NYS METAL COIL ENDORSEMENT UPDATED
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
RATED A+
✔✔A cleat is a short piece of wood used: - ✔✔To reinforce blocking.
✔✔Void filler is: - ✔✔Material used to fill a void between articles
of cargo and the structure of the vehicle
that has sufficient strength to prevent
movement of the articles of cargo.
✔✔In cargo securement, the deck is: - ✔✔The load carrying area of a truck, trailer, or
intermodal container.
✔✔Indirect tiedowns create what direction of
force? - ✔✔Downwards
✔✔Cargo must satisfy one of the following
securement conditions except: - ✔✔Fully covered by a tarp.
✔✔Timber used for dunnage must be all of the
following except: - ✔✔-Properly seasoned, and free of rot or decay.
-Free of knots, knotholes and splits that may
affect its strength or interfere with nailing.
-Have grain should run lengthwise along the
timber when it is used for structural
purposes like blocking and bracing.
ALL APPLY
✔✔Who is responsible for ensuring that the
vehicles, anchor points and other
securement components are in good
working order? - ✔✔The driver, the shipper, and the carrier.
✔✔A dunnage bag is: - ✔✔An inflatable bag intended to fill otherwise
empty space between articles of cargo, or
between articles of cargo and the wall of the
vehicle.
✔✔A device placed on the exposed edge of an
article to distribute tiedown forces over a
larger area of cargo than the tiedown itself,
to protect the tie-down and/or cargo from
damage, and to allow the tiedown to slide
, freely when being tensioned is a: - ✔✔Edge protector:
✔✔What is a cab shield? - ✔✔A vertical barrier placed directly behind the
cab of a tractor to protect the cab in the
event cargo should shift forward.
✔✔An anchor point is defined as: - ✔✔Part of the structure, fitting, or attachment
on a vehicle or cargo to which a tiedown is
attached
✔✔.5g is equal to what? - ✔✔50% of cargo weight.
✔✔The cargo securement standard applies to
commercial vehicles weighing more than: - ✔✔10.000 lbs
✔✔A combination of securing devices which
form an assembly that attaches cargo to, or
restrains cargo on, a vehicle or trailer, and is
attached to anchor point(s) is a: - ✔✔Tiedown
✔✔A steel coil weighing 21,000 Is requires
how much securement against forward
movement? - ✔✔16,800 lbs (80% of 21,000)
✔✔"Fully Contained" means: - ✔✔Cargo is placed against a vehicle structure
of adequate strength or other cargo so that
it cannot shift or tip.
✔✔A securement system must be capable of
resisting how much lateral (side-to-side)
force, at minimum? - ✔✔50% of the cargo weight
✔✔Working Load Limit (WLL)is defined as: - ✔✔The maximum load that may be
applied to a
component of a cargo securement system
during normal service, usually assigned by
the manufacturer of the component.
✔✔A stake pocket is: - ✔✔A female housing fixed to the side or ends of a vehicle to
receive a stake or peg, and may also be used as an anchor point.
✔✔What is the minimum angle that indirect tiedowns must form with the vehicle? -
✔✔30 degrees
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
RATED A+
✔✔A cleat is a short piece of wood used: - ✔✔To reinforce blocking.
✔✔Void filler is: - ✔✔Material used to fill a void between articles
of cargo and the structure of the vehicle
that has sufficient strength to prevent
movement of the articles of cargo.
✔✔In cargo securement, the deck is: - ✔✔The load carrying area of a truck, trailer, or
intermodal container.
✔✔Indirect tiedowns create what direction of
force? - ✔✔Downwards
✔✔Cargo must satisfy one of the following
securement conditions except: - ✔✔Fully covered by a tarp.
✔✔Timber used for dunnage must be all of the
following except: - ✔✔-Properly seasoned, and free of rot or decay.
-Free of knots, knotholes and splits that may
affect its strength or interfere with nailing.
-Have grain should run lengthwise along the
timber when it is used for structural
purposes like blocking and bracing.
ALL APPLY
✔✔Who is responsible for ensuring that the
vehicles, anchor points and other
securement components are in good
working order? - ✔✔The driver, the shipper, and the carrier.
✔✔A dunnage bag is: - ✔✔An inflatable bag intended to fill otherwise
empty space between articles of cargo, or
between articles of cargo and the wall of the
vehicle.
✔✔A device placed on the exposed edge of an
article to distribute tiedown forces over a
larger area of cargo than the tiedown itself,
to protect the tie-down and/or cargo from
damage, and to allow the tiedown to slide
, freely when being tensioned is a: - ✔✔Edge protector:
✔✔What is a cab shield? - ✔✔A vertical barrier placed directly behind the
cab of a tractor to protect the cab in the
event cargo should shift forward.
✔✔An anchor point is defined as: - ✔✔Part of the structure, fitting, or attachment
on a vehicle or cargo to which a tiedown is
attached
✔✔.5g is equal to what? - ✔✔50% of cargo weight.
✔✔The cargo securement standard applies to
commercial vehicles weighing more than: - ✔✔10.000 lbs
✔✔A combination of securing devices which
form an assembly that attaches cargo to, or
restrains cargo on, a vehicle or trailer, and is
attached to anchor point(s) is a: - ✔✔Tiedown
✔✔A steel coil weighing 21,000 Is requires
how much securement against forward
movement? - ✔✔16,800 lbs (80% of 21,000)
✔✔"Fully Contained" means: - ✔✔Cargo is placed against a vehicle structure
of adequate strength or other cargo so that
it cannot shift or tip.
✔✔A securement system must be capable of
resisting how much lateral (side-to-side)
force, at minimum? - ✔✔50% of the cargo weight
✔✔Working Load Limit (WLL)is defined as: - ✔✔The maximum load that may be
applied to a
component of a cargo securement system
during normal service, usually assigned by
the manufacturer of the component.
✔✔A stake pocket is: - ✔✔A female housing fixed to the side or ends of a vehicle to
receive a stake or peg, and may also be used as an anchor point.
✔✔What is the minimum angle that indirect tiedowns must form with the vehicle? -
✔✔30 degrees
