NSC EXAM TEST REVIEW LATEST QUESTIONS

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NSC EXAM TEST REVIEW LATEST

QUESTIONS & CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS

• How long must a Carrier keep log books for?
• 3 months
• 6 months
• 1 year
• 2 years

Correct Answer: B

• At what weight is a vehicle considered "commercial" and requires an NSC #?
• 3,000kg or more
• 4,500kg or more
• 5,000kg or more
• 8,200kg or more

Correct Answer: C

• What is the purpose of NSC?
• To maximize carrier profits and set freight rates
• To protect drivers, the public, and cargo, and to improve road safety
• To regulate fuel prices across the province
• To handle the licensing of passenger vehicles only

Correct Answer: B

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• What is a carrier's responsibility?
• To ensure drivers pay for their own vehicle maintenance
• To educate themselves, properly maintain vehicles, ensure drivers are

competent/qualified, and establish policies for log books and files

• To dispatch loads strictly based on customer demands regardless of hours
• To personally conduct all CVIP inspections

Correct Answer: B

• What is the purpose of a Safety Plan?
• To protect the safety of drivers, trucks, cargo (goods), and the public
• To outline the company's annual financial goals and budgets
• To schedule vehicle maintenance to avoid mechanic overtime
• To determine driver pay scales and route scheduling

Correct Answer: A

• How does NSC contact the carrier?
• Via phone call and text message only
• Warning letter, safety plan assessment, audit, or recommendation of NSC

certification cancellation

• Through the driver's log book notes
• Via local law enforcement traffic stops

Correct Answer: B

• How long must a driver's abstract be kept for?
• 1 year
• Current + 2 years

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• Current + 4 years
• 7 years

Correct Answer: C

• How long must a driver's ticket, training records, or disciplinary action letter

be retained for by the carrier?

• 6 months
• 2 years
• Current + 4 years
• Permanently

Correct Answer: C

• Accident reports and accident files must be retained for how long by the

carrier?

• 1 year
• 3 years
• Current + 4 years
• Current + 7 years

Correct Answer: C

• How long must supporting documents be kept for?
• 30 days
• 3 months
• 6 months
• 1 year

Correct Answer: C

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• Vehicle records such as maintenance must be kept for how long?
• 1 year
• 2 years
• 3 years
• Current + 4 years

Correct Answer: C

• How often should driver logs be submitted to the carrier?
• Daily
• Within 7 days
• Within 14 days
• Within 20 days

Correct Answer: D

• How long does a carrier keep the pre-trip inspections?
• 1 month
• 3 months
• 6 months
• 1 year

Correct Answer: B

• How often should a carrier request drivers' abstracts?
• Every 6 months
• Once on hire, then annually