Just got my CDL, but 1 year medical card

I got my CDL in 2022 and I've only ever had 1-year medical cards due to blood pressure as well. It has NEVER affected me negatively. You'll be fine, don't give it another thought.

 

Have you applied with any companies yet?
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Start applying to all the companies on this thread:
New CDL grad but no prior work history the last 3 years
I’m in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and it’s Steven’s Transportation, TMC, Werner, and Schneider

 

You shouldn’t have any problems with the one year med certificate.

Your actual problem is going to be not having a work history for the last 4 years.
Your last 5 months can be documented and accepted as being in school. Before that, maybe another member can advise you.

 

I was told by a recruiter from Swift a while back that they look at your job history and call each number provided. If somebody answers the number and says you worked there, they check off their little box and move on to the next one without giving it any more thought.

 

Big M Transportation, Inc.
6341B Highway 15, Blue Mountain, MS 38610

 

Transportation
Some of the many benefits currently offered by Howard Transportation are:

• Great Equipment
• Competitive Pay
• Company paid Health and Life Insurance for the Employee
• Dental Insurance available
• Paid Loaded & Empty Miles
• Paid Vacations
• Student Training Program (must be graduate from approved Driving School)
• Run 32 Eastern States

 

Did you by chance do non-W2 work from 2020-present for a friend? Let's call him John Q for the sake of this question and his business John's Construction. Does John have a phone number? If Swift or another company called him at that number, would John say that you worked for him during that time? If so, you have verifiable work history for the last 4 years.