LF MC Vocab and Timeline

Employees that work for a company or organization are called what?

• Owner Operator

• Government

• Linehaul

• Personnel

If I am moving to a new state and I need to hire a truck to move it for me, which type of carrier would that be?

• Private

• For Hire

• International

• Off Highway

What is the term for sending off to a destination or for a purpose in the trucking industry?

• Dispatch

• Personnel

• Linehaul

• For Hire Carrier

Which type of carrier transports passengers, regulated property, or household goods owned by others for compensation?

• Private Carrier

• For Hire Carrier

• International Carrier

• Local Carriers

What document includes details about the contents of a package?

• Packaging List

• Dispatch

• Personnel

• Linehaul

What is the term for a long distance transport of freight or passengers, typically in excess of 250 miles?

• Local Carriers

• Linehaul

• Regional Carrier

• Off Highway

What is the agency in the United States Department of Transportation that regulates the trucking industry?

• FMCSA

• Government

• Non Regulated

• Owner Operators

Which type of carrier can transport goods across country borders?

• Regional Carrier

• International Carrier

• Local Carriers

• Private Carrier

What is the term for vehicles designed to move items on farms, construction sites, and the like, but not on roads?

• Off Highway

• Truckload

• Less than Truckload

• For Hire Carrier

What is the term for businesses, services, or agreements that do not have to obey official rules?

• Regulated

• Non Regulated

• Government

• Personnel