NSC EXAM ALL 60 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS

NSC EXAM ALL 60 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ( ANSWERS)

NSC EXAM 2026-2027 ALL 60

QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED

ANSWERS ( ANSWERS)

How does NSC contact the carrier? - ANSWER- 1. Warning letter

2. Safety plan assessment

3. Audit

4. Recommendation of NSC certification to be cancelled

How long must a driver's abstract be kept for? - ANSWER- Current + 4

years

How long must a driver's ticket, training records, or disciplinary action

letter be retained for by the carrier? - ANSWER- Current + 4 years

Accident reports must be kept for how long? Accident files must be

retained for how long by the carrier? - ANSWER- Current + 4 years

Howe long must supporting documents be kept for? - ANSWER- 6

months

Vehicle records such as maintenance must be kept for how long? -

ANSWER- 3 years

How often should driver logs be submitted to carrier? - ANSWERwithin 20 days

How long does a carrier keep the pre-inspections? - ANSWER- 3

months

How often should a carrier request drivers abstracts? - ANSWER- Once

on hire; then annually

What is a recall system? - ANSWER- A reminder system to remind if

important dates-license expiry, CVP expiry ect.

How many hours are legal "on duty" in a day? - ANSWER- 14 (13 max

driving)

How many hours off does a driver need in a day? - ANSWER- 10 (8

must be sleep)

Cycle 1 requires how many hours consecutive off for it to reset? -

ANSWER- 36 hours

Cycle 2 requires how many hours off for it to reset? - ANSWER- 72

hours

To switch from cycle 2 to cycle 1, driver needs how many hours off? -

ANSWER- 72 hours