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Hours of Service (HoS) regulations are issued by what governing body?

A. US Department of Transportation

B. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

C. Federal Highway Administration & Department of Transportation

D. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

What size fleet represents 80% of all vehicles that will need HOS?

A. Fleets with 20 or fewer vehicles

B. Fleets with 20 to 100 plus vehicles

C. Fleets with 200 to 500 vehicles

D. Fleets over 1000 vehicles

Why was the ELD Rule passed?

A. The Electronic Logging Device rule was passed as it offers annualized costs savings and long term performance tracking benefits for both carriers and the FMCSA.

B. The Electronic Logging Device rule was passed with the intention to help create a safer work environment for drivers, and make it easier, faster to accurately track, manage, and share records of duty status (RODS) data.

C. The Electronic Logging Device rule was passed to reduce paper logs and be more environmentally friendly.

D. The Electronic Logging Device rule was passed to help carriers upgrade to new technology that allows them to track drivers and vehicle performance.

What are the ELD timelines? Chose all applicable answers.

A. Carriers and drivers who are using paper logs or logging software must transition to ELDs no later than December 18, 2017.

B. Awareness and Transition Phase for ELD rule February 16, 2015 to December 18, 2018.

C. Compliance Date December 18, 2015 is four years from the publication date.

D. Carriers and drivers who use an AOBRD (Automatic On Board Recording Device) that were installed prior to December 18, 2017 that meet the requirements of FMCSA 395.15 must transition to ELDs no later than December 16, 2019

What does engine synchronization mean for the purposes of electronic logging device (ELD) compliance?

A. ELD devices must be able to monitor the engine synchronization, engine hours, vehicle motion and miles driven between states and countries.

B. ELD’s are comprehensive solutions that address a wider range of issues such as record vehicles speed, engine fault codes, various alarms within vehicles in order to assess, measure the driver’s performance and with the goal of improving safety as well as operating efficiencies.

C. In order to be compliant, an ELD must be able to directly monitor the vehicle’s engine operation to automatically capture engine power status (on or off), vehicle motion, miles driven, and engine hours.

D. All of the above.

6. What are the ELD compliance requirements?

A. Automatically capture movement of the CMV

B. Must not allow any deletion of the drive time

C. Be tamperproof

D. Connect to the vehicle’s engine and collect engine data

E. Be implemented before December 18, 2017

F. Use GPS to log vehicle's location during each duty status change

G. Display a graph grid of driver's daily duty status & duty status changes

H. All of the above.

What are the benefits of early adoption before the compliance due date?

A. Minimized fines associated with missing, incomplete or inaccurate logs

B. Reduced paperwork for drivers

C. Visibility into up-to-date of driver’s status

D. Optimized load planning while complying with HoS regulations

E. Reduced administrative costs associated with paper logs

F. Increased driver communication with back office

G. All of the Above

A long haul driver driving an older truck that does not have ECM and was manufactured before year 2000 would be exempt from the ELD regulations. These drivers still have to comply with the FMCSA HOS rules under Part 395. This would include keeping all required documents including an Hours of Service log.

True

False

Benefits of the Fleet Complete HoS Solution – select all that are applicable:

Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) will automatically report HOS violations to local law enforcement agencies and the FMCSA either by Wireless / Bluetooth / Cellular Network.

True

False

ELD’s were designed to record engine data and detect Hours of Service limits and Infractions. If a Violations is detected the ELD can shut down a truck or vehicle thus reducing additional drive time.

True

False

Drivers may be placed out of service (shut down) at roadside until the driver has accumulated enough off-duty time to be back in compliance?

True

False

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may levy civil penalties on the driver and carrier, ranging from $1,000 to $11,000 per violation depending on the severity?

True

False

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