DOT practice questions and answers
with verified solutions
Fatigue is a major concern. What do current FMCSA regulations allow from drivers? ✔✔60
hours on the road over a 7 day period, or 70 hours over 8 days (also 14
...
DOT practice questions and answers
with verified solutions
Fatigue is a major concern. What do current FMCSA regulations allow from drivers? ✔✔60
hours on the road over a 7 day period, or 70 hours over 8 days (also 14 hours on the road at a
stretch if given 8 hours off to rest between)
driver presents with a heart attack 1 month previous. He is following up with his MD again in 1
week. He is unsure of his prescriptions, but is asymptomatic. Should he be certified today?
✔✔No. There is a minimum waiting period of 2 months and specific criteria that must be met
thereafter before certification
Driver has been trying to stop smoking for 10 years without success. 1 month ago, she began
taking Chantix. She reports no blackout, suicidal thoughts, or change in mood. The rest of the
exam is normal. Can she be qualified? ✔✔No. Chantix is diqualifying
Which of the following diagnoses is NOT always disqualifying? (narcolepsy, type 1 diabetes,
meniere's disease, current alcoholism, bipolar disorder) ✔✔bipolar disorder
when asked about seizures, a driver reports several febrile seizures as a young child. Is this
disqualifying? ✔✔No.
What does the acronym FMCSA stand for? ✔✔Federal motor carrier safety administration
What is NOT a mission of the FMCSA?
-develop and enforce data-driven regulations that balance motor carrier (truck and bus
companies) safety with industry efficiency
-target educational messages to carriers, commercial drivers, and the public
-partner with stakeholders including federal, state, and local enforcement agencies, the motor
carrier industry, safety groups, and organized labor on efforts to reduce bus and truck-related
crashes
-oversee the prosecution of criminally negligent cases of motor carrier safety breaches
✔✔oversee the prosecution of criminally negligent cases of motor carrier safety breaches
who is NOT eligible to be a medical examiner? (APNs, DC, MD, PharmD, DO, PA, PT)
✔✔pharmacists and PTs cannot be medical examiners as they do not have the training, scope of
practice, or licensure that allows them to diagnose
what is the role of the medical examiner?
-assess the driver for medical fitness to safely perform all driver duties
-ensure the driver is properly following up on any
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