DOT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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Definition of a Commercial Motor Vehicle - ✔✔Gross wt of over 10k lbs
Transport 8 ppl for compensation (including driver) or 15 or more without compensation
Trasnport HazMat requiring a placard
Medical Examiners may not do what for dirvers? - ✔✔Be their PCP, figure out the treatment plan,
provide medical advise
DOT Cert renewal, when do you renew? - ✔✔5 yr refresher, 10 yr reexamination
How long must exam reports be kept after an exam? - ✔✔3 years
What is form MCSA-5875? - ✔✔Form to submit w/ drivers info and when exam was done
What is form MCSA 5876? - ✔✔Card to be filled out for drivers, either intrastate or interstate, but not
BOTH
What are the drivers duties for his job? - ✔✔Must be able to:
Drive
Load/unload
Lift tarpaulins,
Apply tire chains
Code of federal regulations:
49 CFR 391.41 - ✔✔- Lists drivers qualifications
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, Code of federal regulations:
49 CFR 391.43 - ✔✔Medical examiners responsibilities
Code of federal regulations:
49 CFR 391.64 - ✔✔Grandfathering for vision/diabetes waiver study program
For the federal regulations code CFR 391.41, what are the 4 non discretionary findings? (they cant pass
with any of these 4 abnormalities) - ✔✔Vision, hearing, epilepsy, Insulin DM
What are the four required tests you must do during an exam? - ✔✔Vision, hearing, BP/pulse, UA
Is drug screening part of the DOT exam? - ✔✔No
What Past medical hx forces you to get retested every year as a driver? - ✔✔HTN,CAD, DM
A pt has IDDM or monocular vision, but they have the exemtion forms, how long is their intial
certification good for? Then after the next reexamination, how long is thier next card good for? - ✔✔6
months, 1 year
A driver gets an exemption for his DM insulin use, or his monoocular vision, how long is that form valid?
- ✔✔2 years
How long is the DOT cert good for for a young healthy pt? - ✔✔2 years
What is an intracity zone? - ✔✔Driver cant be federally ceertified due to disqualifying condition, but can
work in a certain local zone.
How long are intracity certs good for? - ✔✔1 year
What must your vision be to be certified? - ✔✔20/40 in each eye and b/l
What colors must you be able to distinguish on eye exam? - ✔✔Red, green, amber
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Definition of a Commercial Motor Vehicle - ✔✔Gross wt of over 10k lbs
Transport 8 ppl for compensation (including driver) or 15 or more without compensation
Trasnport HazMat requiring a placard
Medical Examiners may not do what for dirvers? - ✔✔Be their PCP, figure out the treatment plan,
provide medical advise
DOT Cert renewal, when do you renew? - ✔✔5 yr refresher, 10 yr reexamination
How long must exam reports be kept after an exam? - ✔✔3 years
What is form MCSA-5875? - ✔✔Form to submit w/ drivers info and when exam was done
What is form MCSA 5876? - ✔✔Card to be filled out for drivers, either intrastate or interstate, but not
BOTH
What are the drivers duties for his job? - ✔✔Must be able to:
Drive
Load/unload
Lift tarpaulins,
Apply tire chains
Code of federal regulations:
49 CFR 391.41 - ✔✔- Lists drivers qualifications
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, Code of federal regulations:
49 CFR 391.43 - ✔✔Medical examiners responsibilities
Code of federal regulations:
49 CFR 391.64 - ✔✔Grandfathering for vision/diabetes waiver study program
For the federal regulations code CFR 391.41, what are the 4 non discretionary findings? (they cant pass
with any of these 4 abnormalities) - ✔✔Vision, hearing, epilepsy, Insulin DM
What are the four required tests you must do during an exam? - ✔✔Vision, hearing, BP/pulse, UA
Is drug screening part of the DOT exam? - ✔✔No
What Past medical hx forces you to get retested every year as a driver? - ✔✔HTN,CAD, DM
A pt has IDDM or monocular vision, but they have the exemtion forms, how long is their intial
certification good for? Then after the next reexamination, how long is thier next card good for? - ✔✔6
months, 1 year
A driver gets an exemption for his DM insulin use, or his monoocular vision, how long is that form valid?
- ✔✔2 years
How long is the DOT cert good for for a young healthy pt? - ✔✔2 years
What is an intracity zone? - ✔✔Driver cant be federally ceertified due to disqualifying condition, but can
work in a certain local zone.
How long are intracity certs good for? - ✔✔1 year
What must your vision be to be certified? - ✔✔20/40 in each eye and b/l
What colors must you be able to distinguish on eye exam? - ✔✔Red, green, amber
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