CMC FMCSA & DOT Compliance 3

Question 1

An FMCSA-registered household goods broker must maintain what document to verify carrier authority before tendering a shipment?

Accepted Answer

Proof of the carrier's active FMCSA operating authority and insurance

Answer

HHG brokers are required to verify that any carrier they use holds active FMCSA operating authority and adequate insurance before tendering shipments.

Question 2

What is the purpose of the FMCSA's Unified Registration System (URS)?

Accepted Answer

To consolidate carrier, broker, and freight forwarder registration into one system

Answer

The URS is a single online registration system that combines USDOT number issuance, operating authority, and insurance filings for motor carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders.

Question 3

Under FMCSA regulations, a household goods carrier must acknowledge a shipper's loss or damage claim within how many days of receipt?

Accepted Answer

30 days

Answer

FMCSA requires household goods carriers to acknowledge receipt of a written claim within 30 days and to make a settlement offer or deny the claim within 120 days.

Question 4

Which FMCSA safety measurement system is used to identify high-risk commercial motor carriers for intervention?

Accepted Answer

CSA (Compliance, Safety, Accountability)

Answer

CSA is FMCSA's data-driven safety compliance and enforcement program that uses BASICs scores to identify carriers posing the greatest safety risk.

Question 5

A moving company driver receives a roadside inspection. Which document must the driver have in the cab to demonstrate current FMCSA operating authority?

Accepted Answer

A copy of the MC certificate or proof of operating authority

Answer

Drivers must carry proof of the carrier's FMCSA operating authority (MC number documentation) to present during roadside inspections.

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CMC FMCSA & DOT Compliance 3