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DOT exam - NRCME Training Institute Material| 146 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

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What is the mission of FMCSA? Correct Answer: FMCSA is focused on reducing crashes, injuries, and fatalities involving large trucks and buses. Who and what does the FMCSA regulate? Correct Answer:... Interstate commercial operation, including the driver, vehicle, motor carrier, and the transport of hazardous materials. Examples of CMV driver stress factors Correct Answer: Interruption of normal sleep, exercising, eating pattern, and access to social support networks resulting in fatigue, obesity, and or/alienation of affection. Environment that may have excessive vibration, noise, and extremes in temperature and or/adverse road or traffic conditions that can interfere with driver ability to recognize a driving hazard, cause temporary or permanent physical damage to sensory perception or affect driver behavior. Increased potential for injury and fatalities should there be a crash when driver is responsible for passenger safety or hazardous cargo. What are the differences between the medical standards and medical guidelines? Correct Answer: Regulations are law and are mandatory. The ME must use standards to determine interstate CMV driver medical fitness for duty. Medical guidelines are not regulatory and the ME may choose not to follow the medical guidance. In which regulations are the driver physical qualification standards and Medical Examiners cited? Correct Answer: Driver physical qualification standards are found in 49 CFR 391.41. ME responsibilities are found in 49 CFR 391.43 What objective tests and measurements are required as part of the driver physical examination? Correct Answer: Height & weight Vision Hearing BP & pulse Urinalysis (spec gravity, protein, blood, glucose) What are the possible outcomes of the driver physical examination? Correct Answer: Certification Disqualification Determination pending What date is used to determine medical examiners certificate expiration? Correct Answer: The date of the exam is used as the basis for cert [Show More]

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