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Chapter 7: hours of service requirements

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1. When must you submit your logbooks to carrier?

7 Days

20 days

15 Days

21 Days

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2. On-duty time includes all but which of the following?

Inspecting or checking the load

Time spent on a ferry

Inspecting, servicing, repairing, conditioning, or starting a commercial vehicle

Waiting along the route because of a crash or another unanticipated event

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3. National safety code is used to

To set out minimum safety standards for carriers

To inspect only the buses

To find commercial vehicle accident

To find non-commercial vehicle for accident

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4. The National Safety Code (NSC) sets out minimum safety standards for

drivers

commercial vehicles

commercial vehicles, drivers and carriers

carriers

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5. In Canada and the US:

The hour of service regulations and requirements for keeping a log book are different

The hour of service regulations are different while requirements for keeping a logbook are the same

The hour of service regulations and requirements for keeping a log book are similar

The hour of service regulations are the same while requirements for keeping a logbook are different

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6. When driving in the Yukon or Northwest Territories, you can be on duty for no more than consecutive hours?

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7. How many consecutive hours of off-duty time must be taken to reset the cycle in Cycle 2?

48hrs

96hrs

24hrs

72hrs

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8. When you are operating your logbook in Cycle 2, when must you take 24 consecutive hours of off-duty time?

After you have accumulated 140 hours of on-duty time in 14 days

Prior to accumulating 70 hours of on-duty time

When your carrier indicates that you are allowed down time because they are unable to get you a backhaul

After the 5th day working over-the-road

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9. A logbook must be updated?

Every 2 hours

Last change of duty status

Whenever your jurisdiction changes

When you stop driving

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10. What are logbooks?

They are used to record your hours of on-duty, driving and off-duty time

They record what was loaded onto the vehicle

They record all maintenance performed on the vehicle

They are used to perform your pre-trip

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11. At what distance from the home terminal are you allowed to travel and not keep a logbook?

160km

100km

200km

500km

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12. If you are school teacher driving a bus your are on duty time include?

All hour spent driving for home to school

Only those hours spent teaching

All hours worked for the school board

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13. When driving in the Yukon or Northwest Territories, you may drive no more than ......... hours during your on-duty time

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14. Who is responsible for ensuring drivers and vehicles meet the standards of the NSC?

Drivers

Carriers or drivers

Carriers

Carriers and drivers

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15. You must submit your logbook and all supporting documents to your carrier within ...

60 days

7 days

30 days

20 days

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16. Off-duty time other than the mandatory eight consecutive hours may be distributed throughout the day in blocks of :

no less than 60 minutes

no more than 30 minutes

no less than 30 minutes

at least 15 minutes

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17. What is the requirement for the driver to record in their logbook when using a commercial vehicle for personal use?

On-duty time

Pre-trip inspection

Off-duty time

Odometer reading

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18. After working 120 hours in a 14-day cycle,drivers must take .............. hours of off-duty time before working 70 hours of on-duty time.

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19. On duty time does NOT include?

Time spent loading the goods

Time spent waiting for your truck to be served

Time spent riding on ferry unless you're working while on ferry

Time spent waiting for load

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20. Which of the following is NOT mandated by the National Safety Code (NSC)?

Commercial vehicles that have a seating capacity of 10 or more passengers plus the driver

Vehicles operating under the Passenger Transportation Act including taxis, buses and limousines

Big vehicles

Commercial vehicles licensed with a gross vehicle weight more than 5,000kg

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21. How many consecutive hours of off-duty time must be taken to reset the cycle in Cycle 1?

48hrs

24hrs

36hrs

72hrs

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22. Drivers are required to operate in a cycle. What are the two cycle options that drivers have?

A Seven or twenty one day cycle

A fourteen or twenty eight cycle

A seven or fourteen day cycle

A fourteen or twenty-one day cycle

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23. Drivers on a 7-day cycle must not drive after .......... hours of on-duty time in 7 consecutive days.

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24. On duty time include time spent?

Driving the commercial vehicle for own use

Waiting in the carrier dispatch area

Driving the car for personal use

Waiting in the lunchroom

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25. Drivers on an 14-day cycle must not drive after ............ hours of on-duty time in 14 consecutive days.

120

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26. When more than one driver is sharing a vehicle during a trip, only one of the drivers is required to sign the trip inspection report, provided

one of the drivers is a mechanic and not a regular driver on the vehicle

one of the drivers has more than 3 years seniority

one of drivers using sleeper berth

there’s no disagreement

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27. A peace officer can order............ out of service if you drive after reaching the maximum number of on-duty hours permitted for the cycle you are operating under.

your carrier

you

you and your carrier

you and your vehicle

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28. Why are hours of service regulations in place?

The drivers' union requires it.

Because fatigued drivers are more likely to be involved in a crash.

So that carriers don't have to pay overtime wages to drivers.

So that drivers don't have to spend too much time away from their families.

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29. When driving in the United States, you may drive no more than ............ hours during your on-duty time.

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30. Which of following ailments do NOT preclude a BC driver from operating in the United States?

Epilepsy

The use of prescription glasses for driving

You do not meet the US hearing standards

Diabetes controlled by insulin

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31. Drives must take a minimum of hours off duty time everyday

Your score is

The average score is 75%