Industry Terms

Question 1

AOBRD

Answer 1

Automatic on board recording device.

Predecessor to the ELD.

Question 2

BOL

Answer 2

Bill of Lading

A document with contents of load

Question 3

Cab Card

Answer 3

Carried by drivers, shows police officers how to use the ELD

Question 4

Citation/Ticket

Answer 4

A fine or warning given if there is an issue with the logs

Question 5

Co-Driver

Answer 5

Two drivers will form “team drivers”, meaning they drive thesame truck together, switching back and forth between the role of driver and passenger

Question 6

CDL

Answer 6

Commercial Drivers License. Drivers who hold this license are referred to as CDL drivers

Question 7

Crossdock

Answer 7

A warehouse used for short-term storage and rearrangement of loads

Question 8

CSA scores

Answer 8

Compliance, Safety, Accountability scores

Question 9

DOT audit

Answer 9

Department of Transportation.
In DOT audit a fleet must provide the auditor with the last 6 months of logs for all their drivers and the last 90 days of Inspection Reports

Question 10

DOT Number

Answer 10

This is a unique number given to each Motor Carrier by the government

Question 11

Drayage

Answer 11

Drayage refers to the transport of cargo over a short distance, or as part of alonger distance

Question 12

Driver Vehicle Inspection Report (DVIR)

Answer 12

The driver walks around the truck and notes ifthere are any defects on the vehicle. These defects (or no defects) need to bementioned in a daily trip at the beginning or end of the day.

Question 13

ELD Mandate

Answer 13

Congressional mandate for all Interstate drivers to use ELDs to tracktheir hours of service

Question 14

Electronic Logging Device

Answer 14

Electronic Logs, E-Logs, Electronic On-BoardRecorder (EOBR)

This is analternative to paper logs. These sync with the truck and automatically change a driver’s duty status to driving when the driver begins to drive

Question 15

FMCSA

Answer 15

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (an arm of the US government)

Question 16

Hours of service violation

Answer 16

An HOS violation is when the driver drove when heor she was not allowed to.

Question 17

International Fuel Tax Agreement

Answer 17

IFTA is a quarterly tax that each motorcarrier has to file. State-by-state mileage; miles per state; jurisdiction report

Question 18

Live unload

Answer 18

the freight will be removed from the truck/container (alternative is drop &hook)

Question 19

Lumper

Answer 19

3rd party guy helps load/unload, usually paid hourly

Question 20

Motor Carrier

Answer 20

Any fleet registered with the FMCSA

Question 21

Owner Operator

Answer 21

An Owner-Operator, also known as an Independent driver, is a driver that works for a fleet, but owns his or her own vehicle

Question 22

Personal conveyance

Answer 22

If the driver is driving to their house

Question 23

Roadside Inspection

Answer 23

Drivers are asked by roadside inspectors to procure their last 8 days of logs and inspection reports

Question 24

RODS

Answer 24

Record of Duty Status

Question 25

Sleeper Berth

Answer 25

When the driver is spending time in the trucks living quarters.

Question 26

Slip Seating

Answer 26

Slip seating is when multiple drivers operate the same vehicle in the sameday.

Question 27

SMS

Answer 27

Safety Measurement System. Used by FMCSA to identify high-risk carriers anddrivers. Is used as an input to a CSA score.

Question 28

Terminal

Answer 28

The home base for a fleet of trucks

Question 29

150 Mile Air Radius

Answer 29

Travel beyond a 150-mile radius from their terminal must track their Hours of Service logs. If they do not travel beyond this, they are referred to as local drivers and do not need to.

Question 30

OTR

Answer 30

Over the Road. Referring to truck drivers hauling freight over long distances.