CSA Basics
FMCSA Regulations
Load Securement
Pinch Safety Rules
General
100

Unsafe driving, Vehicle Maintenance and Hours of Service and 4 other categories. 

What is CSA/BASICS?

100

The website the FMCSA created to house all drug and alcohol incidents for drivers.

What is the Clearinghouse?

100

Load securement devices that are torn or shows signs of wear.

What is strap or chain which must be replaced?

100

Safety Vest, Steel Toed Shoes and Long Pants

What is the PPE gear required?

100

Personal Protection Equipment is better known as

What is PPE?

200

A commercial vehicle speeding violation falls into this CSA BASIC.

What is Unsafe Driving?

200

Total Maximum Driving Hours Allowed per shift in the US

What is 11 hours?

200

Connectors that secure a container to a chassis.

What are pin/twist locks?

200

The only place you do this is in your personal vehicle and designated areas.

What is Smoking?

200

Whether at work or on personal time while wearing Pinch branded attire, you are ________

What is representing Pinch?

300

CSA pulls from these events to update your MVR, your CSA score and your PSP (Pre-Employment Screening Program).

What are the Roadside Inspections?

300

An HOS activity that is required every 8 hours of drive time for interstate drivers in the US.

What is a meal/rest break?

300

Zip Tie

What additional item can be used to further secure pin/twist lock on a chassis?

300

You must do this at the beginning of your driving shift and at the end of your driving shift and record it on your ELD.

What is a pre-trip and post-trip inspection?

300

This is always your first contact when you need help with your ELD.

What is the 24 hour/7 days Samsara Help Number? 415-329-6900

400

Light violations, brake violations, and tire violations are _______________.

What are the most common violations sited on roadside inspections?

400

Using this device is prohibited at all times while driving a commercial motor vehicle.

What is a hand-held mobile device?

400

All Flatbed trailers are required to be out fitted with 12 of these.

What are boards?

400

The proper way to enter and exit a commercial motor vehicle.

What are three points of contact?

400

70 MPH or lower.

What is the speed all CMV's should stay under?

500

This happens when a transportation company has too many CSA violations on roadside inspections.

What is a DOT audit; which could possibly result in the company being shut down?

500

Driving without being logged into your ELD to extend your hours.

What is falsification of your log?

500

Loss of life, loss of load, damage to the cargo, damage to the vehicle or a crash.

What are the potential consequences of an improperly secured load?

500

When you receive this, it is required to be reported to Safety within 24 hours.

What is any roadside inspection?

500

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