DOT Practice Questions with 100% Correct Solutions 2023/2024

DOT Practice Questions with 100% Correct Solutions 2023/2024 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