CLP Transportation & Distribution 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under the Hours of Service (HOS) regulations, a property-carrying CMV driver may drive a maximum of how many hours before requiring a 30-minute break?
- 6 hours
- 8 hours (Correct answer)
- 10 hours
- 11 hours
Correct answer: 8 hours
FMCSA HOS rules require a 30-minute break after 8 cumulative hours of driving without an interruption of at least 30 minutes.
Question 2: A shipper wants to move 10,000 lbs of non-hazardous freight 500 miles. Which mode is likely most cost-effective?
- Air freight
- LTL trucking (Correct answer)
- FTL trucking
- Ocean container
Correct answer: LTL trucking
At 10,000 lbs, the load falls below the full truckload threshold (~20,000 lbs+), making LTL the most economical ground option for this weight and distance.
Question 3: The term 'deadhead miles' in trucking refers to:
- Miles driven with a loaded trailer
- Miles driven with an empty trailer or no trailer (Correct answer)
- Miles added due to road construction detours
- Miles driven above the posted speed limit
Correct answer: Miles driven with an empty trailer or no trailer
Deadhead miles are miles driven without revenue-generating cargo, increasing carrier cost per loaded mile.
Question 4: Which distribution strategy ships product directly from a manufacturer or supplier to the end customer, bypassing the retailer's warehouse?
- Cross-docking
- Milk-run
- Drop shipping (Correct answer)
- Flow-through distribution
Correct answer: Drop shipping
Drop shipping eliminates the retailer's need to hold inventory by having the supplier ship directly to the customer.
Question 5: A transportation management system (TMS) primarily helps logistics managers:
- Manage employee schedules and HR functions
- Plan, execute, and optimize the movement of goods (Correct answer)
- Automate accounts payable and financial reporting
- Monitor and control warehouse slotting and putaway
Correct answer: Plan, execute, and optimize the movement of goods
A TMS automates carrier selection, load planning, freight audit, and shipment tracking to improve transportation efficiency.
Question 6: When evaluating carrier performance, which metric specifically measures how often a carrier delivers within the promised delivery window?
- Transit time variability
- On-Time Delivery (OTD) rate (Correct answer)
- Cargo loss and damage ratio
- Freight bill accuracy rate
Correct answer: On-Time Delivery (OTD) rate
On-Time Delivery rate measures the percentage of shipments delivered within the agreed delivery window, a key carrier scorecard metric.
Question 7: The 'milk-run' delivery strategy involves:
- A single carrier making sequential pickups or deliveries at multiple stops on a fixed route (Correct answer)
- Consolidating all outbound freight at a central hub before dispatch
- Shipping all orders directly from factory to customer
- Randomizing delivery routes to reduce driver familiarity risk
Correct answer: A single carrier making sequential pickups or deliveries at multiple stops on a fixed route
Milk-run routing has one vehicle make multiple pickups or deliveries along a defined circuit, reducing total vehicle trips and cost.
CLP Transportation & Distribution 4
Under the Hours of Service (HOS) regulations, a property-carrying CMV driver may drive a maximum of how many hours before requiring a 30-minute break?