What is the minimum number of tiedowns to use on a load 4ft 7in long, and weighing 1,237 lbs?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

When securing heavy vehicles, what is the minimum WLL of each tiedown?

• 2,268 lbs
• 50% of the weight of the cargo
• 10,000 lbs
• 5,000 lbs

When securing paper rolls with eyes horizontal, which of the following should be used to secure the rear-most roll?

• All of these are acceptable
• Secure blocking against rear doors.
• Wedges or chocks secured by some means in addition to friction.
• Secure roll against rear doors.

Note: Chocks, Wedges, or Blocking Securing the Front or Rear Roll - Hold in place by some means in addition to friction so they cannot become unintentionally unfastened or loose while the vehicle is in transit. This is often accomplished with nails.

Requirements for eyes crosswise: secure rearmost roll

Do not secure the rearmost roll with:

• Either the rear doors of the vehicle or intermodal container
• Or blocking held in place by those doors.

A dunnage bag is:

• A transverse load bearing structural component, particularly a part of a log bunk.
• A waterproof sheet used to cover cargo.
• A structure, device, or another substantial article placed against or around an article to prevent horizontal movement of the article.
• An inflatable bag intended to fill otherwise empty space between articles of cargo, or between articles of cargo and the wall of the vehicle.

When securing concrete pipe with a diameter of more than 45 inches loaded crosswise, how many tiedowns are required through each pipe at minimum?

• 3
• It depends on the weight of the pipe.
• 2
• 1

When using tiedowns to secure boulders, all of the following are requirements except:

• Tiedowns must be arranged to prevent sliding across the rock surface.
• Use only chain to secure large boulders.
• Tiedowns should be located in valleys or notches across the top of the boulder.
• Boulders must be loaded as far back towards the rear as possible.

Requirements

Use only chain to secure large boulders.

Tiedowns in direct contact with the boulder:

Should be located in valleys or notches across the top of the boulder

Must be arranged to prevent sliding across the rock surface.

What is the minimum amount of rearward force that a cargo securement system must withstand?

• 100% of cargo weight
• 20% of cargo weight
• 80% of cargo weight
• 50% of cargo weight

Which of the following is not a requirement for shortwood loaded lengthwise?

• Logs should be centered in the bunk.
• Must be cradled in a bunk or contained by stakes.
• Each outside log bearing against stakes should extend at least 6 in beyond the stakes at each end.
• Heavier logs must be stacked on top.

A container chassis vehicle is defined as:

• A specialized container, primarily used to contain and transport materials in the waste, recycling, construction/demolition, and scrap industries, which are used in conjunction with specialized vehicles, in which the container isloaded and unloaded onto a tilt frame body by an articulating hook-arm.
• A structure, device, or another substantial article placed against an article to prevent it from tipping that may also prevent it from shifting.
• A reusable, transportable enclosure that is especially designed with integral locking devices that secure it to a container chassis trailer to facilitate the efficient and bulk shipping and transfer of goods by, or between various modes of transport, such as highway, rail, sea, and air.
• A vehicle especially built and fitted with locking devices for the transport of intermodal containers.

When securing paper rolls on a flatbed or curtainside vehicle, it is acceptable to stack rolls with eyes vertical:

• Stacking rolls with eyes vertical is not acceptable
• When temperature is 63 degrees F or more.
• When total weight is less than 5,000 lbs.
• When using tiedowns that wrap twice around the load.

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