Metal Coils Endorsement (NYS) &
CARGO SECUREMENT
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1. What types of commercial vehicles are required to comply with the cargo securement
regulations?
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. What is the minimum amount of force that a cargo securement system should withstand
when traveling on a curve, ramp, or changing lanes?
ANSWER:
50% of the cargo weight (0.5 g) in the side-to-side (lateral) direction.
3. If an aluminum coil weighs 12,000 lbs., the load securement must provide 6,000 lbs. of
securement to prevent rearward movement. How is this expressed in terms of gravity (g)?
ANSWER:
0.5 g
4. What is the definition of Working Load Limit (WLL)?
, ANSWER:
The maximum load that may be applied to a component of a cargo securement system during
normal service, as assigned by the manufacturer.
5. Who is responsible for proper load securement?
ANSWER:
Both the motor carrier and the driver.
6. Within how many miles after beginning a trip must a driver inspect the cargo and securing
devices?
ANSWER:
50 miles
7. What is the maximum Working Load Limit of a binder marked “3/8-G7, 7/16-G43”?
ANSWER:
A. 3/8-G7 = 6,600 lbs.
B. 7/16-G43 = 7,200 lbs.
8. What is the Working Load Limit of unmarked 2-inch synthetic webbing?
ANSWER:
2,000 lbs.
9. If a metal coil is secured with 3/8-inch chains that do not display a grade rating, what
default strength rating is assigned to each chain?
ANSWER:
2,650 lbs.
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CARGO SECUREMENT
UPDATE|COMPLETE EXAM SET
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS | GET IT 100%
ACCURATE!!| ALREADY PASSED A+
METAL COIL & CARGO SECUREMENT EXAM REVISION GUIDE
1. What types of commercial vehicles are required to comply with the cargo securement
regulations?
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. What is the minimum amount of force that a cargo securement system should withstand
when traveling on a curve, ramp, or changing lanes?
ANSWER:
50% of the cargo weight (0.5 g) in the side-to-side (lateral) direction.
3. If an aluminum coil weighs 12,000 lbs., the load securement must provide 6,000 lbs. of
securement to prevent rearward movement. How is this expressed in terms of gravity (g)?
ANSWER:
0.5 g
4. What is the definition of Working Load Limit (WLL)?
, ANSWER:
The maximum load that may be applied to a component of a cargo securement system during
normal service, as assigned by the manufacturer.
5. Who is responsible for proper load securement?
ANSWER:
Both the motor carrier and the driver.
6. Within how many miles after beginning a trip must a driver inspect the cargo and securing
devices?
ANSWER:
50 miles
7. What is the maximum Working Load Limit of a binder marked “3/8-G7, 7/16-G43”?
ANSWER:
A. 3/8-G7 = 6,600 lbs.
B. 7/16-G43 = 7,200 lbs.
8. What is the Working Load Limit of unmarked 2-inch synthetic webbing?
ANSWER:
2,000 lbs.
9. If a metal coil is secured with 3/8-inch chains that do not display a grade rating, what
default strength rating is assigned to each chain?
ANSWER:
2,650 lbs.
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hfrequirement?
