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How long must a Carrier keep log books for? - ✔✔6 months
At what weight is a vehicle considered "commercial" and requires NSC #? - ✔✔5,000kg or more
What is the purpose of NSC? - ✔✔1. To protect drivers, public, and cargo
2. To improve road safety
What is carriers' responsibility? - ✔✔
1. Educate himself
2. Proper maintenance of vehicles
3. Drivers are competent and qualified
4. Establishes policy for log books, vehicle files and driver files
What is the purpose of Safety Plan? - ✔✔Protect safety of:
1. Drivers
2. Trucks
3. Cargo (goods)
4. Public
How does NSC contact the carrier? - ✔✔1. Warning letter
2. Safety plan assessment
3. Audit
4. Recommendation of NSC certification to be cancelled
How long must a driver's abstract be kept for? - ✔✔Current + 4 years
, How long must a driver's ticket, training records, or disciplinary action letter be retained for by the
carrier? - ✔✔Current + 4 years
Accident reports must be kept for how long? Accident files must be retained for how long by the carrier?
- ✔✔Current + 4 years
Howe long must supporting documents be kept for? - ✔✔6 months
Vehicle records such as maintenance must be kept for how long? - ✔✔3 years
How often should driver logs be submitted to carrier? - ✔✔within 20 days
How long does a carrier keep the pre-inspections? - ✔✔3 months
How often should a carrier request drivers abstracts? - ✔✔Once on hire; then annually
What is a recall system? - ✔✔A reminder system to remind if important dates-license expiry, CVP expiry
ect.
How many hours are legal "on duty" in a day? - ✔✔14 (13 max driving)
How many hours off does a driver need in a day? - ✔✔10 (8 must be sleep)
Cycle 1 requires how many hours consecutive off for it to reset? - ✔✔36 hours
Cycle 2 requires how many hours off for it to reset? - ✔✔72 hours
To switch from cycle 2 to cycle 1, driver needs how many hours off? - ✔✔72 hours