DOT physical is changing. How do you feel?

I know have read of people liking the idea of perhaps a clinic attached or close to the area of a truckstop, esp for those times when you are suddenly stricken with flu or a cold, or a dentist for dental problems. I think it would be great if they could have a continuous chain of command between one area to another. Insurance would be the big problem though possibly. The worst part would be if you had to go to a drugstore.
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The company husband works for is now using Concentra also, you know the one you see in a lot of places and they do employee drug tests, and things of that nature. His company also has their own company dr he goes to himself.

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This is a driver who went to Concentra, don't know what company he drives for.


http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...241757-be-leary-of-concentra.html#post3847840


What happens if you have a cdl med card physical. If you are disqualified there on the spot, this is going to be a real cliffhanger, your load will be left out in the wind, then what, an abandoned load, late delivery.


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The med card will real soon have the results sent automatically to your dmv by nights end of the checkup.


http://www.overdriveonline.com/fmcs...aign=site_click&utm_source=next_post_slideout

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National Registry Deadline:

http://www.overdriveonline.com/may-...ail&utm_term=0_de09ecb18a-835989cfdb-38359805

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Website to check for drs in your area, or see if your dr is listed. Husband's company required that they use their dr, or Concentra, even though our dr is registered.

https://nationalregistry.fmcsa.dot.gov/NRPublicUI/home.seam


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Missing Truckdriver Network on Facebook had a link not long ago about a radio blog going on about telemedicine drs.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/Missingtruckdriver

 

One thing I have noticed, the old questionnaires asked if you had been diagnosed for such and such, now it asks you directly if you have it. Being I rarely see a doctor it was easy to say no. Now I say no anyways!

 

I was at OOIDA deal in KC and the lady from Feds seemed to think that we were geting bogus cards.I have taken a lot of physicals over the years and they were almost all the same.If you are a licensed DR.u sure as hell are qualified,most clinic's I have gone to the nurses give u the test anyway.Just more federal regulation.