chapter7

Chapter 7: hours of service requirements

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

All hours worked for the school board

Only those hours spent teaching

All hour spent driving for home to school

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

120

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3. Why are hours of service regulations in place?

The drivers' union requires it.

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.

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

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

72hrs

48hrs

24hrs

36hrs

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5. On duty time include time spent?

Waiting in the carrier dispatch area

Waiting in the lunchroom

Driving the commercial vehicle for own use

Driving the car for personal use

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

Carriers or drivers

Carriers and drivers

Carriers

Drivers

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7. 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.

you and your carrier

your carrier

you and your vehicle

you

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8. National safety code is used to

To find non-commercial vehicle for accident

To find commercial vehicle accident

To inspect only the buses

To set out minimum safety standards for carriers

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9. What are logbooks?

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

They record all maintenance performed on the vehicle

They record what was loaded onto the vehicle

They are used to perform your pre-trip

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10. On duty time does NOT include?

Time spent loading the goods

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

Time spent waiting for your truck to be served

Time spent waiting for load

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

You do not meet the US hearing standards

Diabetes controlled by insulin

Epilepsy

The use of prescription glasses for driving

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12. 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 drivers using sleeper berth

one of the drivers has more than 3 years seniority

there’s no disagreement

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

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13. A logbook must be updated?

Whenever your jurisdiction changes

Last change of duty status

Every 2 hours

When you stop driving

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

drivers

commercial vehicles, drivers and carriers

commercial vehicles

carriers

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

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

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

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

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17. When must you submit your logbooks to carrier?

7 Days

15 Days

21 Days

20 days

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

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

200km

500km

160km

100km

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

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

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

Inspecting or checking the load

Time spent on a ferry

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

7 days

60 days

20 days

30 days

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

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

A fourteen or twenty-one day cycle

A seven or fourteen day cycle

A fourteen or twenty eight cycle

A Seven or twenty one day cycle

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

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

Prior to accumulating 70 hours of on-duty time

After the 5th day working over-the-road

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

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

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27. In Canada and the US:

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 different

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

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

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

at least 15 minutes

no less than 30 minutes

no less than 60 minutes

no more than 30 minutes

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

Pre-trip inspection

Odometer reading

Off-duty time

On-duty time

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

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

96hrs

72hrs

24hrs

48hrs

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The average score is 75%