DOT physicals

Only that they are DOT certified. Otherwise the cheapest you can find. The tests are standardized, but it does have to be from someone certified to give them. Chiropractic, certified nurses or doctors, doesn't matter as long as they got the DOT certification.

 

If you are going to a certain company then let them pay for the physical. Most of the big companies wont honor the physical you get beforehand.

 

You get your medical certification at that time. The company you go to can either accept it or require you to take another physical. Most will accept it as long as it has a few months on it before expiration. Yours will be new so you will be good to go. Two years is the norm, but things like high blood pressure, diabetes, and some other things may result in a one year certification.

 

Yes, any DOT registered doctor will do. The big occupational medical companies like Concentra are expensive, try the smaller ones or even a truck stop doctor. In the northeast there is a chiropractor at the Petro in Scranton that does $60 DOT physicals. Depending on what company you hire on with after you have your permit they may make you take another physical with their company doctor.

 

Thats standard for all states. But once you get it and get your cdl the company may require you to get another with their doctor, but theyll pay for that one if they require it. If you just got one for a permit and then get your cdl, most likely they wont since it will have two years on it unless u get restrictions. I'm not aware of any states that will give you a permit before having a medical card.

Also if you go company sponsored training most likely they will refund like $50 on the second or third day of class.

 

No, its standardized, they all do the same tests, call around and get the cheapest. Gonna be anywhere from $60 to $120 average, but why pay $120 for the same thing you can get for less.