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How long must a Carrier keep log books for? Graded
Ans: 6 months
At what weight is a vehicle considered "commercial" and requires
NSC #?
Ans: 5,000kg or more
What is the purpose of NSC?
Ans: 1. To protect drivers, public, and cargo
- To improve road safey
What is carriers' responsibility?
Ans: 1. Educate himself
- Proper maintenance of vehicles
- Drivers are competent and qualified
- Establishes policy for log books, vehicle files and driver files
What is the purpose of Safety Plan?
Ans: Protect safety of:
- Drivers
- Trucks
- Cargo (goods)
- Public
How does NSC contact the carrier?
Howe long must supporting documents be kept for?
Ans: 6 months
Vehicle records such as maintenance must be kept for how long?
Ans: 3 years
How often should driver logs be submitted to carrier?
Ans: within 20 days
How long does a carrier keep the pre-inspections?
Ans: 3 months
How often should a carrier request drivers abstracts?
Ans: Once on hire; then annually
What is a recall system?
Ans: A reminder system to remind if important dates-license expiry, CVP expiry ect.
How many hours are legal "on duty" in a day?
Ans: 14 (13 max driving)
How many hours off does a driver need in a day?
Ans: 10 (8 must be sleep)
Cycle 1 requires how many hours consecutive off for it to reset?
Ans: 36 hours
Cycle 2 requires how many hours off for it to reset?
Ans: 72 hours
To switch from cycle 2 to cycle 1, driver needs how many hours off?
Ans: 1. 2 or 3 axle commercial vehicle used primarily for farm, forest, sea or lake
- emergency vehicles
- vehicles used for relief work
- road building machines
- if driving personal use
- carriers that operate in BC only, non passengers and with a licensed GVW 11, 794kg
What vehicles must get CVIP done? (1)
Ans: 1. Taxi/limo (carrying passengers)
- Buses
- Vehicles with GVW of more than 8200kg
- Trailers/semi-truck
IF a driver does a brake adjustment, must he make of a note of this
on pre-trip?
Ans: YES- all defects must be noticed
When picking up a DG load, who is responsible?
Ans: Carrier, driver
What must a driver possess before he can drive?
Ans: 1. drivers license
- make sure insurance and CVIP's in truck
- Previous 14 days logs
- Current day log completed up to the current time
- Supporting documents for the current trip
If driver is working for 2 carriers, what are his log book requirements?
How many consecutive hours are required off when switch:
1. Cycle 1 to 2
2. Cycle 2 to 1
Ans: 1. 36 HOURS
- 72 HOURS
A driver takes 9 hours off duty in one day. How many hours off does
he need the following day?
Ans: 1. 11 Hours (10 per day required + 1 deferred hour from previous day)
What supporting documents are needed with log books?
Ans: 1. Fuel receipts with time stamps
- Bills of lading
- Shipping documentation
- Accommodation receipts
- Meal receipts
- Customs documents
- Toll payment
- Copy of co-driver logs
What is required in order to haul Dangerous goods?
Ans: 1. License or unit number of vehicle/trainer
- Any defects prior to operation and during
- Date of inspection
- Drivers signature or whoever is doing the pretrip
- A statement that no defects was discovered should that be the case
- A statement of any defect if the case that may affect the safe operation of the vehicle
Name 10 things to include in your company policy?
Ans: 1. Company objectives
- Organizational chart
- Employee job descriptions
- Hiring standards
- Pre-employment check forms
- Employee application forms
- Employee training
- Daily log book requirements
- Pre and post trip inspection
- Vehicle maintenance
- Load security
- Dealing with on-road problems
- Property loss or damage
- Disciplinary process
- Transportation of DG
Ans: 1. Log books must be submitted within 20 days along with supporting documents
- Drivers must keep with him previous 14 days logs along with supporting documents
- Driver cannot exceed 13 hours of drive time
- Drivers not to exceed 14 hours of on duty time
- Driver must ensure he gets 8 consecutive hours off duty
- Driver must ensure he has 10 hours off in a day
- If driver deferring off duty time, he must ensure he marks Day 1 or Day 2 on log book and make up the deferred hours next day in consecutive time-cannot be more than 2 hours
- Drivers must mark Cycle he is on
- Driver must ensure he does not exceed 70 hours on duty in 7 days in cycle 1
- Driver must ensure he does not exceed 120 hours on duty in 14 days of cycle 2
- Driver must ensure he takes 36 hours consecutive off duty when resetting cycle 1
- Driver must ensure he takes 72 hours consecutive off duty when resetting cycle 2
- Driver must take 36 hours consecutive off when switching from cycle 1 to 2
- Driver must take 72 hours consecutive off when switching from cycle 2 to 1.
- Driver cannot be on-duty or drive past the 16th elapsed hour
What is the carriers' responsibility with respect to hours of service?
Ans: A carrier must not request a driver to drive if:
- Driver is fatigue, ill, or mentally or physically unable to safely drive
- Driving would jeopardize the safety or health of public
- Driver is the subject of an out-of-service declaration
What is the difference between "P" and "N" print abstract?
Ans: 1. Inspections (CVIP+CVSA)
- Maintenance
- Recall Notices
- Pre-trip inspections
- Disposed vehicle records (when sold)
How long must abstracts, accident reports and violation be kept for?
Ans: Current + 4 years
How many consecutive hours will reset a workshift?
Ans: 8 hours consecutive
How long must trip inspections be kept for?
Ans: Previous 14 days by driver; 3 months by carrier
How long must log books be kept for?
Ans: Previous 14 days by driver; 6 months by carrier
What 5 things are considered "on duty"?
Ans: 1. Fuelling
- Waiting time
- Pre trip/post trip
- Loading time
- Waiting if accident on highway
- Scale inspection times
- If pulled over by RCMP
- Maintenance time
- Travelling as co-driver when not in sleeper berth
- Unloading time
- Performing any work for any carrier
After 14 days how many hours must a driver take off?
