Part 392 Driving of CMV Exercise

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You stop a vehicle and when you run Query central there is a red bar that says the carrier has no operating authority. The BOL shows the load to be boxes of door knobs that is going from Eugene, OR to Salt Lake City, UT. What should you do if anything?

1 point

Nothing since door knobs are an exempt commodity.

Write a 385.13(a)(2) for being an Unsat/Unfit carrier.

Write a 392.9a(a)(1) violation and place the vehicle OOS until they get authority.

Write a violation and let the driver go.

Clear selection

During an inspection you see a radar detector in the window of the truck. What do you do if anything?

1 point

This is not a violation the driver has a right to use a radar detector

Write a 392.71 violation.

Write a 390.71 violation

Write a 392.71 violation and place OOS.

Clear selection

You stop a vehicle for inspection and while running query central you discover the company has an OOS order for New Entrant - Refusal of Audit/No contact. The load is a load of widgets going from Medford to Eugene and is solely intrastate. What do you do if anything?

1 point

According to ODOT safety notice you do nothing since the load is intrastate. Be sure to document it in ASPEN notes.

Write a 385.337(b) violation and place OOS.

Write a 385.337(b) violation and don't place OOS.

Report the violation to FMCSA.

Clear selection

You stop a CMV and when you run query central there is a red bar across the screen that says this carrier has an inactive USDOT number per 49 CFR 390.19(b)(4). Biennial update of MCS-150 data not completed. What do you do if anything?

1 point

This is the first time being written up so write the violation and let the driver go.

Let the driver know the company needs to update their USDOT number an let them go.

Write a 392.9b(a) violation and place vehicle OOS.

Write a 390.19(b)(4) violation and allow the driver to proceed.

Clear selection

What is the violation code for having an unauthorized person in the vehicle?

1 point

392.50

392.30

392.40

392.60

Clear selection

You stop a beer truck making deliveries. In the front seat is a case of beer and it is not manifested. The driver says the shipper gave it to him and told him he should try it out. What should you do if anything?

1 point

Write a violation of 392.5 and place driver OOS for 24 hours.

The driver just didn't know. Let him go with a warning.

Write a 392.5 violation, but let the driver go.

Call the shipper and confirm the beer was given to the driver.

Clear selection

You stop a truck at 11 PM. You discover the driver has his family in the truck with him. The driver claims there is a letter back at the business. What do you do if anything?

1 point

Write a 392.60 violation for an unauthorized passenger.

Nothing.

Write a 392.60 violation and place OOS.

Try calling the company and if you can't verify put notes in ASPEN and let the driver go.

Clear selection

During an inspection you discover an unauthorized passenger. During the driver interview and asking the passenger some questions something does not feel right about the situation. What do you do if anything?

1 point

Write a 392.60 violation.

Call law enforcement or the TAT number listed on the inspector web page and report it.

Ask the passenger for an ID, if they are willing to provide it list the information into ASPEN for future reference.

All the Above.

Clear selection

During an inspection you see 3 marijuana plants in the cab of the vehicle. What do you do if anything?

1 point

Call OSP, write a 392.4a violation, and place driver OOS for 24 hours.

Nothing dude, marijuana is legal in Oregon.

Write only 392.4a violation. There is no indication that he is smoking the stuff.

Call the police and have him thrown in jail.

Clear selection

You stop a truck that weighs 14,000 GVWR that is operating in interstate commerce. There is no USDOT number or name on the side of the vehicle. During the interview you discover the carrier has no USDOT number. You look in query central and see that the carrier has not been inspected before. What do you do if anything?

1 point

Write a 392.9b(a) violation and let the driver go.

Write a 392.9b(a) violation and place the driver OOS.

Write a 392.9b(a) violation and place the vehicle OOS.

Write a 392.9b(a) violation for no USDOT number. Also, write a 390.21 violation for no markings on the side of the vehicle. Do not place OOS.

Clear selection

You stop a truck and the driver is hauling agriculture commodities and is exempt from a log at the time of inspection. During the interview the driver is slurring her speech and can hardly stay awake during the interview. You ask the driver "are you tired" and she says "Yes". What do you do if anything?

1 point

The driver is not required to have a log, there is nothing I can do.

Write a 392.3 violation and let the driver go.

Write a 392.3 violation, place her OOS until no longer tired, and document in ASPEN what you witnessed.

Write a 392.4 violation and place OOS until no longer tired.

Clear selection

You stop a vehicle for inspection and while running query central you discover the company has an OOS order for UNSAT/UNFIT - Property Carriers. The driver says he hauls solely intrastate and never leaves Oregon. At the time of inspection the trailer is empty and not hauling a load. What do you do if anything?

1 point

According to ODOT safety notice you do nothing since the load is intrastate and document it in ASPEN notes.

Write a 385.13(a)(2) violation and place vehicle OOS.

Write a 385.13(a) violation and place the vehicle OOS.

Write a 385.337(b) violation and place vehicle OOS.

Clear selection

What is the violation code for a driver who is texting while driving?

1 point

392.82

392.3

392.80

392.4

Clear selection

You stop a truck and when interviewing the driver you smell alcohol. You call OSP and they come out and do a sobriety test on the driver and passes. The driver admits that he drank a beer 1 hour earlier during lunch. What do you do if anything?

1 point

Write a 392.5(a)(2) violation and place OOS for 24 hours.

It's just one beer an hour ago and he passed the sobriety test. Let the driver continue down the road.

Write a 392.5(a)(1) violation and place OOS for 24 hours. Be sure to document that the driver admitted to drinking an hour ago.

Write a 392.5(a)(3) violation and place OOS for 24 hours.

Clear selection

During an inspection the driver says that they are feeling nauseated and wants to throw up. The driver shows multiple signs of being ill. What do you do if anything?

1 point

Get that driver down the road. No one wants to catch what he has.

Keep a distance from the driver, write a 392.3 violation and place him out of service until no longer ill.

Write a 392.2 violation and let him go.

Call an ambulance.

Clear selection

While checking load securement you discover dunnage that is unsecure and could fall out onto the road. What do you do if anything?

1 point

Write a 393.100 violation and place the vehicle OOS.

Write a 392.9a violation and place OOS.

Have the driver fix it so you don't affect his CSA score.

Write a 392.9a violation and let the driver fix it.

Clear selection

You stop a truck and the driver has an unauthorized passenger in the truck. You also smell marijuana. During your investigation you discover a bag of marijuana in a location that the driver has access to. The driver and passenger claims it belongs to the passenger. What do you do if anything?

1 point

Write a 392.60 violation, and 392.4 violation, and place the driver OOS for 24 hours.

Write a 392.4 violation only.

Write a 392.60 violation only because the marijuana does not belong to the driver.

Write both violations but don't put the driver OOS.

Clear selection

If you catch a driver using a hand-held mobile device while driving is it considered and OOS?

1 point

Yes

Clear selection

You stop a truck. When you run query central you find the carrier has no authority. The trailer is full of wood chips and is heading to Washington State. What do you do if anything?

1 point

Write a 392.9a(a)(1) violation and place truck OOS because there is no authority.

Nothing Wood Chips are an exempt commodity and does not require an MC number.

Write a 392.9a(a)(1) violation and do not place the vehicle OOS.

The company is an Oregon Based carrier, do not write a violation.

Clear selection

As you are interviewing a driver you notice there is a young girl as a passenger. You ask the driver if the girl is an authorized passenger, and he says yes that there is a letter back at the office. However, the girl flashes you a distress signal. What do you do if anything?

1 point

Nothing, the driver said there is a letter back at the office authorizing the girl.

Call the TAT phone number on the inspector web site and call OSP. Drag out inspection until help arrives.

Write a 392.60 violation.

Write a 392.60 violation and place driver OOS.

Clear selection

During an inspection you pull up a previous inspection that took place in CA and find the driver was placed OOS for 24 hours for the possession of alcohol earlier in the day. After looking at the drivers log you discover he only took 10 hours off and did not complete the 24 hours as required. What do you do if anything?

1 point

Write a 392.5(c)(2) violation and place driver OOS for 24 hours.

The alcohol is out of his system by now. Let him continue down the road.

Write a 392.5(c)((2) violation and place the driver out for 14 hours to complete the original 24 hours.

This inspection took place in CA, there is nothing I can do.

Clear selection

You stop a vehicle that weighs 14,000 pounds GVWR and is operating in intrastate commerce. The company is a tree service company hauling their own equipment. There is no name on the side of the vehicle and the company does not have a USDOT number. This is the first time they have ever been inspected. What do you do if anything?

1 point

Write a 392.9b(a) violation for no USDOT number. Also, write a 390.21 violation for no markings on the side of the vehicle. Do not place OOS.

Write a 392.9b(a) violation only. Markings are not required since the carrier meets the exemption in 740-100-0010.

Write a 392.9b(a) violation and place the driver OOS.

Write a 392.9b(a) violation and place the vehicle OOS.

Clear selection

During an inspection you discover a half empty Budweiser can in the cupholder of the truck. What do you do if anything?

1 point

Nothing, it's an empty beer can and could of been there a long time.

Write a 392.5 violation and allow the driver to continue his trip.

Write no violation, how do we know it is his beer can.

Write a 392.5 violation and place the driver OOS for 24 hours. Also document details in ASPEN.

Clear selection

You stop a truck to do an inspection. The driver has a prostitute in the vehicle and begs that you do not write a violation for an unauthorized passenger or contact his carrier. What do you do if anything?

1 point

Give the guy a break because he could lose his job and worse yet his marriage.

Write a 392.60 violation and let the driver proceed.

Just put a note in ASPEN and let the driver go.

Write a 392.60 violation and place driver OOS.

Clear selection

You stop a truck and you discover an unopened O'doul's beer bottle. The alcohol content shows .004 percent alcohol. What do you do if anything?

1 point