Ask X3Driver Qualification & DOT Physicals — FMCSA Compliance, Answered From the CFR
What has to be in a driver qualification file, the annual MVR review, the DOT physical and medical examiner's certificate, road tests, disqualifications, and multiple-employer drivers — grounded in 49 CFR Part 391.
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49 CFR 391.11Can deaf drivers get a commercial license?49 CFR 391.41Can drivers with epilepsy get a CDL?49 CFR 391.41Can drivers with epilepsy get a commercial license?49 CFR 391.41Can epileptic drivers get a commercial license?49 CFR 391.63How do multiple-employer driver rules work under 49 CFR 391.63?49 CFR 391.11What are English language requirements for truckers?49 CFR 391.31What are the road test requirements under 49 CFR 391.31?49 CFR 391.51What documents must be in a Driver Qualification File under 49 CFR 391.51?49 CFR 391.1What does 49 CFR 391.1 (Scope of the rules in this part; additional qualifications; duties of carrier-drivers) require?49 CFR 391.11What does 49 CFR 391.11 (General qualifications of drivers) require?49 CFR 391.13What does 49 CFR 391.13 (Responsibilities of drivers) require?49 CFR 391.15What does 49 CFR 391.15 (Disqualification of drivers) require?49 CFR 391.2What does 49 CFR 391.2 (General exceptions) require?49 CFR 391.21What does 49 CFR 391.21 (Application for employment) require?49 CFR 391.23What does 49 CFR 391.23 (Investigation and inquiries) require?49 CFR 391.25What does 49 CFR 391.25 (Annual inquiry and review of driving record) require?49 CFR 391.31What does 49 CFR 391.31 (Road test) require?49 CFR 391.33What does 49 CFR 391.33 (Equivalent of road test) require?49 CFR 391.41What does 49 CFR 391.41 (Physical qualifications for drivers) require?49 CFR 391.43What does 49 CFR 391.43 (Medical examination; certificate of physical examination) require?49 CFR 391.43What does 49 CFR 391.43 require for the DOT medical examination?49 CFR 391.44What does 49 CFR 391.44 (Physical qualification standards for an individual who does not satisfy, with the worse eye, either the distant visual acuity standard with corrective lenses or the field of vision standard, or both) require?49 CFR 391.45What does 49 CFR 391.45 (Persons who must be medically examined and certified) require?49 CFR 391.46What does 49 CFR 391.46 (Physical qualification standards for an individual with diabetes mellitus treated with insulin for control) require?49 CFR 391.47What does 49 CFR 391.47 (Resolution of conflicts of medical evaluation) require?49 CFR 391.49What does 49 CFR 391.49 (Alternative physical qualification standards for the loss or impairment of limbs) require?49 CFR 391.51What does 49 CFR 391.51 (General requirements for driver qualification files) require?49 CFR 391.53What does 49 CFR 391.53 (Driver investigation history file) require?49 CFR 391.55What does 49 CFR 391.55 (LCV Driver-Instructor qualification files) require?49 CFR 391.61What does 49 CFR 391.61 (Drivers who were regularly employed before January 1, 1971) require?49 CFR 391.62What does 49 CFR 391.62 (Limited exemptions for intracity zone drivers) require?49 CFR 391.63What does 49 CFR 391.63 (Multiple-employer drivers) require?49 CFR 391.64What does 49 CFR 391.64 (Grandfathering for certain drivers who participated in a vision waiver study program) require?49 CFR 391.65What does 49 CFR 391.65 (Drivers furnished by other motor carriers) require?49 CFR 391.67What does 49 CFR 391.67 (Farm vehicle drivers of articulated commercial motor vehicles) require?49 CFR 391.68What does 49 CFR 391.68 (Private motor carrier of passengers (nonbusiness)) require?49 CFR 391.69What does 49 CFR 391.69 (Private motor carrier of passengers (business)) require?49 CFR 391.25What does the annual review of driving record require under 49 CFR 391.25?49 CFR 391.51What has to be in a driver qualification file under 49 CFR 391.51?49 CFR 391.11What is English language proficiency for truckers?49 CFR 391.43What is required on the medical examiner's certificate under 49 CFR 391.43?49 CFR 391.23What must a carrier investigate in a new driver's safety performance history under 49 CFR 391.23?49 CFR 391.21What must a driver's application for employment contain under 49 CFR 391.21?49 CFR 391.15What violations disqualify a driver under 49 CFR 391.15?49 CFR 391.45When is a driver required to be medically examined and certified under 49 CFR 391.45?
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