Medical Background

He's starting at the absolute biggest bottom feeder in the industry. Who knows what will happen.

 

If he is taking drugs that show up on a drug screen he will need to come clean and there are certain medical conditions that disqualify you but better to take one step at a time he has a long way to go and alot of low paying hard work ahead. I started at cr England 5 years ago they absolutely suck but I listen to experienced drivers who told me to stick it out and keep my record clean I put in 1 year at England then went to a better still #### ty company did 2 years then moved up again 5 years in and I drive a 8 axle heavy haul truck and make good money it can be done.

 

The accident where he hurts someone or kills them will be his last driving experience. Any lawyer with any brains will tear into his background to find any reason why he should not drive and seizures is one of these things where the lawyer will own that person in court and the company will end up paying a lot of money.

I have a friend who has this issue and he can't drive. It was so unpredictable when it happened. He had the first one 20 years ago and not one for almost 10 years but one day driving home from work, he had one and ran into oncoming traffic, almost killing a kid and his parents. Then he had them ever few months but the docs could not tell what was triggering them. He just can't drive any more and has become pretty much disable.

Because of this, I think the fmcsa should never allow anyone with a history of seizures to ever drive a truck. Too much liability and danger to those on the road.

 

Like many others, I too got into trucking with CR England and the ten months spent with them absolutely sucked... but it did get me started. As for your brother not being 100% honest on the initial paperwork, I would encourage you to tell him it might be wise to change that course... because they are quite thorough and will likely send him home (at his own expense - no free bus ticket home) if/when they discover he lied about his medical history. Good luck to your brother!

 

There are medical conditions that you can regulate and still drive truck and some you cant not being able to drive truck because you had a seizure 20 or 6 years ago is absurd I see this unhealthy fat drivers out here everyday so fat they can barely climb in the cab they are ticking time bombs on dropping dead behind the wheel I think the regulations in place are sufficient.

 

There are around a million truck drivers on blood pressure medications. Putting down a blood pressure medication on medical application is no big deal if it gets your blood pressure under 140. I am on Lisinopril so no need to skip it.

If you get into an accident and lawyers subpoena your medical records and find that you lied by not putting down blood pressure medications on your DOT physical they can turn an accident that was not the truck drivers fault into the truck driver losing a case due to documented lying.

 

There is a reason why you, the driver, are putting your signature on page 1 of your physical. You are attesting that your medical history is true,and if you lied you lose. Besides, having a history of seizures does NOT automatically disqualify you. You need to be stable on the medications and seizure-free for a period of time, and those times vary depending on the cause of the seizures. A diagnosis of epilepsy, however, requires an 8-year waiting period of being seizure-free on or off meds. It would be in his best interest to come clean. As for the blood pressure, Moon_beam said it best. It's not a big deal if you get your BP under 140/90.