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TruckDisp Advanced Hours of Service (HOS) Flashcards

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  1. Under the personal conveyance (PC) rule, a driver may move their CMV off-duty for personal reasons. Which situation does NOT qualify as personal conveyance?

    Answer: Driving a loaded trailer to the next shipper as instructed by dispatch

    Personal conveyance cannot be used when the vehicle is loaded and the movement benefits the carrier's business operations.

  2. What is the purpose of the 'yard move' (YM) special driving category on an ELD?

    Answer: To record movement of a CMV within a private facility such as a terminal or yard

    Yard moves allow drivers to log in-facility CMV movement as on-duty not driving time rather than driving time, since it occurs on private property.

  3. A shipper detains a driver for 5 hours beyond the scheduled appointment. How should a dispatcher handle this detention from an HOS standpoint?

    Answer: Track it as on-duty not driving time and adjust the driver's remaining HOS accordingly

    Detention time is on-duty not driving time and directly reduces the driver's available 14-hour window and weekly hours.

  4. Which HOS rule specifically requires a driver to take a 30-minute break before they can continue driving?

    Answer: After 8 cumulative hours of driving time without a break of at least 30 minutes

    Drivers must take a 30-minute break after 8 cumulative hours of driving; the break can be off-duty, sleeper berth, or on-duty not driving.

  5. A dispatcher is building a load plan for a driver who is currently at hour 55 of a 7-day cycle. How many hours of on-duty time remain before a 34-hour restart is mandatory?

    Answer: 5 hours

    The 7-day cycle cap is 60 hours; at hour 55, only 5 hours of on-duty time remain before the restart is required.

  6. Which of the following records must a carrier retain for HOS compliance under FMCSA regulations?

    Answer: Driver logs for at least 6 months

    FMCSA requires carriers to retain driver records of duty status (RODS) for a minimum of 6 months.

  7. What does the '8-day/70-hour' cycle allow that the '7-day/60-hour' cycle does not?

    Answer: An extra 10 hours of on-duty time spread over 8 consecutive days

    The 8-day/70-hour cycle gives drivers and carriers 10 additional on-duty hours spread over 8 days compared to the 7-day/60-hour cycle.