Freight Dispatching Terminology Practice Test

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• What is the primary mission of the FMCSA?
• Who is a Certificate Holder?
• Which term describes the act of finding loads for a carrier and managing the process while the carrier is under a load?
• Which statement about accessorial charges is correct?
• Which term describes placing freight on standard pallets to improve handling, space utilization, and loading efficiency?
• Which term describes negotiating a new load rate based on lane knowledge?
• Total miles driven with an empty trailer to obtain a new load are called what?
• Which statement best defines inside pickup/delivery for pricing?
• Which term describes the entity that initiates shipment by providing the goods?
• What is the purpose of Proof of Delivery (POD) in freight shipments?
• Which term best describes major online platforms such as DAT, Internet Truck Stop, Trucker Path, and 123LoadBoards?
• What is the fee charged when a carrier touches the freight during loading/unloading?
• What term refers to the contract between a dispatcher and a carrier that outlines duties and terms of those duties?
• Which term refers to the regulatory limits on driver hours, including driving and restart provisions?
• Which term describes a method of maintaining cash flow by selling freight invoices to a financial institution at a discounted rate?
• Which term refers to software downloaded to a carrier's phones to track their location during transport?
• Who assigns a PRO number?
• What is palletization and why is it important for dispatch?
• Which Incoterm stands for Cost, Insurance, and Freight?
• Which document commonly includes the rate confirmation and the dispatcher agreement between dispatcher and carrier?
• Who typically provides the chassis?
• Which document confirms that the carrier has accepted the load and is responsible for its condition?
• SCAC code identifies which of the following in shipments?
• Which regulatory body is responsible for fuel tax reporting for commercial trucking (IFTA)?
• The abbreviation ETA is used to indicate
• What term describes a central source to list and find freight and empty trucks, often located at major truck stops and online?
• How does a fuel surcharge (FSC) affect freight pricing?
• Which statement describes the delivery appointment window and its purpose?
• What is a cube in freight terms?
• What describes the overall movement style or method of a shipment?
• Which document serves as proof that the carrier has delivered the load and is used to settle payment?
• IFTA stands for which organization?
• The term ETA stands for which phrase in freight dispatching?
• Which party is typically the supplier or owner of the goods being shipped?
• Which term is another name for a Carrier?
• Which number identifies a motor carrier with FMCSA registration?
• What term identifies the number used to identify the freight being picked up from the shipper and delivered to the receiver?
• What is the purpose of the N.O.A. form?
• What is a SCAC code used for?
• Define backhaul and its impact on routing.
• Which statement about liftgate service is true?
• Which invoice is prepared by the carrier and sent to the broker to request payment, potentially including the B.O.L. and P.O.D.?
• What is the term for the middleman between the carrier and the shipper?
• Which process describes the dispatcher keeping the carrier running under a load through ongoing coordination with the broker and carrier?
• What distinguishes rate con from a load confirmation?
• Tarp pay is an example of which broader compensation category?
• Which role is an individual hired by the carrier to load or unload the trailer?
• Which statement best describes the liability terms of a Bill of Lading?
• In freight terms, BOL is an acronym for which document?
• Layover charges in freight apply when?
• What term describes the location or parties from which a load is picked up?
• What is a chassis in trucking?
• Which option explains the relationship between rate con and load confirmation?
• What best describes accessorial charges?
• What does a carrier packet include?
• Which document serves as the contract of carriage and receipt for goods, identifying parties, terms, freight details, and handling instructions?
• Which term is also known as Line Haul and describes moving between locations?
• In a Shipper Load and Count (SLC) arrangement, who counts contents at pickup?
• Which term describes a carrier driving only the power unit without the trailer?
• Which term describes the location or organization from which a load originates, i.e., where it is picked up?
• Which item is not typically included in a carrier packet?
• Why does freight class matter in pricing?
• What is linehaul and what does it cover?
• What process is described by coordinating the carrier's assignments to ensure continuous movement of freight?
• What is DIM weight and when does it apply?
• Which document confirms that the carrier has accepted the load and is responsible for its condition and delivery?
• What are typical minimum coverages on a COI?
• What is inside pickup/delivery and its impact on pricing?
• Which metric is used to express earnings per mile, calculated by dividing load cost by miles?
• Hours of Service (HOS) regulations primarily aim to ensure what?
• What is reconsignment (re-delivery) in freight terms?
• In freight handling, who is the person hired specifically to physically load or unload freight at the shipper or receiver?
• What term means compensation for services beyond pickup and delivery, such as tarping a load?
• What system is used to organize shippers, brokers, carriers, clients, and assets, and can include invoicing and rate con generation?
• Which term describes an arrangement where the shipper requires leaving an equal number of pallets on the carrier's truck?
• In recourse factoring, who bears the risk for unpaid invoices?
• The acronym BOL often stands for which document?
• What term describes the type of goods or products that is hauled?
• Which term refers to the tractor used to move trailers or to continue a load if the original tractor is disabled?
• What is the final document that the carrier signs to finalize and book a load, containing the load details, shipper and receiver details, rate, and PO number?
• What is intermodal drayage?
• Which statement describes a carrier packet?
• Which statement best describes a Transportation Management System (TMS)?
• Which invoice is submitted by the carrier to request payment from the broker, often including the B.O.L. and P.O.D.?
• What is tender rejection?
• Who signs the rate confirmation to finalize and book the load?
• The term that defines the path and sequence a shipment takes as it moves from origin to destination is what?
• What is cross-docking?
• What is an appointment in freight dispatch?
• Which document is primarily used to record shipment charges agreed for a move?
• Define deadhead in trucking.
• What term covers recovery or payment demands for loss, damage, or delay, or negligence?
• Which term represents the price paid to the carrier to transport the freight?
• Which term describes an independent contractor or trucking firm in the business of carrying freight?
• Which term refers to an arrangement where the shipper requires leaving an equal number of pallets loaded on the carrier's truck?
• Which term describes the shipper's requirement that the broker monitor freight during transit?
• Which term refers to the form the carrier completes along with the dispatcher agreement, detailing compensation, routes, and weight capacity?
• What is a Certificate of Insurance (COI) and when is it required?
• Which document proves cargo insurance coverage?
• Which document is issued by the dispatcher after the carrier has completed delivery and is empty?
• The number of hours in a 24-hour period that DOT allows a driver to operate a truck is known as what?
• Which statement best describes Hours of Service (HOS) regulations?
• Hazmat classification defines which of the following?
• What term refers to the extra compensation when fuel prices rise?
• What distinguishes a TL shipment from an LTL shipment?
• What term is used when you inquire from a broker or shipper if a posted load is still available, possibly negotiating a better rate to book it?
• What is a Bill of Lading (BOL)?
• Which term best describes the act of moving freight from one place to another?
• What does the term Loaded miles refer to?
• What term refers to a penalty assessed when a truck is held beyond a reasonable loading or unloading time?
• Which term refers to the type of equipment used, including specific trailer types?
• What describes capacity reservation in dispatch?
• Which term is synonymous with the consignor, the supplier or owner of commodities shipped?
• Which is an example of an accessorial charge?
• In non-recourse factoring, who absorbs losses when customers fail to pay invoices?
• The term for the path of moving a shipment from origin to destination, often called Line Haul, is:
• Which factor is NOT typically affected by NMFC class?
• Which term describes extra stops added to a load by a broker, incurring additional time and fuel costs?
• Which miles count while driving empty trailer to pick up a load?
• Which option is the identifier assigned to freight for pickup and delivery?
• Which term describes a carrier that is loaded and headed out for delivery?
• Which term is issued by FMCSA to authorize the movement of freight?
• In LTL shipments, freight from multiple shippers is combined on one trailer. True or False?
• Which statement best describes an Incoterm?
• Which statement is true about FMCSA permission?
• How is detention typically charged?
• What is cargo insurance and why is it important?
• A Proof of Delivery (POD) is used to confirm which aspect of a shipment?
• What term refers to the actual equipment types or trucks owned by a carrier or operator?
• What is MC/DOT authority and why is it important in dispatch?
• Which of the following illustrates detention charges?
• Which metric measures the miles a carrier travels with cargo in transit?
• Which statement about detention and layover charges is true?
• What term describes goods or products contracted to move between the carrier and the broker/shipper?
• Which term describes shipments that do not fill an entire equipment's capacity?
• Which term refers to the form that indicates compensation, routing preferences, and weight capacity for a carrier?
• Which items are commonly included in the carrier packet?
• In freight terms, the entity designated to receive the shipment is called the
• Which term refers to the destination receivers?
• In load billing, which term describes additional stops beyond the initial plan that incur extra costs?
• Hazardous materials placards are required when carrying hazmat for what purpose?
• Which term denotes the form or document carriers complete along with the dispatcher agreement that informs the dispatcher how much the carrier should be compensated and where they would like to run?
• FMCSA is an agency within which department?
• Which statement best describes linehaul?
• The middleman between the carrier and the shipper is called?
• Which term refers to a carrier that is currently loaded and en route to the destination?
• What does a Bill of Lading liability clause primarily establish in a shipment?
• What is a PRO number and who assigns it?
• Which term is another name for a Carrier?
• Which invoice is issued by the dispatcher to the carrier after the carrier has completed delivery and is empty?
• Which term describes securing capacity in advance?
• What term refers to the consignor or owner of commodities shipped?
• What is a residential delivery and how is it typically priced?
• To find available freight for a truck, which resource would you use?
• MC authority refers to permission to operate as what?
• Which term indicates a tractor only—i.e., used to move loaded or empty trailers or to continue a load if the original tractor is disabled?
• Which term describes seeking to confirm whether a posted load is still available and possibly negotiating a better rate?
• What is tender re-tendering?
• Shipper Load and Count (SLC) vs Carrier Load and Count (CLC): what is the difference?
• Detention in freight terms refers to charges for what?
• What term describes when a dispatcher or carrier negotiates a new rate for a load based on knowledge of standard lane rates?
• Which term describes a power unit, meaning a tractor-only unit used to move trailers or continue a load if the original tractor is disabled?
• What is the primary function of the Electronic Logging Device (ELD)?
• Which term describes the formal contract that defines duties and terms between a dispatcher and a carrier?
• Which term describes payment to a carrier for days longer than necessary when freight should have been delivered sooner?
• Which statement correctly describes non-recourse factoring?
• What is the process of contacting carriers via telephone in an effort to solicit your dispatching services to them?
• DOT# stands for which of the following?
• What is the purpose of the W9 form in this context?
• Which of the following statements about hazardous materials placards is true with respect to Class 3?
• What is a drayage charge?
• The term 'cold calling' describes which practice?
• What is a contract rate?
• What is a load confirmation?
• What is a zero detention policy?
• What is a spot market rate?
• The rate refers to which of the following in freight documentation?
• Which description best defines a trailer in highway freight transport?
• Which term specifically refers to software used to locate a carrier during transport?
• What is the name of the penalty charged when the carrier's truck is held beyond a reasonable loading/unloading time?
• In dispatch planning, backhaul can influence routing by encouraging trips that return to origin with what characteristic?
• Which term describes the type of truck or tractor a carrier drives, such as 53' dry van, 53' reefer, or 48'/53' flatbed?
• What effect does a POD exception have on payment processing?
• Intermodal transport involves movement of freight using more than one mode; which pair is a common example?
• What does TL stand for in freight terminology?
• What term describes a load that has been booked by the carrier through a brokerage, rate confirmation signed and submitted, but later canceled through no fault of the carrier?
• What term is defined as an independent contractor or trucking firm in the business of carrying freight?
• Who is the person described as the one who finds loads for a carrier under a dispatcher agreement and acts as a bona fide agent of the carrier?
• What is the purpose of a COI in freight arrangements?
• A rate confirmation typically includes which of the following?
• Who must have a USDOT number per FMCSA requirements?
• A load that a carrier seeks after delivering the original load to reach the next assignment is called what?
• What should a rate con include besides base linehaul?