the goal became larger than simply running a social group. The vision shifted toward building real educational systems, practical resources, and long-term tools that could help drivers, fleets, trainers, and safety professionals better understand flatbed securement and transportation safety.

FSSG's mission remains simple: help reduce preventable accidents by improving education, communication, and practical understanding.

FSSG focuses on practical securement education, federal cargo securement regulations, inspection awareness, equipment understanding, and safer transportation practices. The organization's core educational focus centers around 49 CFR 393.100 through 393.136 and the real-world application of those regulations.

The long-term vision is not just to create courses. The long-term vision is to create systems, tools, and educational resources that drivers can actually use while performing the job.

That includes practical securement references, visual learning systems, inspection walkthroughs, securement calculators, mobile applications, and modern educational resources that are easier to understand than traditional training materials.

FSSG also believes the industry works better when companies, drivers, trainers, and organizations work together instead of against each other. Because of that, FSSG seeks partnerships with organizations that align with the mission of safer flatbed transportation and stronger educational standards.

FSSG's long-term vision is to become one of the leading practical flatbed safety and securement resources in North America.

Future development plans include advanced educational systems, mobile securement and compliance tools, visual learning modules, inspection guidance systems, practical load securement references, and technology designed specifically around flatbed transportation.

FSSG also plans to continue expanding educational partnerships, company relationships, and industry collaboration opportunities that help improve access to training and safer transportation practices.