ELDT Quiz: Medical Requirements

A driver with a disqualifying hearing impairment may request a Skills Performance Evaluation to become medically qualified as a driver.

You must be at least 21 years old to operate a CMV in interstate commerce.

Any medical provider can conduct a driver’s physical examination.

The FMCSRs set forth the standards for whether a person can be qualified to operate a CMV.

In order to be qualified as a CMV driver, a person must be able to complete a road test.

CMV drivers may text and use hand-held phones.

A medical examiner must not qualify a driver who has a medical condition that endangers the health and safety of the driver and the public.

A driver may be disqualified from driving a CMV if they drove the CMV for personal use.

A driver must undergo a physical examination once every 24 months.

Alcoholism is not a health condition that would negatively affect a driver’s ability to operate a CMV.