NYS CDL - M ENDORSEMENT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
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METAL COIL & CARGO SECUREMENT EXAM REVISION GUIDE – PART 4
1. Federal cargo securement rules apply to what vehicles?
ANSWER:
Trucks, truck tractors, semi-trailers, full trailers, and tractor-pole trailers with a Gross Vehicle
Weight Rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 lbs.
2. When transporting cargo on public roads, the load must be secured so it does not:
ANSWER:
✔ Leak
✔ Spill
✔ Blow off the vehicle
✔ Fall from the vehicle
✔ Fall through the vehicle
✔ Become dislodged from the vehicle
✔ Swing or shift, making the vehicle unstable
3. An improperly secured load can result in:
ANSWER:
✔ Crashes
✔ Personal injury or loss of life
✔ Loss of cargo
✔ Damage to cargo
✔ Damage to the vehicle
✔ Citations and fines
✔ Vehicle being placed out of service
, 4. Since additional securement requirements exist for transporting metal coils, those rules
take precedence over general cargo securement requirements.
ANSWER:
True
5. What are Metal Coils?
ANSWER:
Products made of metals, alloys, compounds, or mixtures that are packaged as rolls, coils,
spools, winds, or wraps and can be melted, forged, stamped, drawn into wire, or formed into
sheets.
6. The rules for securing metal coils are found in 49 CFR §393.120 and apply to loads totaling
5,000 lbs. or more.
ANSWER:
True
7. Each securement system must be able to withstand a minimum amount of force in each
direction.
ANSWER:
True
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
8. What is the Forward Force?
ANSWER:
80% (0.8 g) of cargo weight
Occurs when:
✔ Braking while moving forward
✔ Sudden deceleration
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED
A+ FOR 2027 ASSURED EXCEL!!
METAL COIL & CARGO SECUREMENT EXAM REVISION GUIDE – PART 4
1. Federal cargo securement rules apply to what vehicles?
ANSWER:
Trucks, truck tractors, semi-trailers, full trailers, and tractor-pole trailers with a Gross Vehicle
Weight Rating (GVWR) greater than 10,000 lbs.
2. When transporting cargo on public roads, the load must be secured so it does not:
ANSWER:
✔ Leak
✔ Spill
✔ Blow off the vehicle
✔ Fall from the vehicle
✔ Fall through the vehicle
✔ Become dislodged from the vehicle
✔ Swing or shift, making the vehicle unstable
3. An improperly secured load can result in:
ANSWER:
✔ Crashes
✔ Personal injury or loss of life
✔ Loss of cargo
✔ Damage to cargo
✔ Damage to the vehicle
✔ Citations and fines
✔ Vehicle being placed out of service
, 4. Since additional securement requirements exist for transporting metal coils, those rules
take precedence over general cargo securement requirements.
ANSWER:
True
5. What are Metal Coils?
ANSWER:
Products made of metals, alloys, compounds, or mixtures that are packaged as rolls, coils,
spools, winds, or wraps and can be melted, forged, stamped, drawn into wire, or formed into
sheets.
6. The rules for securing metal coils are found in 49 CFR §393.120 and apply to loads totaling
5,000 lbs. or more.
ANSWER:
True
7. Each securement system must be able to withstand a minimum amount of force in each
direction.
ANSWER:
True
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
8. What is the Forward Force?
ANSWER:
80% (0.8 g) of cargo weight
Occurs when:
✔ Braking while moving forward
✔ Sudden deceleration
