FACTS FOR DRIVERS EX AM

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FACTS FOR DRIVERS EX AM

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Question 1: What are the qualities of a professional truck

driver?CORRECT ANSWER: a professional driver is one who:

• is physically, mentally, and emotionally in control on

the job

• Is well-informed about the driver's motor vehicle, the

highway and traffic laws

• Has a sound grasp of safe driving techniques
• Has sufficient experience to have formed good driving

habits and skills

• Is conscientious, compliant, courteous and puts safety

first

Question 2: What other factors must be taken into

consideration when operating a vehicle?

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CORRECT ANSWER: A driver should always take into

consideration:

• Condition of vehicle
• Types of roads and road conditions
• Light and weather conditions
• The driver's own mental and physical condition

Question 3: What are the 3 license classes designated by

the federal standards?

CORRECT ANSWER: The federal standard requires that

states issue a CDL to drivers according to these license

classifications:

• Class A- Any combination of vehicles with a GVWR

of 26,001 or more pounds provided the GVWR of the viewless being towed is in excess of 10,001 pounds

• Class B- Any single vehicle with GVWR of 26,001 or

more pounds, or any such vehicle towing a vehicle not in excess of 10,000 pounds GVWR.

• Class C- Any single vehicle, or combination of

vehicles, that does not meet the definition of Class A or Class B, but is either designed to transport 16 or more

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passengers, including the driver, or is transporting material that has been designated as a hazardous under 49 U.S.C. 5103 and is required to be placarded under subpart F of 49 CFR Part 172 or is transporting any quantity of a material listed as a select agent or toxin in 42 CFR Part 73

Question 4: What parts of the Federal Motor Carrier

Safety Regulations must the driver have knowledge of?

CORRECT ANSWER: Although a commercial vehicle

driver does not have to be equally familiar with all parts,

the driver must have a working knowledge of:

• Part 382, Controlled Substances and Alcohol, Use and

Testing;

• Part 383, CDL Standards; Requirements and Penalties;
• Part 391, Qualifications of Drivers;
• Part 392, Driving Rules
• Part 393, Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe

Operation

• Part 395, Hours of Service
• Part 396, Inspection and Maintenance

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• Part 397 (if hauling hazardous materials)

Question 5: May the interstate driver be dispatched while

ill or fatigued?

CORRECT ANSWER: No

Question 6: What are the signs of drowsiness?

CORRECT ANSWER: There are several indicators of

drowsiness. A person's eyes close involuntarily, their head nods, or they yawn repeatedly. Common sense answers

Question 7: What should drivers do when they become

drowsy while on the road?

CORRECT ANSWER: stop in a safe place and take a nap

or walk around. nap with the window down if in a safe area