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FMCSA & DOT Compliance Flashcards

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  1. An FMCSA-registered household goods broker must maintain what document to verify carrier authority before tendering a shipment?

    Answer: Proof of the carrier's active FMCSA operating authority and insurance

    HHG brokers are required to verify that any carrier they use holds active FMCSA operating authority and adequate insurance before tendering shipments.

  2. What is the purpose of the FMCSA's Unified Registration System (URS)?

    Answer: To consolidate carrier, broker, and freight forwarder registration into one system

    The URS is a single online registration system that combines USDOT number issuance, operating authority, and insurance filings for motor carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders.

  3. Under FMCSA regulations, a household goods carrier must acknowledge a shipper's loss or damage claim within how many days of receipt?

    Answer: 30 days

    FMCSA requires household goods carriers to acknowledge receipt of a written claim within 30 days and to make a settlement offer or deny the claim within 120 days.

  4. Which FMCSA safety measurement system is used to identify high-risk commercial motor carriers for intervention?

    Answer: CSA (Compliance, Safety, Accountability)

    CSA is FMCSA's data-driven safety compliance and enforcement program that uses BASICs scores to identify carriers posing the greatest safety risk.

  5. A moving company driver receives a roadside inspection. Which document must the driver have in the cab to demonstrate current FMCSA operating authority?

    Answer: A copy of the MC certificate or proof of operating authority

    Drivers must carry proof of the carrier's FMCSA operating authority (MC number documentation) to present during roadside inspections.

  6. Under FMCSA's HHG rules, when must a carrier provide the binding estimate to the shipper?

    Answer: Before the shipment is loaded

    A binding estimate must be provided to the shipper before loading begins so the shipper can make an informed decision.

  7. What is the FMCSA's 'chameleon carrier' concern?

    Answer: Carriers that evade enforcement by closing and reopening under new identities after safety violations

    A 'chameleon carrier' is one that shuts down after accumulating safety violations and reopens under a new name or ownership to avoid FMCSA oversight.