BTI’s entrance requirements reflect trucking industry hiring standards to help ensure that graduates are employable in the trucking industry.
The individual must possess a valid Oregon driver’s license.
All students are required to have a DOT physical and Class A Learner’s permit BEFORE class begins. (In order to obtain a Class A Learner’s permit, you need to take and pass the following written exams – Combination Vehicle, Air Brakes, and General Knowledge.) If you do not have a DOT physical or Class A Learner’s permit, you can obtain one during the BTI prep class (option B).
Drug Screening: BTI requires a drug screening during the first week of class. All students are subject to random and suspicious drug testing throughout the duration of the program. A positive test or refusal will result in immediate termination from the program.
Per federal regulations, medical marijuana remains a drug listed in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. It remains unacceptable for any safety‐sensitive employee/student subject to drug testing under the Department of Transportation’s drug testing regulations to use marijuana.
Minimum Age
18 years old.
Language Requirements
Must be able to read and speak the English language fluently enough to converse with the general public, to understand the highway traffic signs and signals, to respond to official inquiries, and make entries on reports and records. Seventh-grade reading and math level recommended.
Physical Requirements
Specific requirements are detailed on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration website: Effective, May 21, 2014, only doctors who registered through the national registry of FMCSA are allowed to do DOT physicals.
General DOT requirements include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Has no loss of a foot, leg, hand, arm, or has no impairment of the use of the foot, leg, hand, fingers, arm, or any other structural defect which interferes with their ability to control and safely drive a motor vehicle.
- Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of Diabetes currently requiring insulin for control. (You may be able to obtain an exemption with Federal Motor Carrier)
- Has no current clinical diagnosis of High Blood Pressure likely to interfere with their ability to safely operate a motor vehicle.
- Has no established medical history or clinical diagnosis of Epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause unconsciousness or any loss of ability to control a motor vehicle.
Accidents
Chargeable accidents within the past three (3) years may be subject to review. An accident report will be required.
