Trucking Standards

MINIMUM ENTRY-LEVEL TRUCKING INDUSTRY STANDARDS FOR DRIVERS REQUIREMENTS

You are 21 years old to drive interstate. You can speak, read, and write English well enough to do your job. You can drive a truck safely. You can pass the D.O.T. physical examination. You have an up-to-date driver’s license that you have held within the last year. You have passed a D.O.T. written examination on the driver’s regulations. You have filled out a detailed job application form. You have a good driving record. The United States Department of Transportation, effective December 1, 1989, requires you to pass a Pre-Employment Drug Testing, drug testing following accidents, periodic random testing and annual physicals and testing when a Carrier has reasonable cause to suspect the driver is using or in possession of illegal drugs or substances in the workplace.