NSC Exam Questions and answers, 100% Accurate, graded A+

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How long must a Carrier keep log books for? - ANSWER---6 months
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At what weight is a vehicle considered "commercial" and requires NSC #? - ANSWER---
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5,000kg or more
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What is the purpose of NSC? - ANSWER---1. To protect drivers, public, and cargo
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2. To improve road safey
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What is carriers' responsibility? - ANSWER---1. Educate himself
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2. Proper maintenance of vehicles f f f




3. Drivers are competent and qualified f f f f




4. Establishes policy for log books, vehicle files and driver files What is f f f f f f f f f f f




the purpose of Safety Plan? - ANSWER---Protect safety of:
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1. Drivers
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4. Public
Howdoes NSC contact the carrier? - ANSWER---1.Warning letter
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3. Audit
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How long must a driver's abstract be kept for? - ANSWER---Current + 4 years
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How long must a driver's ticket, training records, or disciplinary action letter be retained for by
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the carrier? - ANSWER---Current + 4 years
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Accident reports must be kept for how long? Accident files must be retained for how long by
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the carrier? - ANSWER---Current + 4 years
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Howelongmust supportingdocumentsbekeptfor? -ANSWER---6 months
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Vehicle records such as maintenance must be kept for howlong? - ANSWER---3 years How
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often should driver logs be submitted to carrier? - ANSWER---within 20 days How long
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does a carrier keep the pre-inspections? - ANSWER---3 months
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Howoften should a carrier request drivers abstracts? - ANSWER---Once on hire; then
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annually
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What is a recall system? - ANSWER---A reminder system to remind if important dates-
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license expiry, CVP expiry ect.
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How many hours are legal "on duty" in a day? - ANSWER---14 (13 max driving) How many
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hours off does a driver need in a day? - ANSWER---10 (8 must be sleep)
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Cycle 1 requires how many hours consecutive off for it to reset? - ANSWER---36 hours Cycle 2
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requires how many hours off for it to reset? - ANSWER---72 hours
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To switch from cycle 2 to cycle 1, driver needs how many hours off? - ANSWER---72 hours
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Howmany personal kms can a driver drive in a day? - ANSWER---75km
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How many days of logs must drivers keep with him at all times? - ANSWER---Previous 14
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, Who is exempt from doing log books? - ANSWER---1. 2 or 3 axle commercial vehicle used
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primarily for farm, forest, sea or lake
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3. vehicles used for relief work f f f f




4. road building machines f f




5. if driving personal use f f f




6. carriers that operate in BC only, non passengers and with a licensed GVW 11, 794kg What f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f




vehicles must get CVIP done? (1) -ANSWER---1. Taxi/limo (carrying passengers)
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2. Buses
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4. Trailers/semi-truck
IF a driver does a brake adjustment, must he make of a note of this on pre-trip? -
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ANSWER---YES- all defects must be noticed
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When picking up a DG load, who is responsible? - ANSWER---Carrier, driver What
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must a driver possess before he can drive? - ANSWER---1. drivers license
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3. Previous 14 days logs f f f




4. Current day log completed up to the current time f f f f f f f f




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If driver is working for 2 carriers, what are his log book requirements? - ANSWER---1. Must be
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submitted within a 20 day of completing the log
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2. Submit to original log to the first carrier and copy to each subsequent carrier for that day f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f f




3. Original supporting documents to the applicable carrier How f f f f f f f




would you setupa driver file? -ANSWER---1. Application
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3. Current copy of drivers license (both sides) f f f f f f




4. Drivers abstract-one at time of hiring then annually f f f f f f f




5. Driver incident record (violations, training records, disciplinaryletters, ect.) f f f f f f f f




6. All kept for 4 years f f f f




After what elapsed tie can a driver not drive? - ANSWER---16th elapsed hour How
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many consecutive hours are required off when switch:
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1. Cycle 1 to 2 f f f




2. Cycle 2 to 1 - ANSWER---1. 36 HOURS f f f f f f f




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A driver takes 9 hours off duty in one day. How many hours off does he need the following day?
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- ANSWER---1. 11 Hours (10 per day required + 1 deferred hour from previous day)
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What supporting documents are needed with log books? - ANSWER---1. Fuel receipts with
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time stamps
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2. Bills of lading f f




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4. Accommodationreceipts f




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