DOT Handbook: A Compliance Guide for Truck Drivers

Overview

• 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"

More Information

The DOT Handbook: A Compliance Guide for Truck Drivers table of contents:

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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

View Samples

Click on the links below to view a sample page from the J. J. Keller  DOT Handbook: A Compliance Guide for Truck Drivers.

• Table of Contents
• General Information
• Trip Preparation