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A driver is off duty, at home, and just drank one half of a twelve ounce can of beer. The driver is contacted by his supervisor and asked to come into work and cover for a semitrailer driver that has called in sick.

Does the driver have to inform his supervisor that he is ineligible to drive due to DOT alcohol rules?

		Yes
		No

A driver is backing up a semitrailer in his employer's yard. Without the driver knowing, a small child runs into the yard. The child is hit by the truck and severely injured. The child is taken to a hospital by ambulance.

DOT drug and alcohol rules require that the driver of this truck receive a drug and alcohol test:

		Immediately
		Within 6 hours
		Prior to returning to duty
		Not at all

A driver has failed a drug test and not yet been evaluated by a Substance Abuse Professional.

This driver may legally perform which of the following duties?

		Dispatch CMVs via telephone
		Drive a commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
		Load boxes onto a CMV
		Repair a CMV
		Ride to a job site in the passenger seat of a CMV
		Sleep in a CMV sleeper birth
		Wash a CMV

A driver is taking penicillin and Viagra via legal prescriptions from his primary care physician. The physician has told the driver that these medications will not interfere with his ability to operate a Commercial Motor Vehicle. The driver's employer, however, can at any time require the driver to supply the employer with a complete list of all prescription medications that the driver is taking, including the penicillin and Viagra.

		True
		False

If a driver fails a DOT drug test, he or she has a legal right to immediately return to the collection facility and provide a second sample of urine for retesting.

		True
		False

A driver is involved in an accident on an interstate highway. No one is killed in the accident, and no citation is issued to the driver by any law enforcement authority.

When may this driver legally consume alcohol again?

		8 hours after the accident
		Once he or she has been subjected to a breath alcohol test by a police officer or DOT agent at the scene and found to be in compliance with DOT alcohol rules.
		As soon as the fact that no fatalities or citations were involved has been documented in writing.
		Upon written notification from the DOT that the accident has been ruled to be unrelated to substance use.

A driver who violates DOT drug and alcohol rules and does not seek evaluation by a Substance Abuse Professional may resume safety-sensitive duty:

		In 18 months
		In 2 years
		If he/she produces a notarized letter from a physician stating that the driver is not in need of chemical dependency treatment.
		Never

While conducting an authorized search of a driver's truck, a supervisor discovers 3 grams of marijuana.

DOT regulations require the supervisor to:

		Call the police
		Detain the driver for DOT inspectors
		Inform the driver that he/she must take a drug test due to reasonable suspicion on the part of the supervisor
		Do nothing

A driver who violates DOT regulations and is required to undergo assessment by a Substance Abuse Professional is responsible for locating and paying for those SAP services:

		True
		False

10.

Please check all of the federal regulations below which may override actions taken by employers under the DOT regulations:

		Americans with Disabilities Act
		Equal Employment Opportunity Act
		Family Medical Leave Act
		Federal Civil Rights Act
		All of the above
		None of the above

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