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Who should be held responsible for achieving safety objectives?
Upper mangemnet, driver, and line supervisors
Where should managers look in order to understand the causes of safety?
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
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
True
What is one way to obtain information from uncooperative previous employers?
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?
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
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.
False
Which of the following is included in the federal motor carrier safety regulation requirements for
driver hearing capabilities?
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
False
What is the purpose of an on road test?
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?
, 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
False
Effective trading programs save the company more money than they cost to develop and implement
True
Is it not necessary to fully understand what is happening in the company and why before deciding to
implement a trading program
False
Cost benefit analysis is only necessary to justify high cost compliance training programs
False
Employees who are trained require less involvement and intervention from their supervisors
Attendance records are only required when training sessions are held to comply with regulations
True
Which of the following should be the instructors first step in preparing for training?
Determine what the trainees should be able to after training
What does selecting a teaching method depend on?
The training objectives, size of the class, and time available
Every accident involving a vehicle operated by the fleet should be investigated
True
What is the first thing drivers should be trained to do at the scene accident?
Protect the scene with warning devices
In which of the following accident situations is an on the scene company response NOT necessary?
When there was minor property damage
The same set of steps should be followed in every accident investigation
False
When interviewing accident witnesses, it is important to use the same approach with each witness,
regardless of the witness's age, involvement, or degree of cooperation!
False
Why should all injuries be investigated?
Because the nature of the injury is not predictable from the accident