2024 Driver Facts PDF

o Has no history of respiratory dysfunction likely to interfere with an ability to control and drive a CMV; o Does not have high blood pressure at a level likely to interfere with an ability to safely operate a CMV; o Has no rheumatic, arthritic, orthopedic, or othe...

o Has no history of respiratory dysfunction likely to interfere with an ability to control and drive a CMV; o Does not have high blood pressure at a level likely to interfere with an ability to safely operate a CMV; o Has no rheumatic, arthritic, orthopedic, or other muscular or vascular condition likely to interfere with safe driving; o Does not have epilepsy or other condition which can cause loss of consciousness or loss of ability to control a CMV; o Has no mental, nervous, organic, or functional disease, or psychiatric disorder likely to interfere with the ability to safely drive a CMV; o Has a distant visual acuity of 20/40 (based on the standard Snellen eye chart) in each eye, with or without corrective lenses; field of vision of at least 70 degrees in each eye; the ability to distinguish traffic-signal colors (red, yellow, and green), or has a vision waiver (or, if the driver has monocular vision has completed the process detailed in 391.44); o Can hear a forced whisper at a distance of at least five feet with or without the use of a hearing aid, or can pass a pre- scribed audiometric test with or without a hearing aid; o Does not use illegal/banned drugs or substance that will adversely affect the driver's ability to safely operate a com- mercial motor vehicle; and o Is not an alcoholic. As an employee performing safety sensitive functions in the transpor- tation industry, the professional driver is responsible for providing a safe work environment for co-workers and the traveling public. Creating a safe work environment not only means following estab- lished work rules but also following the DOT’s rules on drug use and alcohol misuse found in Part 382. A professional driver, who requires a CDL to operate, will be tested under the DOT rules prior to being employed by any motor carrier. The driver ts also subject to random drug/alcohol tests during the course of employment. These tests may also be required post-accident, regardless of whether the professional driver was at fault. az