2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Who should be held responsible for achieving safety objectives? - ANS Upper mangemnet,
driver, and line supervisors
Where should managers look in order to understand the causes of safety? - ANS 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 - ANS 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 -
ANS True
What is one way to obtain information from uncooperative previous employers? - ANS 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? - ANS If they have illegible handwriting or limited English skills as long as the
applicant signs the application
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, 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 - ANS 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. - ANS False
Which of the following is included in the federal motor carrier safety regulation requirements
for driver hearing capabilities? - ANS 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 - ANS False
What is the purpose of an on road test? - ANS 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? - ANS 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 -
ANS False
Effective trading programs save the company more money than they cost to develop and
implement - ANS True
Is it not necessary to fully understand what is happening in the company and why before
deciding to implement a trading program - ANS False
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