A magazine of the Web Sling & Tie Down Association Spring 2026 Secur e And the Winners Were CVSA Works for Safer Roads Kinedyne: Securing QualitySPRING 2026 5 PERSPECTIVE 6 A Message from the President of the Web Sling & Tie Down Association 7 A Message from the Executive Director of the Web Sling & Tie Down Association ON THE COVER 8 Testing the Future of Load Securement FEATURES 11 CVSA Works for Safer Roads 13 And the Winners Were MEMBER SPOTLIGHT 15 Kinedyne: Securing Quality IN THE KNOW 17 Tariffs to the Left, Tariffs to the Right. Where Do You Stand? by Chris Kuehl, Armada Corporate Intelligence 19 Autonomous Primer: Who’s Who in Self Driving Trucks SPECIAL SECTION 21 Tech Tips: The General Duty Clause and Your Responsibility 21 Ask the Pros: A Partial Look at the European Standard for Web Tie Downs YOUR ASSOCIATION 22 Join WSTDA in Cologne, Germany for the Fall 2026 Meeting 23 What’s Happening with the Load Securement Technical Committee 25 Oh Canada: WSTDA’s 2025 Fall Meeting 26 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Lift & Secure is Printed for: The Web Sling & Tie Down Association 2331 Rock Spring Road Forest Hill, MD 21050 (443) 640-1070 info@wstda.com https://www.wstda.com Published by Matrix Group Publishing Inc. Please return all undeliverable addresses to: PO Box 41270 1450 Vassar Street Reno, NV 89504 Toll-free: (866) 999-1299 Toll-free fax: (866) 244-2544 https://www.matrixgroupinc.net President & CEO Jack Andress Operations Manager Shoshana Weinberg sweinberg@matrixgroupinc.net Senior Publisher Jessica Potter jpotter@matrixgroupinc.net Publishers Julie Welsh, Christine Scarisbrick Editor-in-Chief Shannon Savory ssavory@matrixgroupinc.net Editors / Social Media Managers Jenna Collignon, Paul Adair, Kaitlin Vitt, Richard Cowan Finance / Administration Lloyd Weinberg, Nathan Redekop accounting@matrixgroupinc.net Director of Marketing & Circulation Lloyd Weinberg distribution@matrixgroupinc.net Sales Manager Jeff Cash jcash@matrixgroupinc.net Account Executives Ana Baez, Colleen Bell, Jackie Casburn, Chandler Cousins, Paolo Cruz, Rob Gibson, Wilma Gray-Rose, Jim Hamilton, Craig Hornell, Frank Kenyeres, Brendan Kidney, Sandra Kirby, Andrew Lee, Brian MacIntyre, Raine Marchese, Chad Morris, Lynn Murphy, Monique Simons, Cheri Wiesner Layout & Design Kayti McDonald Advertising Design James Robinson ©2026 Matrix Group Publishing Inc. All rights reserved. Contents may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of the publisher. The opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of Matrix Group Publishing Inc. To receive Lift & Secure digitally-only moving forward, email distribution@matrixgroupinc.net. TABLE OF CONTENTS ON THE COVER: A maga zine of the Web Sling & Ti e Down As sociatio n Sp ring 2026 Secu r e An d th e Wi nner s Were CV SA Wo rk s for Safer Road s Ki nedyne : Se curing Qualit y6 WWW.WSTDA.COM Goals for 2026 and beyond Looking ahead to Cologne: WSTDA’s 2026 Fall Meeting Building on a strong legacy PERSPECTIVE Meet Your WSTDA Board of Directors 2025-2026 A Message from the President John KetchumSPRING 2026 7 The power of collaboration Embrace the future, value the past PERSPECTIVE A Message from the Executive Director Daniel Whitehead Increasing membership is not just about numbers; it’s about expanding our collective expertise and ensuring that our voice reflects the full breadth of our industry.8 WWW.WSTDA.COM BY PAUL ADAIR, STAFF WRITER ON THE COVER TESTING THE FUTURE OF LOAD SECUREMENTSPRING 2026 9 Helping to raise the standard Open for businessNext >