Can Dot physicals be taken anywhere?

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  1. DaZeDnCoNfuSeD

    DaZeDnCoNfuSeD Bobtail Member

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    Must you take a DOT physical from the state where you attend a community college trucking school or can it be from any state?
     
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  3. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Any state. The DOT health card is federal.
     
  4. DaZeDnCoNfuSeD

    DaZeDnCoNfuSeD Bobtail Member

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    Thx for that and I'll take my duplicate thread off if I ever figure out how :).

    I'M SO CONFUSED!
     
  5. Pedigreed Bulldog

    Pedigreed Bulldog Road Train Member

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    YOU'RE confused? I replied to that other thread...then when I went back to "new posts", this one was on top, said it had one reply, but it wasn't the one I had just typed out. Took me a few minutes to figure out what was going on.:biggrin_25526:
     
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  6. baha

    baha Road Train Member

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    The only thing is that the doc you use must be on the approved list that the gov. came out with a few years ago you can ck on the web site of all doc that went thru a hoop or two to get on the new list?
     
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  7. Balakov100

    Balakov100 Road Train Member

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    Some companies will require you to go to THEIR Doctor.

    But... What they said..
     
  8. Pedigreed Bulldog

    Pedigreed Bulldog Road Train Member

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    ...and those companies generally aren't worth working for.
     
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  9. Balakov100

    Balakov100 Road Train Member

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    Yeah o_O:D;)
    Just thought I would put it out there. Since it hadn't been mentioned.
     
  10. akfisher

    akfisher Road Train Member

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    Baha has it right
     
  11. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    Keep in mind once you get preapproved for a trucking company you'll likely have to take another physical while in orientation.
     
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