DOT Physical Drug testing?

StayBusyTrucker · May 14, 2013

CondoCruiser said: ↑

...and what happens today when they take your medical card? It's not like the old days anymore where you run around doing what you want. You have to give most state DMV's your medical certificate to keep your CDL even if you aren't driving. If you don't they downgrade your license to a class C. Effective Jan 2014 all states will have that requirement. You are not your own doctor. They have minimum health guidelines to keep everyone safe. I know first hand, my medical certificate was taken from me. If you are in one of them states that have the self certification already and you haven't gave them a copy of your certificate you might already be downgraded and don't know it yet.

There are proper avenues to take. If you have a doctor of 10 years saying you are okay to drive then you get a letter from him stating so and you take that letter with you to your physical. Then you will get approved unless you are taking a medication the DOT doesn't allow or need a waiver approved by a specialist. Your doctor is clueless to DOT regulations unless he gives DOT physicals himself. Them type doctors are clueless to what happens on the interstate and base their judgement on their own personal driving which isn't much. I've seen many doctors that drive like idiots. The DOT medical panel spends everyday researching all this stuff. They want you to drive if it's possible. But if you are not then you have to accept it instead of the old bullheaded I'm going to do it anyway.

A 15 minute consultation is nothing but gathering your medical history and seeing if they are within the guidelines. He's not doing any diagnosing and treatments. So telling the guy to ignore the DOT and not disclose what they say you have to disclose is good advice? Good luck hoping nobody crosses the median or runs a red light. That stuff never happens. Then you will find out the hard way. The one thing about today's trucking is to CYA!
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everything you just got done saying was simply speculation and opinion and yes we made say our opinions however that does not make it factual my doctor gives DOT physicals yes my doctor is a well experienced doctor and yes I know they can pull your CDL if you don't have a physical but my statue does not participate in that yet and even if they did my doctor would still give me a physical card . Idon't need some quacksadvice or expertise I already have my own but thank you for caring about me so much...

StayBusyTrucker · May 14, 2013

space cowboy said: ↑

Of course any company will drug test you before hiring, but can one expect a urine drug test at the initial DOT physical as part of the process to apply for a CDL? At the DOT physical, what is to prevent someone from withholding the fact that they have a medical condition for which they take an MD prescribed drug?
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Nothing at all if your medical conditions dont interfere with your driving abilities then you are under noobligation to reveal your medical conditions one of the reasons the companies provide a physical so they may know your pre existing conditions which may warrant them not getting the new medical insurance until 2014 when the Obama healthcare act does not affect you can be turned down for pre-existing conditions for a medical condition..

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