I have no idea what the restrictions are. I do know that driver applicants are in the jump seat while the supervisor/trainer drives to the road test starting point. The sup then gets out, the applicant shifts to the driver's seat and the evaluator gets in the jump seat. The road test for my former center was a coupe of miles and evaluated all of the basics. If the applicant passed he/she would drive back to the center with the sup in the jump seat; if not, the roles were reversed.
It would make zero sense to send the applicant for a DOT physical if he/she fails the road test.
Your statement in bold is where you should've stopped.
Your underlined statement is a bit backwards.
If, the applicant is not allowed to drive a commercial vehicle on public thoroughfare without a DOT medical card it is a huge liability for the company if they would be involved in an accident while driving.
The PUCO investigator here has told us this.
If, using your analogy, the applicant passed a road test and then failed the DOT exam could the applicant then drive a commercial vehicle over 10,000 lbs gvw?
You
know the answer to that question and we've had people
fail the DOT exam here.
A person may be able to physically drive a commercial vehicle over 10,000 lb gvw or even improve to the point of capability but you won't be driving one if you fail your DOT test.
