Transportation & Distribution Flashcards

Under the Hours of Service (HOS) regulations, a property-carrying CMV driver may drive a maximum of how many hours before requiring a 30-minute break?

Answer: 8 hours

FMCSA HOS rules require a 30-minute break after 8 cumulative hours of driving without an interruption of at least 30 minutes.

A shipper wants to move 10,000 lbs of non-hazardous freight 500 miles. Which mode is likely most cost-effective?

Answer: LTL trucking

At 10,000 lbs, the load falls below the full truckload threshold (~20,000 lbs+), making LTL the most economical ground option for this weight and distance.

The term 'deadhead miles' in trucking refers to:

Answer: Miles driven with an empty trailer or no trailer

Deadhead miles are miles driven without revenue-generating cargo, increasing carrier cost per loaded mile.

Which distribution strategy ships product directly from a manufacturer or supplier to the end customer, bypassing the retailer's warehouse?

Answer: Drop shipping

Drop shipping eliminates the retailer's need to hold inventory by having the supplier ship directly to the customer.

A transportation management system (TMS) primarily helps logistics managers:

Answer: Plan, execute, and optimize the movement of goods

A TMS automates carrier selection, load planning, freight audit, and shipment tracking to improve transportation efficiency.

When evaluating carrier performance, which metric specifically measures how often a carrier delivers within the promised delivery window?

Answer: On-Time Delivery (OTD) rate

On-Time Delivery rate measures the percentage of shipments delivered within the agreed delivery window, a key carrier scorecard metric.

The 'milk-run' delivery strategy involves:

Answer: A single carrier making sequential pickups or deliveries at multiple stops on a fixed route

Milk-run routing has one vehicle make multiple pickups or deliveries along a defined circuit, reducing total vehicle trips and cost.