FMCSA REQUIRED TOPICS
BASIC OPERATION
- ORIENTATION
- CONTROL SYSTEMS/DASHBOARD
- PRE-AND POST-TRIP INSPECTIONS
- BASIC CONTROL
- SHIFTING/OPERATING TRANSMISSIONS
- BACKING
- COUPLING AND UNCOUPLING
SAFE OPERATING PROCEDURES
- VISUAL SEARCH
- COMMUNUCATION
- DISTRACTED DRIVING
- SPEED MANAGEMENT
- SPACE MANAGEMENT
- NIGHT OPERATION
- EXTREME DRIVING CONDITIONS
ADVANCED OPERATING PRACTICES
- HAZARD PERCEPTION
- SKID CONTROL/RECOVERY, JACKKNIFING, AND OTHER EMERGENCIES
- RAILROAD-HIGWAY GRADE CROSSINGS
VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND REPORTING MALFUNCTIONS
- IDENTIFICATION AND DIAGNOSIS OF MALFUNCTIONS
- ROADSIDE INSPECTIONS
- MAINTENANCE
NON-DRIVING ACTIVITIES
- HANDLING AND DOCUMENTING CARGO
- ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE ISSUES
- HOURS OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS
- FATIGUE AND WELLNESS AWARENESS
- POST-CRASH PROCEDURES
- EXTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS
- WHISTLEBLOWER/COERCION
- TRIP PLANNING
- DRUGS/ALCOHOL
- MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS
