Practical flatbed education, built from real-world experience.

Flatbed Safety & Securement Group was founded after seeing a serious training gap. Too many people entering flatbed transportation were expected to understand straps, chains, binders, inspections, and federal requirements without the practical education needed to use them confidently.

Dan Shipley entered transportation in 2015 after attending Roadmaster Driving School in Columbus, Ohio. His work across dry van, reefer, tanker, dump, livestock, and flatbed operations showed him that every division had its own training limitations and safety gaps. Those shortcomings were most severe in flatbed, where drivers were often expected to manage complex securement responsibilities without consistent, practical instruction. That experience pushed him to begin building a better approach.

Flatbed is the first area of a broader mission. Dan plans to evaluate training and safety gaps across other areas of trucking and help develop practical solutions that can make transportation safer for drivers, companies, and the public.

What began as a social media page for asking questions and learning from experienced drivers grew into a larger conversation. More drivers joined. Companies paid attention. The industry began speaking more openly about securement failures, training deficiencies, and preventable incidents.

Daniel Kinsman later became a major part of structuring and growing FSSG while continuing to work in transportation. Together, the focus expanded from operating a social community to developing educational systems, practical resources, and long-term tools for drivers, fleets, trainers, and safety professionals.