Your truck is plated for 15,000 kg. The customer wants 17,000 kg loaded. What should you do?

Load it if the axles can hold it

Why must a driver know the nature of the cargo?

To take the right fire precautions

To set the speed limiter correctly

To choose the right radio station

Ontario Class D (DZ): Cargo securement and loads

Balancing and tying down loads, re-inspection intervals, NSC Standard 10, rear overhang marking, oversize load flags and signs, and loading within licensed capacity.

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After the first check, you have driven 240 km in two hours. Must you re-inspect the load?

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Study reference: MTO Truck Handbook (online edition, 2026), Ch. 1 Getting your licence — Cargo securement

All 16 questions in this test

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After the first check, you have driven 240 km in two hours. Must you re-inspect the load?
1. No, once per day is enough
2. No, only after 3 hours
3. No, only after 500 km
4. Yes, 240 km has been reached
Instead of an "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign, which other sign may be used?
1. A slow-moving vehicle triangle
2. A "D" sign
3. An LCV placard
4. A dangerous goods placard
Your truck is plated for 15,000 kg. The customer wants 17,000 kg loaded. What should you do?
1. Load it if the axles can hold it
2. Load it for short trips only
3. Refuse to exceed its capacity
4. Load it all and drive slowly
Why must a driver know the nature of the cargo?
1. To skip the daily inspection
2. To set the speed limiter correctly
3. To choose the right radio station
4. To take the right fire precautions
It is foggy at noon and your load overhangs 2 m. What marking is required?
1. An amber flasher
2. Only a red flag
3. No marking
4. A red light
Your duty status changes before 3 hours or 240 km. What does this mean for the load?
1. No check is required
2. Wait until 240 km
3. Wait until 3 hours
4. Re-inspect it now
What colour are the flags for an oversize load?
1. Any bright colour
2. Yellow or green
3. Bright red or orange
4. Blue or white
Which commercial vehicles must follow NSC Standard 10 on Ontario roads?
1. Only vehicles crossing borders
2. Every one carrying cargo
3. Only trucks over 11,000 kg
4. Only flatbeds
How must a load of loose gravel be carried so none falls off?
1. Wetted down only
2. Covered or otherwise secured
3. Heaped as high as possible
4. Carried only at night
What material must an oversize load sign be made of for night travel?
1. Cloth banner material on a rope
2. Plain painted plywood sheeting
3. High-intensity reflective material
4. Clear plastic with paper letters
Which regulation under the Highway Traffic Act deals with security of loads?
1. O. Reg. 555/06
2. O. Reg. 512/97
3. O. Reg. 363/04
4. O. Reg. 199/07
Before you drive off with a load of lumber, what should you know?
1. Only the sale price of the load
2. Only the final delivery address
3. Only the shipper's phone number
4. Its type and how to secure it
Why do some loads need a protective bulkhead?
1. To protect you if the load shifts
2. To lower the truck's overall height
3. To hide the cargo from other drivers
4. To improve the truck's fuel economy
From how far must an "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign be visible?
1. At least 60 m
2. At least 30 m
3. At least 500 m
4. At least 150 m
You loaded at 7 a.m. When must you first stop to check the load?
1. At the end of the day
2. Within the first 80 km
3. After 3 hours or 500 km
4. Only if you hear a noise
Your load of pipe overhangs the rear by 1.2 m. Is a red flag required by the overhang rule?
1. Yes, any overhang needs one
2. No, the rule starts at 1.5 m
3. Yes, at 1 m or more
4. Only on gravel roads

Cargo securement and loads: key rules to remember

Our summary of what the official handbook says on this topic, in our own words. Read it before or after the practice questions above, then check the original chapter. Read the official chapter ↗

Cargo securement

The driver is responsible for making sure cargo is evenly balanced and secured against shifting; loose or shifting cargo can cause a collision or rollover.
Every load must be bound, covered or fastened so that no part of it can fall off the vehicle or trailer.
Know what you are carrying and how it must be secured; some goods need driver protection such as bulkheads.
Before any trip, check that doors are latched and that racks, tarps and other equipment are secured.
Re-check the cargo within the first 80 km after loading.
After that, re-inspect cargo and securement at whichever comes first: a change in your duty status, 3 hours of driving, or 240 km of driving.
You do not have to inspect cargo that is sealed and you have been ordered not to open, or that you cannot reach.
Ontario has adopted National Safety Code Standard 10 (CCMTA) for cargo securement; every commercial vehicle carrying cargo must comply. See also O. Reg. 363/04 Security of Loads.

Rear overhang

A load that sticks out 1.5 m (5 ft) or more past the rear must be marked with a red light when lights are required, and a red flag or marker at other times.
Lights are required from one-half hour before sunset to one-half hour after sunrise and whenever light is poor.

Oversize loads

Vehicles or loads beyond the dimensions in section 109 of the Highway Traffic Act need bright red or orange flags at least 40 cm square at the extremities, kept clean.
They also need an "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign (black letters at least 200 mm high on yellow, visible from 150 m) or a "D" sign, on the front of the vehicle and the rear of the load.
At night the sign must be high-intensity retro-reflective; it must not block lights, and must be removed or covered when not in use.

Loading

Never load a truck beyond its licensed capacity.

Fire and cargo

Drivers must know the nature of their cargo so the right fire precautions can be taken; spontaneous combustion can occasionally happen in a van or trailer.
Uneven load distribution can make a trailer lean and rub on its tires, a common cause of truck fires.

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