New hoops for your medical examiner to jump thru.

The difference being no one forces you to have TWIC.

 

this is being enacted for one simple reason. i went to one of the doc in a box operations and all they did was make me pee in a cup and read the eye chart. that was it. med certificate passed and i was off to get my cdl permit. in tennessee, a chiropractor can issue a CMV driver a DOT med certificate. now you wonder why they (FMSCA) is stepping in and doing this.

and what happens if you fail? you drive a day or two without a card and go to another doc in a box and get a card. this will soon stop as well. it is all going to be in a database and they will know when you fail a checkup. get with the program drivers, the regulations are being tightened up more each day.

it is all about getting the unqualified drivers off the road. i have seen some that couldnt get in the truck with a front end loader. and they are out there driving around your families and loved ones. i know a guy who drives now for another company that has open sores on his legs from diabetes and he still manages to get a med card. and you want to call it a scam.

to each his own i guess.

 

Relax,

It won't be that big of a deal.

 

How new is this, I did a search, no docs' in 500 mile radius of me.
Just renewed mine for 2 years a couple weeks back. In and out under 35 minutes. I would think a doctor with 8 years or more of training is more then qualified to give a physical. In 8 years of driving, I have only been asked for my med card 3 times. Drove with an expired one for almost 3 years, didn't renew it that time until 1 of the drivers in the company got nailed for driving with out. Figured $85 to see the doc was cheaper then $189 ticket for driving with out it.
The only thing I see coming out of this, is the $85 checkup, is going to become $150+ checkup.

 

that's it.......