Getting a CDL with Sleep Apnea

FMCSA does not require "sleep studies" as part of the DOT physical.
However, a company may add that to their requirements for employment, if you have indicated it on your application. A DOT certified Medical person may question whether you might have the condition based on Weight and Neck Size, but it i not at this time a part of the DOT physical.

 

DOT certification is all you need. Some doctors may want proof that your apnea is being properly treated. That is where the compliance crap come in.

If you sign up with certain companies they may want you to get a new medical card through their own doctor. Some of those may want this. But a company willing to accept your current card or a dr willing to accept that your apnea is being properly treated without proof of compliance will not give you issues.

 

My doctor only asked for record of the last thirty days
of my CPAP use before renewing my medical card. You
may have to get your data card and than monitor for
thirty days..........not to sure how this will work for you.


Since you already told them you have sleep apnea and are
on a CPAP machine you should not have to retest......only
show proof that you are on the machine.

 

As stated above, the state DMV and FMCSA has nothing to do with it. You already have a DOT Medical Card, so you're in good shape there. Your first trucking company probably won't care since you have a current card, but some require a new physical which they pay for.
Several companies don't require a new physical because they accept the one you got for cdl school.
Here's a few that don't require another physical:
Freymiller
Navajo Express
Magnum Ltd.
J&R Schugel
Probably dozens more that I'm not aware of.
Are you in Nevada? What type trucking do you prefer?

 

Never heard of a state needing proof of CPAP usage. Unless something has changed it's all up to the D.O.T physical doctor. If the doctor signs your medical card your good to go. Put a SD card in you CPAP so you will have proof if needed in the future. My CPAP machine I new and has built in cellphone data reporting plus the SD card. So o got both, I can call and ask for a sleep report if needed or let doctor read the SD card.

I don't believe any state would ask for proof before giving g you a CDL because they are not medical doctors or even a sleep doctor. They would not know even how to read a sleep report that what the doctors do. They look at the data and sign a driver as good to go.