Multiple Choice Exam Flashcards
An operator enters into a contract with a customer and the contract contains no provisions rela ng to cancella on. Subsequently, the customer no longer wants to be involved in the contract and refuses to honour it. The operator:
Can claim damages through the courts against the customer for breach of contract
A driver subject to EU drivers’ hour’s regulations begins work at 0600 and completes 1 hour of non-driving work in the depot. At 0700 the driver then drives to the unloading point which is reached at 1100. The driver is then expected to assist in the unloading of the vehicle, which will take 2.5 hours. A break must be started by
1200 hours
An operator decides that, in future, instead of paying all its suppliers by cheque upon the receipt of an invoice, it will send them any monies owed, direct into their bank accounts using BACS. This is process is known as a
Credit transfer
Under the Community Transit System, what is meant by the term ‘T2 Status’ in relation to the movement of goods?
Goods are free to circulate around the EU
In order to be considered, an objection from a Local Authority to the granting of an operator licence must reach the Tra c Commissioner within
21 days of the details of the application being published in Applications and Decisions
An operator is delivering new products to a customer in Walsall, and the transport manager needs to calculate the vehicles weight before the vehicle can be allowed to drive on the public road. The weight of a vehicle, inclusive of oil water and fuel but without its load or driver, is known as the:
Kerbside weight
In which of the following circumstances may the Tra c Commissioner choose to revoke the operator licence of an international haulage operator?
When the company is employing vocational drivers, who are not quali ed
The Code of Practice on the Safe Loading of Vehicles states that, to prevent movement of the payload in a sideways direction, a load restraint device should be capable of withstanding a force equal to
50% of the total weight of the load
Regulation 1071/2009 contains several exemptions for vehicles within scope. Which of the following vehicles would be required to be added to an operators O-Licence?
6x2 tractor unit with a hybrid engine
An operator receives a phone call from a Trading Standards o cer advising that they intend to visit the vehicle yard in the next 72 hours to undertake a routine inspection. What is the most likely purpose for Trading Standards to visit the operator in this circumstance?
To carry out inspections on the vehicle yard’s weigh bridge
On the reverse of a photocard driving licence, what Restriction Code indicates to a Transport Manager that the driver is required to wear glasses or contact lenses whilst driving?
Code 01
What practice is least likely to assist a Transport Manager in proactively improving eet operational road safety in respect of tyres?
Get the workshop to repair tyre defects only when found at safety inspections
Unless the employees have opted out, under the Working Time Regula ons as they apply to the non-driving staff of a transport company, the average working week should not exceed a legal maximum of
48 hours averaged out over a 17 week period
Under the provisions of the HSE’s guide to workplace transport safety, what is the most e ective way for a vehicle operator to reduce the number of incidents involving vehicles reversing in an operating centre?
Install a one-way site tra c system.
hat class of National Insurance contribution is automatically deducted by the employer from the pay of a 32-year old driver, working an average of 40 hours per week and earns £387.00 per week?
Class 1.
Which of the following pieces of employment legislation provides a Transport Co-ordinator with the right not to be overlooked for promotion on the grounds of marital status?
Equality Act.
Under the Road Tra c Act, which of the following events is classed as a road tra c incident? (1) A motor cycle hitting and injuring a dog (2) A rigid goods vehicle striking and injuring a cat (3) An articulated vehicle carrying a high load damaging a tree overhanging from a garden adjacent to the road (4) A van braking heavily causing goods in the vehicle to move and injure the driver
- motor cycle hitting and injuring a dog
3. n articulated vehicle carrying a high load damaging a tree overhanging from a garden adjacent to the road
Drivers of large goods vehicles carrying dangerous substances must obtain a vocational training certi cate to prove their competence. These certi cates are valid for a maximum period of
5 years
A Birmingham based company is delivering electrical items into a retailer in central London. The vehicle that has been allocated to this delivery is a vehicle tted with a digital tachograph, a sleeper cab, additional mirrors, blind spot cameras and a Euro IV engine. What likely restriction will this vehicle encounter whilst making the delivery?
The Low Emission Zone
A driver is preparing to deliver a time sensitive load to customer in the next 45 mins minutes. The driver informs the transport manager that they have left their driver smart card at home, which is 45 minutes’ drive away. What instruction must the transport manager give to the driver?
The driver must go home and get their card and return, before they can drive vehicle to the customer
What does the below marking plate indicate when displayed on the front and rear of a vehicle?
ORANGE RECTANGLE
The vehicle is carrying packaged goods that are classi ed under the international ADR agreement
When must an employer produce, complete and record written risk assessments?
In all cases were the business employs ve or more sta members
The rules under HASWA 1974 requires employers to provide which of the following at the work place for their employees?
A competent person to oversee site safely
