Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What are the only destinations of Center Point loads? - CORRECT ANSWER - RDC's
What is the purpose of a Center Point - CORRECT ANSWER - A central location that
receives a trailer load of mixed freight, then sorts freight by Distribution Center and reloaded on
a trailer bound for that Distribution Center
What Freight comes out of an HVDC? - CORRECT ANSWER - Meat and Produce, Frozen
Dairy Deli, and Dry Grocery
What does HVDC stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - High Velocity Distribution Center
How do RDC's receive their freight? - CORRECT ANSWER - By vendor deliveries as well as
Backhauls
A trailer pool of 0 means: - CORRECT ANSWER - No trailers are available at the store and
the load must be a "Live Unload"
What are the 3 general types of trailer pool designations at a Store? - CORRECT ANSWER -
0
1
2
Level of Service or LOS refers to what? - CORRECT ANSWER - When the store load has to
be delivered to the store to avoid being late.
RDC's have static LOS. What are the 3 LOS times used for Walmart RDC's? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 14:00
, 16:00
18:00
WPM centers help to move out of domicile drivers get back to their territory how? - CORRECT
ANSWER - By only shipping to RDC's. WPM's typically have the longest routes in our
system. Some are over 500 miles.
What is the purpose of the Claims Allocation Emails? - CORRECT ANSWER - To avoid
having wait time at Claims Centers due to having more loads arrive into the Claims Center than
they can process.
What priority are DotCom loads? - CORRECT ANSWER - High Priority. It is imperative to
pick up DotCom loads within 2 hours of the scheduled ready time.
What WPM services multiple Regions? - CORRECT ANSWER - None
What is shipped out of a WPM Center? - CORRECT ANSWER - Priced merchandise such as
clothing, shoes, jewelry, as well as ammunition (HAZMAT)
What is the difference between a Claim Load and a Claim Trip? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
claim load originates from a store and a claim trip originates from a DC.
What is the purpose of a Claims Center? - CORRECT ANSWER - To process freight that has
been damaged or disfigured to the point it can't be sold to our customers.
Do Wal-mart associates operate Sam's DC's? - CORRECT ANSWER - No they are ran by 3rd
Parties
How many clubs will a Sam's DC usually service?
BACK - CORRECT ANSWER - 30 to 40 clubs