NATMI Safety Supervisor Exam
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Who should be held responsible for achieving safety objectives? - CORRECT
ANSWER Upper mangemnet, driver, and line supervisors
Where should managers look in order to understand the causes of safety? - CORRECT
ANSWER At drive related issues such as training and morale, equipment maintenance,
record keeping issues, and scheduling and operational concerns
Job standards may not be changed or lowered for the purpose of hiring one employee over
another - CORRECT ANSWER True
Interviews should be used to obtain in depth information about previous employment
experience, education, and areas of inconsistency or incomplete responses on the application
- CORRECT ANSWER True
What is one way to obtain information from uncooperative previous employers? - CORRECT
ANSWER Send a signed release along with the request for information
When is it acceptable to allow the application form to be filled out by someone other then the
applicant? - CORRECT ANSWER If they have illegible handwriting or limited English
skills as long as the applicant signs the application
If an applicant meets the standards and regulations required by the FMCSRs, they can be
assumed to be qualified for any job within the fleet - CORRECT ANSWER False
To ensure proper visual ability, it is necessary for driver applicants to meet DOT standards for
visual acuity, field of peripheral vision, and depth perception. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
, Which of the following is included in the federal motor carrier safety regulation requirements
for driver hearing capabilities? - CORRECT ANSWER At minimum, drivers must be
able to perceive a forced whisper at not less than 5 feet
It is illegal to use a job description as a pre employment selection tool - CORRECT
ANSWER False
What is the purpose of an on road test? - CORRECT ANSWER To evaluate the driver
ability to maneuver the vehicle and their ability to respond to safely to traffic conditions
Which of the following driver skills should be included in an off the road test? - CORRECT
ANSWER To steer around obstacles, to steer through a narrow offset alley, to inspect
and verify the safe operating condition of the vehicle, to back up to a loading dock next to
one vehicle, to back up as close as possible to an object without striking it
On road tests are not as effective as off road tests in evaluating driver ability and performance
- CORRECT ANSWER False
Effective trading programs save the company more money than they cost to develop and
implement - CORRECT ANSWER True
Is it not necessary to fully understand what is happening in the company and why before
deciding to implement a trading program - CORRECT ANSWER False
Cost benefit analysis is only necessary to justify high cost compliance training programs -
CORRECT ANSWER False
Employees who are trained require less involvement and intervention from their supervisors -
CORRECT ANSWER
Attendance records are only required when training sessions are held to comply with
regulations - CORRECT ANSWER True
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Who should be held responsible for achieving safety objectives? - CORRECT
ANSWER Upper mangemnet, driver, and line supervisors
Where should managers look in order to understand the causes of safety? - CORRECT
ANSWER At drive related issues such as training and morale, equipment maintenance,
record keeping issues, and scheduling and operational concerns
Job standards may not be changed or lowered for the purpose of hiring one employee over
another - CORRECT ANSWER True
Interviews should be used to obtain in depth information about previous employment
experience, education, and areas of inconsistency or incomplete responses on the application
- CORRECT ANSWER True
What is one way to obtain information from uncooperative previous employers? - CORRECT
ANSWER Send a signed release along with the request for information
When is it acceptable to allow the application form to be filled out by someone other then the
applicant? - CORRECT ANSWER If they have illegible handwriting or limited English
skills as long as the applicant signs the application
If an applicant meets the standards and regulations required by the FMCSRs, they can be
assumed to be qualified for any job within the fleet - CORRECT ANSWER False
To ensure proper visual ability, it is necessary for driver applicants to meet DOT standards for
visual acuity, field of peripheral vision, and depth perception. - CORRECT
ANSWER False
, Which of the following is included in the federal motor carrier safety regulation requirements
for driver hearing capabilities? - CORRECT ANSWER At minimum, drivers must be
able to perceive a forced whisper at not less than 5 feet
It is illegal to use a job description as a pre employment selection tool - CORRECT
ANSWER False
What is the purpose of an on road test? - CORRECT ANSWER To evaluate the driver
ability to maneuver the vehicle and their ability to respond to safely to traffic conditions
Which of the following driver skills should be included in an off the road test? - CORRECT
ANSWER To steer around obstacles, to steer through a narrow offset alley, to inspect
and verify the safe operating condition of the vehicle, to back up to a loading dock next to
one vehicle, to back up as close as possible to an object without striking it
On road tests are not as effective as off road tests in evaluating driver ability and performance
- CORRECT ANSWER False
Effective trading programs save the company more money than they cost to develop and
implement - CORRECT ANSWER True
Is it not necessary to fully understand what is happening in the company and why before
deciding to implement a trading program - CORRECT ANSWER False
Cost benefit analysis is only necessary to justify high cost compliance training programs -
CORRECT ANSWER False
Employees who are trained require less involvement and intervention from their supervisors -
CORRECT ANSWER
Attendance records are only required when training sessions are held to comply with
regulations - CORRECT ANSWER True
