DOT physical

They examine the BMI in some places.

The big change is medicines. All Doctors and nurses are required to examine the Pharmacy Monitoring Board for you personally. To learn your medicine prescribing history by law before they see you in person. Every pill you have been given at the pharmacy is on that list at the state level and accessible nationally at any time. They will always know what your recent and current history of medicine is before you try to talk to them or see them.

The CDLIS Clearinghouse is a new thing since Jan1 You will have to upload your CDL information into it at the federal level. In order to be hireable at any trucking company in the USA. That means no positive drug results.

The CDL in your pocket is probably tier two. Once you have DOT medical card in hand now which is TIED to your CDL, you fill out and sign a Tier One for interstate and intrastate commerce and go back to work trucking.

DMV's Revenuers and Testing facilities and schools are closed now due to Covid19. Feds have ordered no law enforcement vs expired CDL and Expired DOT medicals until after June 30. They have special exempt trucking now for certain vital cargo so you toss logbook or unplug ELD. And roll straight through.

 

When did that go into effect?


The big change is medicines. All Doctors and nurses are required to examine the Pharmacy Monitoring Board for you personally. To learn your medicine prescribing history by law before they see you in person. Every pill you have been given at the pharmacy is on that list at the state level and accessible nationally at any time. They will always know what your recent and current history of medicine is before you try to talk to them or see them.

 

Neck size; the DOT doctor is looking for sleep apnea.
Some get a kickback if they recommend a sleep study.
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6'2" 310 pounds is not decent shape. You might have issues with physical. What size neck do you have?

 

Ok,so youre not a Marky Mark Calvin Kline underwear model anymore. Best bet is to start sub concously "stretching your neck in an upwards fashion ,while facing away from them weighing. Immediately when you flip around, theyll throw a tape around your neck. Be ready!. Also skip dinner and work, be there at 8am when they open. Wake up 7am, avoid coffee and moving around ,cofee or eating breakfast. Basically whatever possible to make Sure you retain livelyhood & get a pass on medical card. Just how it is. JMO

 

Pfft. Most physicals only ask you to read a eye chart, do a pee test, show range of movement, check your hearing, make sure your not on any drugs and if you are, make sure you have a doctors note for what ever your taking.

My doc passes me each year and I am 435. Working on getting it down. It was 500#

 

The Pharmacy Monitoring Board has been running nationally for years.

The problems began when my state mandated at the state house a new law requiring all doctors and nurses at the offices here to inspect the PMB data on everyone wanting to see them. Even dentists etc that started in mid 2018. I showed up at a doctor as a propective patient and was rejected based on that new law which went into effect that year a week prior due to a filled medicine. I was a month ahead at that time with plenty on hand. She threw me out. Did not want anything to do with it. A form of fear on her part. Just as well, she ended up closing the clinic.

It was further modified now that Phamarcists can now intercept your scrips and deny you a medicine they feel is too strong or otherwise a product of dr shopping.

 

#### man 435?!! Thats a big boy. Anyhow, you have a relationship with your doc. A new dot doc and patient will be a different story if he sees an overweight guy come through the door