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

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

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

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

Define 'bolster':

• A structure, device, or another substantial article placed against or around an article to prevent horizontal movement of the article.
• A vertical barrier across the front of the deck of a vehicle to prevent forward movement of cargo.
• A crosswise load bearing structural component, particularly a part of a log bunk.
• An inflatable bag intended to fill otherwise empty space between articles of cargo, or between articles of cargo and the wall of the vehicle.

How many knots are acceptable in a properly working tiedown?

• 0
• 2
• 3
• 1

A chock is defined as:

• A crosswise load bearing structural component, particularly a part of a log bunk.
• A tapered or wedge-shaped piece used to secure round articles against rolling.
• A short piece of material, usually wood, nailed to the deck to reinforce blocking.
• A structure, device, or another substantial article placed against or around an article to prevent horizontal movement of the article.

When securing concrete pipe loaded crosswise, arrange the top tier:

• As a partial tier in two groups.
• Any of these are acceptable.
• As a partial tier in one group.
• As a complete tier.

Requirements for arranging the top tier

Arrange the top tier as a complete tier, a partial tier in one group, or a partial tier in two groups.

If loading and securing paper rolls on a second layer:

• Be sure the bottom layer extends to the front of the vehicle.
• Lay the second layer horizontally.
• Stack the second layer at the back.
• Make sure heavier rolls are on top.

When securing metal coils, it is acceptable to use nailed blocking or cleats as the sole means to secure:

• Chocks
• Nailed wood cradles
• Timbers
• It is not acceptable.

The maximum distance from the rear allowed for attaching mechanisms used to secure roll-on/roll-off containers is:

• It doesn't matter.
• 6 1/2 feet
• 2 feet
• 3 feet

Attach mechanisms used to secure the rear end of a roll-on/roll-off or hook lift container no more than two meters (6.5 feet) from the rear of the container.

A container chassis vehicle is defined as:

• A structure, device, or another substantial article placed against an article to prevent it from tipping that may also prevent it from shifting.
• 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 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.

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