Will a 10+ year (past) diagnosis of depression disqualify me.

Unless you are currently taking Meds
your past is no ones business

 

Let me share this example related to medical requirement ( i don't know about the
kids and jobs and spouses )

Say you were being treated for one of the many common malady's known to man
You dropped the extra 97 pounds , started eating healthy
and every thing returned to normal ( blood sugars , pressure , etc ) The medicine was
stopped by your physician at some point .
As long as you have been OFF the Meds for 2 years your in the clear .
Its no longer considered a condition

Its right in the DOT Medical Standards handbook

Good luck

 

Quit bummin' out, and get truckin'! You won't have time to bum out.(except on those pesky layovers around Xmas) Just think of all the new adventures that await you, your past will sink like a stone. And for the record, most truckers, male or female, usually have , shall I say, a less than stellar past. That's why we're truckers, to get away from that. Good luck, you'll be fine.

 

Why would you do that, knowing it will sabotage your job application?

 

There's an old saying in any interview or interrogation. Tell them what they want to hear, and for heavens sake, don't babble on.

 

Don't answer questions nobody is asking. Also don't answer questions if they cannot verify the answers.

 

Put that away. The past.

No medicines for a few years. Good. There is no problem.

The rest of it is called baggage. Put it in a box and forget it. It's over, done. Ancient history. God knows I had problems, but I got it fixed. It's no longer a problem. Constantly hammering on this or that is not going to help yourself or anyone. If it's so bad, get out of it. Move to another state or something. Don't be stupid and constantly wallow in the mud of the previous past problems and say you like it being rained on. That's self abuse.

DOT medical does not know what you aint tell them. Take the form, run top to bottom no no and no and no to everything. MAKE them try and find something wrong with you. (Chances are they wont.) Driving is not that difficult. Unless you make it out to be. I bet you rather not.

Get going, yer late.