Dot physical

OK ImGoing to get my cdl . I'm am worried because what I have read, if you have sleep apnea you don't qualify for you dot physical. Is this true??

 

No

 

You still may have to take a sleep test, it's a weird vague odd thing that nobody understands.
If they give you a questionnaire about sleep, answer no to everything, unless it's a trick question.

 

No DOT test I ever took required a sleep test. Be vague on your answers yet honest. If a doctor didnt prove it, the answer is always no.

 

It is not addressed in the qualification of drivers.
Keep in mind that motor carriers can have qualifications more stringent than the regulations.

FMCSA abandoned Sleep Apnea Proposed rulemaking:
FMCSA and FRA Withdraw Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Obstructive Sleep Apnea among Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers and Rail Workers

FMCSA medical qualifications for drivers can be found here:
eCFR — Code of Federal Regulations

 

Many of us have it, but keep it a secret.
If you pass the DOT physical for cdl school, then hire on with a company that doesn't require another physical; they will accept your cdl school physical.
Many drivers pass a physical for cdl school, then flunk the physical at the trucking company. They should have asked questions like you just did before taking another physical.

 

Dot physical doesn't require it unless the trucking company wants you to get tested for it.

 

If you have already been diagnosed with Sleep Apnea, then you must answer truthfully on the DOT medical form. If you are using any type of device to treat sleep apnea, then you need to bring proof of use of the device to your DOT physical.

 

I heard somewhere that Trump "SQUASHED SLEEP APNEA" SAID,he was " gonna get rid of all rules and regs that "make it hard to work".Others will chime in?

 

Trump hasn't done squat for truck drivers. Stop believing that whoever is President matters. None of them is willing to take on the real masters of our industry, insurance companies and megas that can afford top dollar lobbyists. They've been rolling out regulations since 1991 with the CDL. They probably think it's amusing that we blame Presidents for what goes on in the truck business... elogs? That's certain megas trying to kneecap the competition and make everyone the same which is a game they win. Governed trucks and wacky expiring experience requirements, that's the insurance companies.. Obama or Trump makes no difference, neither has trucks at the top of their agenda and neither is willing to take on the real masters and the Congressmen they own.