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Do you know your DOT lingo?

This short quiz will test your Department of Transportation (DOT) lingo knowledge. Click below to see answers.

  1. A medical review officer (MRO) is the same as a medical examiner (ME).
    1. True
    2. False
  2. When a driver returns after a being removed from the pool, the carrier performs a:
    1. Return-to-duty drug test
    2. Pre-employment drug test
    3. Random drug test
    4. None of the above
  3. A highway includes:
    1. A public roadway maintained by a jurisdiction.
    2. Private property, open to public travel
    3. Interstate roadways
    4. All the above
  4. FMCSA’s definition of employee:
    1. Is anyone operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV)
    2. Excludes anyone not on the payroll
    3. Includes applicants
    4. Both a and c

Do you know your DOT lingo?: Answers

Answers:

  1. b. False. MROs determine drug test results, while MEs perform driver physicals.
  2. b. Pre-employment drug test. Some mistake “return to duty” for “return to work.” But the return-to-duty test (RTD) is requested after a DOT violation and completed evaluation and treatment. A RTD drug test is under direct observation, creating a privacy concern if requested in error.
  3. d. All the above. Both traditional roadways and private property open to the public (no restrictive gates or signs) qualify as a highway for purposes of compliance with motor carrier safety regulations.
  4. d. Both a and c. Carriers are responsible (per motor carrier safety regulations) for anyone operating a CMV under their authority. For Parts 382 and 40, employee means donor, so it includes applicants who go for a pre-employment test. The issue of pay and IRS/DOL definitions do not apply.