DOT Handbook: A Compliance Guide for Truck Drivers
Price range: $11.60 through $12.60
An easy-to-understand DOT compliance reference written specifically for new CMV drivers.
Description
Product Information
- Updated to reflect September 2020 final rule changes
- Handbook helps meet DOT entry-level driver training requirements (49 CFR §380, Subpart E)
- Provides newly hired CMV drivers with easy-to-understand, concise DOT compliance information
- Resource works great for driver “finishing training,” new hire orientation training, and drivers new to the field
- Handy reference covers critical topics truck drivers need to know, including:
- Key FMCSA regulatory compliance topics
- General Info On Orientation & Company Policies
- Trip Preparation
- On-the-Road Information
- Incident/Accident Handling Procedures
- Ideal for Driving Training Instructors for use in aiding their curriculum
- Features quizzes at the end of every chapter
- Spiral-bound, 192 pages
- Measures 7″ x 5″
ISBN: 978-1-68008-046-9
Table of Contents
General information
- Orientation and company policies
- Expectations of drivers
- Attendance, punctuality, and appearance
- Drug and alcohol policies and regulations
- Driver qualification requirements
- Driver license
- Medical certification
- Personal safety, security, and wellness
- Avoiding dangerous situations
- Stress management
- Diet and exercise
- Personal injury prevention
- Whistleblower protections
- General information review/quiz
Trip preparation
- Trip planning
- Vehicle orientation
- Required vehicle credentials
- Vehicle systems
- Vehicle inspections
- Pretrip
- Post-trip/DVIR
- Enroute
- Cargo securement & security
- Cargo securement
- Cargo security
- Safe loading and unloading practices
- Trip preparation review/quiz
On the road
- Safe driving principles
- Speed and space management
- Visual search
- Mirror use
- Defensive driving principles
- Distracted driving
- Intersection hazards
- Extreme conditions, such as emergency braking (with and without A, snow, ice, rain, fog, wind, construction zones, railroad crossings)
- Proper parking and securing the vehicle
- Hours-of-service regulations and fatigue
- Fueling
- Roadside inspections
- What to expect
- Required vehicle credentials
- Required driver credentials
- Driver and vehicle inspection process
- On the road review/quiz
Incident/accident handling procedures
- On the scene conduct
- Personal safety
- Basic first aid
- Fire prevention and suppression
- Spill prevention and control
- Breakdowns
- Incident/accident handling procedures review/quiz