Load Securement: Cargo Securement Rules for Specific Materials

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A driver is transporting a heavy vehicle weighing over 10,000 lbs. Which securement rules apply?

General cargo securement rules only

Rules for automobiles, light trucks, and vans

Commodity-specific rules for heavy vehicles, equipment, and machinery

No securement rules apply

2 / 10

You are preparing to secure a load of steel pipes that could roll during transit. Which action is required to prevent the pipes from rolling?

Use only tiedowns placed over the top of the pipes

Place the pipes side by side without any additional restraint

Use chocks, wedges, a cradle, or an equivalent method that cannot become loose during transit

Rely on friction between the pipes and the trailer bed

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A driver is transporting a roll-on/roll-off container using hoist-type equipment as described in ANSI 2245.1. Which securement rules apply?

Commodity-specific rules for roll-on/roll-off containers

No securement rules apply

General cargo securement rules

Rules for intermodal containers

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A driver is using a tiedown that will be in contact with a sharp edge of the cargo. What must the driver do before securing the load?

Apply edge protection that resists abrasion, cutting, and crushing

Use only chain tiedowns

Increase the working load limit by 50%

Double the number of tiedowns used

5 / 10

A driver is securing a load of paper rolls, each weighing 4,000 lbs. Which securement rules may be used?

Only the general cargo securement rules

No securement rules apply

Only the paper roll rules

Either the paper roll rules or the general cargo securement rules

6 / 10

A driver is preparing to transport a shipment of intermodal containers. Which securement rules must be followed for the cargo inside the container?

General cargo securement rules or applicable commodity-specific rules

No securement rules apply to containerized cargo

Only rules for heavy vehicles

Rules for logs and dressed lumber

7 / 10

A driver is preparing to use an unmarked welded steel chain as a tiedown. How should its working load limit be determined for compliance?

Do not use unmarked chains for securement

Estimate based on the chain's appearance

Use the highest possible rating for steel chain

Assign it the working load limit of grade 30 proof coil chain

8 / 10

A driver is transporting a load of firewood and short log debris. What type of vehicle or container must be used for securement?

A vehicle or container enclosed on both sides, front, and rear and of adequate strength

A container with only side walls

An open flatbed trailer with tiedowns

A vehicle with only a front headerboard

9 / 10

When using tiedowns on a trailer equipped with rub rails, where should the tiedowns be positioned whenever practicable?

Outboard of the rub rails

Under the trailer frame

Directly on top of the rub rails

Inboard of the rub rails

10 / 10

A driver is transporting a load of concrete pipe bundled tightly together into a single rigid article with no tendency to roll. Which securement rules apply?

Rules for large boulders

Commodity-specific rules for concrete pipe

General cargo securement rules

No securement rules apply

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