A New York CDL holder will carry two metal coils bundled together, weighing 6,000 pounds in total. Each coil weighs less than 5,000 pounds. Is the metal-coil endorsement required?
Correct answer: Yes; the bundle meets the 5,000-pound threshold
The current NY DMV service applies the M endorsement threshold to coils weighing 5,000 pounds or more individually or bundled together. Having a suitable CDL class does not replace a required endorsement.
Source: NY DMV CDL Endorsements - M Endorsement for Metal Coil; current service reviewed September 12, 2026. ↗
A shipment of metal coils weighs 4,000 pounds in total. Under the federal coil-securement rule, what does being below 5,000 pounds mean?
Correct answer: It may use the general cargo-securement rules
49 CFR 393.120 permits coil shipments below 5,000 pounds to be secured under the general cargo rules. A lower shipment weight does not mean the cargo can be carried loose.
Source: NY DMV MV-79 (12/24), Specific Securement Requirements for Metal Coils; printed 1.2; physical PDF page 8. ↗
A coil rests on its curved surface with the axis through its eye parallel to the vehicle's direction of travel. Which orientation is this?
Correct answer: Eyes lengthwise
Eyes lengthwise means the opening's axis runs along the vehicle. Eyes crosswise run across it; an eye facing upward is vertical. Securement methods depend on that orientation.
Source: NY DMV MV-79 (12/24), Coil Orientation; printed 3.2; physical PDF page 33. ↗
A metal coil is fastened to a pallet with its eye vertical. The pallet could collapse under the forces from the load and its securement. What is required?
Correct answer: A pallet strong enough to withstand those forces
For a vertical-eye coil fastened to a pallet, the pallet must withstand the applicable forces without collapsing. A collapse can loosen the securement; adding tension to an inadequate pallet does not solve the problem.
Source: NY DMV MV-79 (12/24), Securement Requirements for a Single Metal Coil with Eye Vertical; printed 3.3; physical PDF page 34. ↗
On a flatbed with anchor points: An individual vertical-eye coil has both required diagonal tiedowns across its eye and adequate forward restraint. Which additional tiedown belongs in its required arrangement?
Correct answer: At least one transverse tiedown over the eye
The individual vertical-eye arrangement includes both opposite diagonals across the eye and at least one transverse tiedown over the eye. Forward restraint and adequate tiedown capacity are also required.
Source: NY DMV MV-79 (12/24), Securement Requirements for a Single Metal Coil with Eye Vertical; printed 3.3; physical PDF page 34. ↗
On a flatbed with anchor points: A single vertical-eye coil has the required diagonal and transverse tiedowns, but it can still slide forward on the deck. What must be added or improved?
Correct answer: Blocking and bracing, friction mats or tiedowns that prevent forward movement
Preventing tipping is not enough. The vertical-eye rule separately requires blocking and bracing, friction mats or tiedowns to stop longitudinal movement in the forward direction.
Source: NY DMV MV-79 (12/24), Securement Requirements for a Single Metal Coil with Eye Vertical; printed 3.3; physical PDF page 34. ↗
On a flatbed with anchor points: For a row of vertical-eye coils, what angle should the front and rear restraining tiedowns make with the floor when viewed from the side, whenever practicable?
Correct answer: No more than 45 degrees
The front and rear restraints on a vertical-eye row should make an angle no greater than 45 degrees with the floor whenever practicable. Keep the practicability qualification; it is part of the rule.
Source: NY DMV MV-79 (12/24), Securement Requirements for a Row of Metal Coils with Eyes Vertical; printed 3.4; physical PDF page 35. ↗
On a flatbed with anchor points: You are positioning an over-top tiedown on a row of vertical-eye coils. Where should it lie?
Correct answer: As close as practicable to the eye, positioned so it cannot slip off
The top restraints must be close to the coil eyes and positioned to avoid slipping or becoming unintentionally unfastened. Their purpose is vertical restraint, in addition to the row's other required restraints.
Source: NY DMV MV-79 (12/24), Securement Requirements for a Row of Metal Coils with Eyes Vertical; printed 3.4; physical PDF page 35. ↗
On a flatbed with anchor points: A crosswise-eye coil has forward and rearward through-eye tiedowns but rests directly on the flat deck. What safeguard is missing?
Correct answer: Secured support that holds it off the deck and prevents rolling
Crosswise-eye coils need anti-roll support, such as an appropriate cradle or retained timbers, chocks or wedges. It must support the coil off the deck and remain secured during transit; through-eye tiedowns do not replace it.
Source: NY DMV MV-79 (12/24), Securement Requirements for Metal Coils With Eyes Crosswise - Step 1: Support the Coil; printed 3.5; physical PDF page 36. ↗
On a flatbed with anchor points: Timbers supporting a crosswise-eye coil are held in place only by nailed wooden cleats. Is that a permitted way to retain the supports?
Correct answer: No; nailed blocking or cleats cannot be the sole retaining means
The rule prohibits relying solely on nailed blocking or cleats to retain timbers, chocks or wedges, and prohibits a nailed wooden cradle. The supports need coil bunks or similar devices that keep them from coming loose.
Source: NY DMV MV-79 (12/24), Securement Requirements for Metal Coils With Eyes Crosswise - Step 1: Support the Coil; printed 3.5; physical PDF page 36. ↗
On a flatbed with anchor points: A crosswise-eye coil is properly supported against rolling. It has a through-eye tiedown that restrains forward motion, but no restraint against rearward motion. What is missing?
Correct answer: At least one through-eye tiedown restraining rearward motion
A crosswise-eye coil needs at least one through-eye tiedown against forward motion and at least one against rearward motion. Anti-roll supports serve another function and do not remove either requirement.
Source: NY DMV MV-79 (12/24), Eyes Crosswise - Steps 2 and 3: Prevent Forward and Rearward Movement; printed 3.6; physical PDF page 37. ↗
On a flatbed with anchor points: For a coil with its eye crosswise, may the through-eye tiedowns form an X-pattern when viewed from above the vehicle?
Correct answer: No; that X-pattern is prohibited for eyes crosswise
The prohibition is specifically for diagonal through-eye tiedowns forming an X on crosswise-eye coils. Do not extend it to every coil orientation; lengthwise-eye rules include a different diagonal arrangement.
Source: NY DMV MV-79 (12/24), Eyes Crosswise - Prohibition on X-pattern Through-eye Tiedowns; printed 3.6; physical PDF page 37. ↗
