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A reefer that stops holding temperature or a trailer with residue can turn a full load into a write-off or make someone sick. Drivers learn their role under the FSMA Sanitary Transportation Rule, covering temperature, clean trailers, and refusing bad loads.

Food Safety & FSMA Loads — truck driver training video from FleetTrainedBranded with your logo & company name
3 minVideo length
10 questionsQuiz in the driver's language
1 languageEnglish · any other on order
CertificateSigned, branded & audit-ready

What drivers learn

Here's the plain version

The FDA's Sanitary Transportation Rule covers shippers, loaders, carriers, and receivers who move food. If you're behind the wheel of a food trailer, you're inside that rule.

Three things matter most.

First — temperature control

If the load calls for refrigeration, that reefer runs the entire trip, not just when it's convenient. Verify the setpoint before you leave the shipper, check it at every stop, and if the unit isn't holding, that is not a minor issue — stop and report it.

Second — a clean, dedicated trailer. Before food goes in, the box has to be free of odors, residue, standing moisture, and any sign of pests.

Third — you're a witness, not a bystander. If a shipper hands you a trailer that smells wrong, shows damage, or a load that looks mishandled, you have the right, and the responsibility, to refuse it and call it in.

Your company standard: verify temperature at pickup and at every stop, confirm the trailer is clean and food-only before you load, keep your food-safety training current and documented, and refuse — and report — any load that doesn't meet that standard. Log it.

This isn't extra work bolted onto the job. It's the same instinct as your pre-trip — catch the problem before you're wearing it.

Sample quiz questions

3 of the 10 questions drivers answer after the video. Quizzes run in the driver's own language.

The FDA's Sanitary Transportation Rule applies to which group?
  1. Only receivers at the final destination
  2. Shippers, loaders, carriers, and receivers who move food
  3. Only the food manufacturer
  4. Only drivers hauling refrigerated loads
Show answer

Shippers, loaders, carriers, and receivers who move food

If a load calls for refrigeration, when should the reefer unit run?
  1. Only during daytime hours
  2. Only when the trailer is parked
  3. The entire trip, not just when it's convenient
  4. Only for the first half of the trip
Show answer

The entire trip, not just when it's convenient

What should you do before leaving the shipper on a refrigerated load?
  1. Verify the setpoint on the reefer
  2. Assume the shipper already checked it
  3. Wait until the first stop to check it
  4. Nothing, it's the receiver's responsibility
Show answer

Verify the setpoint on the reefer

How fleets use this training

1Assign in seconds

Pick Food Safety & FSMA Loads and send each driver a personal link by email, or copy the link and text it yourself.

2Watch & pass the quiz

Drivers watch on their phone and answer the quiz in their own language. No app, no login.

3Signed record on file

They sign on screen and get a certificate with your logo. Every completion is saved for DOT and insurance.

Train your drivers on Food Safety & FSMA Loads

Included in the Full Library plan ($129.99/mo, unlimited drivers). Unlimited drivers, cancel anytime. Prefer to own it? Order it branded for $4.99, one time.

Frequently asked questions

How long is the Food Safety & FSMA Loads training video?

About 3 min. Drivers watch it on their phone from a personal link, then take a 10-question quiz.

Is there a quiz and a completion certificate?

Yes. Every driver takes a 10-question quiz in their own language, signs on screen, and gets a completion certificate with your company name and logo. Records are saved for DOT audits and insurance.

Which languages is it available in?

Ready today in English. You can also order it branded in any other language for $2.99 per extra language.

How much does it cost?

Included in the Full Library plan ($129.99/mo, unlimited drivers). You can also order this video branded with your logo and company name in the voiceover for a one-time $4.99, yours to keep.

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