Quiz Day 1
Dispatcher
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First Name
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1. What company do you work for?
A. Fast Cargo, Inc.
B. XPress Cargo, Inc.
C. Dispatch Services, Inc.
D. DSS Services LLC
2. What is the 70 hour rule?
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A. That means a driver may run for 8 days straight as long as they still have time available on the 70 hour clock.
B. On duty time depletes a drivers 70 as well as Drive time. It’s important to keep track of both to make sure a driver does not run out of time and go into violation.
C. We operate on the 70 hour 8 day rule. After this clock runs out the driver must take a mandatory 34 hour restart.
D. All of the above
3. True or False? 14 Hour Rule = the maximum amount of time a driver can be On-duty or “working” in a 24 hour period. This on duty time does count against a driver’s 70 hour 8 day clock.
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A. True
B. False
4. What is the maximum amount of time a Driver can drive in a 24 hour period?
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A. 12
B. 8
C. 11
D. 4
5. True or False? A Driver MUST take a 30 minute break before they have exceeded 8 hours of being on duty/driving.
A. True
B. False
6. What website is used to access Hours of Service?
A. Mcleod
B. TMT
C. R-COM
D. Omnitracs
7. What is a Dead-head?
A. Truckers that follow the Grateful Dead.
B. A portion of a transportation trip in which no freight is conveyed; an empty move. Transportation equipment is often dead-headed because of imbalances in supply and demand.
C. A portion of a transportation trip in which all freight is conveyed; a full move. Transportation equipment is often dead-headed because of the need to give Drivers more miles.
D. Is the term used when drivers use the truck while they are on heir 34 hour break.
8. True or False? Detention is the penalty charges assessed by a carrier to a shipper or consignee for holding transportation equipment, ie. trailer, longer than a stipulated time for loading or unloading.
A. True
B. False
9. What are Load Locks and how are they used? (Please give a written answer)
10. What does the abbreviation RDO stand for?
A. Requested Days Off
B. Registered Drug Offender
C. Reefer Diagnostic Operator
D. Refused Dispatcher Orders
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