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Alabama CDL Requirements
All Alabama CDL holders are required to certify the type of commercial operation they’re engaged in.
Interstate Non-Excepted
If you choose Non-Excepted Interstate, you must, in addition to a completed self-certified application, provide the DPS with a current Federal DOT medical certificate.
Failure to submit the required forms to the Alabama Department of Public Safety will result in the cancellation of your commercial driver license.
Submit your Medical Certificate to Alabama DPS
Submit a copy of your valid Medical Examiner’s Certificate – Form MCSA-5876.
By Mail:
Alabama Department of Public Safety
Driver License Division
CDL Unit
P.O. Box 1471
Montgomery, AL 36102-1471
or
Use online services to view or submit your DOT Medical Card or Self-Certification.
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Drivers License Online Services
Disclaimer
Your DOT Medical Card needs to be submitted before the current one on file expires. To avoid any overlap with your driving privilege, it is recommended to submit it at least 2 weeks prior to the expiration date.
Expiration:
If your medical card expires, and you haven’t renewed it, Alabama DPS will notify you that you are no longer medically certified to operate a CMV in non-excepted Interstate commerce. If a current medical examiners certificate and if applicable the variance (waiver) is not received within 45 days all your CDL privileges will be removed from your license.
Other Information:
Link for Alabama CDL Frequently Asked Questions
Special Information Updates Pertaining To ALL STATES
MEDICAL EXAMINERS MUST CONTINUE TO ISSUE MEDICAL CERTIFICATES TO ALL DRIVERS
The FMCSA has requested that all medical examiners continue providing drivers with a paper copy of the Medical Examiner’s Certificate – Form MCSA-5876, so that Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) holders can provide a copy to the State licensing agency, and the non-CDL drivers can provide the documentation to their employers and Federal and State enforcement officials.
The Agency is currently completing efforts to put into place an electronic system to enable medical examiners to transmit the medical certificate information from the National Registry system to the State licensing agencies.
Until that system is completed, which compliance date according FMCSA is June 23, 2025, medical examiners must continue to issue paper copies of the medical certificates to drivers who pass the medical exam.
ALL DRIVERS MUST CONTINUE TO CARRY A PAPER COPY OF THEIR MEDICAL CERTIFICATE
Commercial Drivers – You still need to carry a paper copy of your medical card, until FMCSA announces that this is no longer necessary.
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information updated 3/15/2023
Got my CDL never found a job, now I found one but my DOT physical has been expired for a year. What’s my next step?
@ Rickee
Get the medical certificate exam done and take a copy to your local drivers license department. There may be a fee to re-instate your cdl.
My name is Ernest O. M. my CDL A license is suspended do to health Reason my Doctor gave me a letter said it is OK for me to go back to work I being trying to get my cdl a license restate can you help thank you..
@ Ernest M
Your cdl A, is a state issued document supported by a valid medical certification card. Get a new medical card and take it to your state drivers license department. They should guide you through the process of re-instating your cdl.
I worked for a municipal agency and never had a health card and now work for the government. Do I need a health card even though I don’t drive a truck but want to keep my CDL.
@ Trey
Most states want a valid medical card to maintain a cdl. Best to confirm with your local DLD.
What all do the exam require
@ Dewayne M
Basic physical examination.
I been trying to get my medical card for pass few months and had no luck bc of type of medicine I take been on the same meds since 2008 never had a problem until now. It’s been pass the 45 days since card expired will I loose my Class A just until I get the card renewed and could u please tell me what to do or who to talk to about issue with medicine I am on being issue
@ Gregory D L
What meds?
If you have ever had a less than 2 year dot card In Alabama for high blood pressure can you get back to a 2 year if you no longer need medication?
@ Michael E
Usually not. Class A cdl, federal DOT/FMCSA, wants to have it monitored yearly. Lesser class cld’s maybe. It would fall to the states requirements and guidelines.
Yes I just got home from being out of town working. I received a letter from ALEA stating my cdl was suspended or pulled cause I didn’t comply and send a dot physical. I was sure it was still in date till 2024 and it is. I was just wondering what I should I do to hopefully resolve the issue thanks !!
@ Colby h
Did ALEA receive a copy of your last medical card. Make sure your state has a copy of your most recent medical card. That may be all it is, otherwise seek guidance from your local DLD.
I got injured on job 3 months before my medical card expires and now on workers compensation. I went in to Alabama drivers center. They told me that I should put my medical card on hold before it expires. So that’s what I did because I’m scheduled to have back surgery. My question is will my cdl be suspended. Thanks.
@ Edward C
Since the DLD knows your situation, they should be pretty lenient.
I recently renewed my cdl’s, I put them on hold a few years ago. The official in the Phenix City location told me I could drive in state without a renewed medical card..
Is this true
@ Tommy H
That will be up to the state, not federal DOT/FMCSA.
I have mailed dot physical to you twice. Still not showing up on computer that you received it. First time I sent was a month before it expired. I paid the 2nd time to make sure you received it. So why is it not up dated????
@ JT
This site is for drivers questions regarding DOT/FMCSA medical certification examinations. You need to talk with your local drivers license department.
Once the medical exam has been completed and mailed to ALDOT, when can the person expect the medical card to be sent to them ?(Alabama)
@ Gayle
You should have received your medical card at the conclusion of the examination. What gets sent to ALDOT was the information that your medical card is up to date.
If your Commercial driving status as been demoted to standard license due to expired medical card once you get current medical card will your Commercial driving status be reinstated?
@ Gina
In most cases, yes. Do confirm with your local DLD though.
Why is it such a problem trying to get the right information to send in your DOT information.
@ Greyhound
All DLD’s have a process to follow in regards to the information they want for your cdl. Each is a bit different, so you must ask your state for guidance.
I still have my cdl but downgraded it fron non-excepted interstate to excepted intrastate. I am currently up for off property yard driver at my job in alabama. They are saying I’m required to have a dot physical for the job. I don’t believe I will be taking one of those little yard trucks across state lines. What gives?
@ Paul A
If you do not hold a class A cdl, then you will be under the states guidelines and variances. Best bet is to check with your local DLD for guidance.
I would love for someone to email me CORRECT info to report card and certification to your division. You require this info and then give out bad info as to where and how to report it to you. Please help!!! Numbers are always busy and no email provided.
What is the correct fax number for ALDOT for medical card submission? 334-353-1980 is invalid
Can I email my updated medical form? If so, what is the email
@ anthony w
Check with your local DLD for assistance.
i am trying to change my medical certificate from expected interstate to non excepted interstate.how would i do that ,the web address i have is not working.
@ michael w
You will need to contact your local drivers license department for help on this, it is a state issue, not federal.
What if I no longer drive truck but want to keep my cdl? Do I still need a medical exam every year?
@ James C
Your cdl is state issued, so best to confirm with your local drivers license department.
How go the page to submit my cdl dot medical card
@ James
Check with your local DLD for guidance.
If you drive a log truck (only) in the state of Alabama when submitting the DOT MEDICAL CARD it gives three options 1-non-excepted interstate 2-excepted interstate and 3- non excepted intrastate which do you submit
Intra
My medical card expired 09/30/21 I came off the road in 2020 when the covid hit and my cdl where suspended even though I no longer drive trucks and I am piling up the driving on suspended license in my personal vehicle what can I do
@ Shenetha s
You will need to check with your local drivers license department (DLD) for their process in getting your cdl re-instated.
how do us drivers send the medical card to?????
@ Carol F
Send to your local drivers license department or carry it in to their office and have the card input to the states dats base.
I obtained my cdls just to have and I took a physical when I first got them. Do I still need a physical every two years. To keep them even though I’m not driving
@ Tilson
Most states require a valid medical card to maintain your cdl. Best to confirm with your local DLD.
My medical card expires on 14th of September 2022.
How much of grace period do I have after expiration??
@ Jimmy H
DOT/FMCSA granted grace to middle of October.
Hello trucker Doc
My dad has went over the 45 day crave period thinking he wouldn’t need them again but he has changed his mind and wants to work again! He is 70yo and wants to work local! Can he get his physical and send in and be upgraded back to a CDL status?
@ Eric D
You will need to confirm with your local drivers license department. It may be possible, but each state varies.
The fax number that on the web site 334-353-1980 is not picking up on fax, it is just ringing. is there another fax number
Is there an app or website where AL dot physicals can be uploaded instead of faxing or mailing?
is ther a app we can send our cdl medical card to
Can I take my dot physical to state trooper office in Al and have them to fax it to the state
@ Gail
We have no Idea on this. Best to confirm with your local drivers license department.
Does the state of Alabama have a 10 day grace period after the medical card has expired?
@ Michel
Check with your local drivers license department for the correct answer to your question.
i had my ODOT physical done on 7-28-2021 but according to State Trooper it was not on file .if i Fax a copy how will i know they fix the problem
@ Jim
You will need to be in contact with your local authorities until you have a confirmation that the situation is resolved.
Why does the fax number to send medical card not work?????
Because they changed the way to submit the medical cards. You go online to alabamadl.alea.gov under commercial drivers to self certify. That is for Alabama, it probably varies from state to state.
Does my dot card expire at 12:01 a.m. on the expiration date?
@ Robert
12:01 am the next day.
I have been told that the DOT is currently closed in Alabama, and have a driver who have a valid medical card but cannot have it updated on his MVR due to this closure. Is there a grace period or extension / exception for this.
@ Richard R
It would seem logical that they would have more than one way to get the information into the DLD, but it is government. Would also seem logical that if they are closed that they would have to grant a grace period, but it is government. Best to look for any way in, including registered mail. Then you have proof that you did what you could do under their circumstances.
Got to alabamadl.alea.gov and go to the Commercial Driver section and it has a place to self certify the medical card.
You CANNOT self certify a medical card. You MUST mail or fax a copy.
I have a class a cdl permit, but I want to have a class b license. Do I have to retake permit test?
@ Terrell
Highly unlikely, but confirm with your local drivers license department.
How do you submit your medical certification by email?
@ jerry
Check with your local drivers license department. They should be able to guide you through their process.
Cdlmerger I took a picture
does a non CDL driver have to have a medical card driving a f450 commercial truck in ALA. ?
@ David
Every state has different rules and requirements, best to confirm with your local drivers license department.
Can you get your CDL license renewed with a 3-month only health card
@ Eric
Each state is different. To the best of our knowledge, yes, but confirm with your local drivers license department.
Who gets the forms M CSA-5875 ? I have 2 copies. Medical certificate 5876 go to who also. Thanks
@ James
Usually the company you drive for wants a copy and you need to get a copy of your medical card registered with your local drivers license department.
I just recently took a dot physical my doctor asked if I was still on a cpap i took a study 4 years ago and no one said i had to have it so the doctor said I had to take another study to get the physical dot card i have and the study said i was healthier now than 4 years ago but said i was on the bubble and but me on a cpap i don’t drive much because im a supervisor for a small school in Alabama my question is can i get a regular physical and only drive in state or do i have to have a dot physical and use the cpap that’s making me lose more sleep than when I didn’t have it
@ James D M
You are not a class A driver and should not have been held to a class A drivers standards, the CME should have known better. DOT/FMCSA does not require or demand a sleep study unless there are a multitude of signs and symptoms. Go else where and get your DOT physical and explain before hand that you are a school bus supervisor. You fall under the states variances and regulations, not DOT/FMCSA.
Thank you so much i haven’t been able to get a straight answer
Hey so it was time to renew my drivers license and they said they couldn’t do it because i haven’t done my DOT physical in the past few years i no longer drive a truck iv been out of a truck for 4 years… what should I do
@ Brandon T H
Best bet, if you are not going back to driving with a cdl, is to downgrade to a lower class license. If you want to keep your cdl, then you will need a DOT/FMCSA medical card.
I have tried to email a copy of an employee’s CDL Medical Certification to the email that I found on the internet. – cdlmedicalmerger@dps.alabama.gov …….It kept coming back as the domain being invalid – dps.alabama.gov. Can you give me the correct email address?
@ Tena S
You’ll have to check with the states cdl department for the most recent and useful email address.
ok, Thank you
My husband recently had an exam to renew his medical card. The doctor’s office gave him the form MCSA-5875 and his medical card. My question is what to do with the Form MCSA-5875? Was it given to him just to keep on file or am I supposed to do something with it?
@ Nancy
File it in a safe place, just in case.
Had to mail mine to the State Nancy, Doc. Doesn’t do it.Call the State DOT.
Can I email my dot physical forms to the state of Alabama
@ Resia B
Check with your local drivers license department for the answer.
Is there a list of medication that disqualifies you from obtaining your CDLs
@ Scotty S
CDL’s are state issued, check with your state drivers license department for the best answer.
I currently have a Class B license with both a passenger and school bus endorsement. I’m currently not driving but do wish to keep my license active, as I may volunteer to drive buses at church. My health card is about to expire. Does anyone know if I can change my self-certification from interstate over to excepted intrastate commerce and still have to get a new health card?
@ Jonathan V
In most states you would still need a new DOT physical. Check with your local DLD for questions regarding your states requirements.
Does a nurse practitioner who is certified to do DOT exams in the State of Alabama need a Medical Doctor’s signature on the DOT medical certificate? What other states would this apply to?
@ Ansley L
If the nurse practitioner is on the FMCSA registry, then she is certified to issue a valid medical card to drivers from all states.
HELLO I AM A NEW DRIVER AND I WAS NOT AWARE OF YOUR CDL ARE DROP FROM CLASS A TO CLASS D IF YOUR MEDICAL DOT CARD IS NOT UPDATED WHAT HAPPENS NOW
@ Tyeshia
You need to deal with your local drivers license department for your answer. In most cases all you need is a new, valid medical card to have your class A reinstated.
I have submitted my new health card via fax by the number listed on here and I got a letter from the state stating that if I didn’t send in my health card they was going to pull my cdl. So I have since sent it again. How do I follow up to make sure you got it?
@ David
Call your local drivers license department and ask if they got it and did they put it into the system.
Type 1 diabetic since age 5, 31 now, can I get a CDL for Alabama?
@ Pete C
You will want to check with the states drivers license department for the cdl portion of the question. You will either be limited to driving within the states borders or you will need an insulin weaver from the FMCSA if you plan on driving interstate. Getting the weaver takes a long time and is not guaranteed. Driving intra-state would be your best option, if your state has guidelines for your condition.
Being diabetic and not being able to obtain a cdl is no different than being discriminated against especially if your up in age and that’s all you know look at all the obese truck drivers that can’t walk across the parking lot they even have handicap parking spots if your diabetic and can’t get a cdl sounds like a free disability check thanks to the great state that says you can’t drive
@ Mark
There are lots of diabetic OTR drivers, just not insulin dependent diabetic.
Hello, I currently have My CDL and it is time to renew my medical card. Went to my DOT DR and was told since I had a PFO Closure it is required that I have to wait 3 months before I can renew my medical card. My CDL will expire before my 3 month period. So if I loose my CDL Certification what will I have to do to get them back.
Thanks Terry
@Terry
You want to check with your local drivers license department and explain your situation. You should not have to do anything if the state has a policy in place for circumstances like yours.
If you take a AL DOT physical does it include drug and alcohol testing if you have already had a pre-employment drug screen and you aren’t CDL.
@Cg
The DOT physical exam does not include drug and alcohol testing.
Drug and alcohol testing is a separate process that may be requested by the employer.
how after I sent my new medical card, my CDL will be reintalled?
@Kate
You need to check with your local drivers license department to make sure that it is reinstated. There may be a fee, or something else you need to do depending on how long ago it was downgraded, and what the Alabama DLD process is.
Do u have to have a health card to drive a grain truck for a farmer I work for the City government have class A CDL but we are exempt from dot health card
@Derrick
You’ll need to check with your local drivers license department to be sure since this will be a state-related requirement.
I submitted, by fax, my husband DOT physical 4 days before his current medical card expired. I have the confirmation showing that the fax went through. My father in law just gave us a letter, that was put in his mailbox by mistake dated in March. It says they never received my husband medical papers (we faxed) and his CDL is suspended indefinitely. What should we do? We did send it in before it was due.
@Confused
The only person who can help you with this is someone in your local drivers license department.
Take the new medical card, and the fax confirmation to dld and someone there should be able to rectify this situation for you.
I had this problem in Alabama. I showed up at the DMV to renew my CDL and was told it was suspended because of not renewing my medical card. I produced the medical card and confirmation of fax. They got it corrected for me. BUT NOW I suggest taking your medical card to the DMV and let them check to see if it’s been entered. My friend says he takes his medical card to the DMV and lets them submit it for him to make sure it happens. It’s a scary situation. Don’t chance any future ones.
I do not drive a CDL required Vehicle anymore but I would like to keep my CDL endorsement . Do I still have to take a CDL physical to keep my Endorsement ?
@Tim
If you don’t keep your medical card current DMV will either downgrade or suspend your drivers license.
I drive a Church bus for Church related activities. If I want to drive the bus out of Alabama do I need to have a physical and get a medical card? Or do I file an excempt self certification?
@Brenda
You need to check with your local drivers license department for the best answer to your question.
I am from New York State, moving to Alabama, will Alabama DMV require me to take a new medical exam, or can I send my current medical card to the state?
@Kevin
Your current medical card will be fine as long as it is “interstate” not “intrastate”.
Out on sick leave. Medical cert. expired. Do not know when I can return to work but hope in a few weeks. How can I keep CDL’s.
@Terry
Contact your local drivers license department and let them know your circumstances. They should have a process to take care of this.
I leave in Alabama, i have sleep apnia and using c pap nightly, do I have to have sleep study every year,
@Mike
No you don’t need to repeat the sleep study. You just need to show good compliance from the cpap report and have a medical release form from your doctor.
I’ve had report done on CPap it showed 32% use Dr office said it had to be at 70% denied my med card how long do I have to wait after I get it to 70% to get medical card back
@ Robin B
Once you can provide a 30 day report with 70% compliance, then you can do a new DOT medical examination.
Can you get a medical examiners certificate in Al for a crane operator if you have a defibrillator? This is not for cdl. This is just for medical examiners certificate. Health card only.
@Debra
Check with the state on this one. There may be guidelines within the state that would allow it. As a cdl holder it’s one thing but as a medical certificate with the states approval, you may be in luck.
I faxed my medical examiner’s certificate in and they have me listed as a class D driver. What’s going on? My License No is (deleted for privacy). Please give me a call @ (deleted) ASAP! Thank you!
If I am on FMLA, how do I go about keeping my CDL? Do I have to just reinstate? (Cancels in sept) once I am cleared to work? Is this a legal reason to keep my CDL in Alabama?
Thanks
@Vivian
Best to go in to your local drivers license department to take care of keeping your CDL.
Can I get a medical card for just driving a dump truck in state if I have a pacemaker defibulater.
@Ricky
This one you will need to check with your state drivers license department for their ruling regarding the defib. unit.
If a cdl is suspended or canceled what has to be done to reinstate it?
@Dave
Every state has it’s own process, which differs from state to state.
You’ll need to contact your state drivers license department to take care of your CDL.
I had my physical before the old physical card expired. My employer said he would send in but did not. After i got a letter from DOT, i immediate faxed in to published # (334-353-1980). How do I know that DOT receiver my physical card and do I have a grace period to send physical card to DOT??
thanks Charlie
@Charles
Sorry we can’t help you with state level information, other than what we’ve already posted on this page.
Each state is different as far as their grace period, fees, etc.
The only way to know if they have your updated information, is for your to contact Alabama DPS directly.
go to alabama self certifacation web site follow directions and it will show you your info
how can I find out if im in the system for my medical card? I have called every number made available,no respond. please help
I have just started my own trucking business, I went and had a physical and drug test set up by my MCC. Got my medical examiner’s certificate went and handed it to the AL. DMV took my written test and passed, got a CDL permit and went and took my road test and passed. went back and got my CDL/A license everytime issued MEC to officer and they processed my info . Now I have a CDL and the Alabama Department of Public Safety has sent me a letter stating that they are going to cancel my CDL in Dec. I have not even had these license a week and now they want me to issue a copy of my MEC to them or my CDL’s will be cancelled and I have to purchase a class d license on my expense. This is so wrong so what do I do now
@Michael
Check with your DMV. It sounds like things crossed in the mail and one office is not talking to the other. Check and make sure that everyone has what they need to keep you going.
You evidently went past your mec expiration date. Check and see. Surely it took you a while to do all that, some expire in a year if your blood pressure was high
It happened to me too.
http://dps.alabama.gov/Documents/Forms/CDLSelfCertificationAffidavit.pdf
Circle yes on the first line for interstate CDL and send in copies to the fax number provided.
had cancer cured my health card good now need to get new one I do have a feeding tube is this gong to be problem with getting new med card
@Ronnie
As long as you qualify as a driver “physically fit for duty”, then you should have no major issues.
Make sure you have your primary doctor completes your medical release form for you before you go for your DOT examination. That will answer many of the CME’s questions.
i have been taking Norco 10/325 for 4 or 5 years (4 per day) and Tramadol (2 per day) , I never experienced any side effects any of that is listed on the paper work sent by the Drug-est, in fact it energizes me. I am 80 years old in good heath, I passed the DOT Physical by a MD but found out she was not on the National Register. Never experienced high blood pressure. But my primary care Doctor will not sigh of on afraid that if I had accident it would backfire on him and get him sued. He has been my primary care Doctor for 30 or more years (that may be a probland for other doctors). I do not know what to do about that?
@Walter
Very first question, is your primary on the NRCME? If not, he can’t do your medical card anyway.
If he is, then he should be able to determine whether you are safe to operate a commercial motor vehicle.
If you have to go to a NRCME examiner, then make sure you have your medical release form completed by your primary and let the CME determine if you are medically fit for duty. That takes your primary out of the equation.
I put intrastate instead of non excepted intrastate can I change it too non excepted intrastate still after making that mistake I’m a new driver and live in Alabama
@Steve
Your self certification occurs with your local/state DLD. Check with them and see what it will take to make the change, it should be very easy.
I have type 2 diabetes. I am not on insulin. One pill twice a day. I let my A1C get too high back in May. It got to 10.2. Today I had it checked and now is down to 9.0. My license to going to be cancelled on 08/17/2014 because I have not gotten my health card renewed. I was trying to get my A1C down first. Can I get a short time extension on my license or health card while I am getting my A1C back down below 8.0? Thanks.
@Bill
Get a medical release form completed by your primary healthcare provider and take it with you to your DOT medical examination. That may provide enough information to the examiner to get you a short term card. Good Luck.
If you are an insulin dependent diabetic in the state of alabama can you get a cdl license?
@Tim
You would have to get an insulin diabetic waiver from the FMCSA to drive interstate.
I am not sure about traveling intra-state only. Check with your state DVM they can answer your specific question.
I have faxed and mail a copy of my DOT medical info., how can I find out if the Alabama Publc safety has recieved it.i did that on 6/30/14. They had sent me a letter saying they was going to take my CDL away by 8/15/14 if they did not get it by then
I work for ALDOT, but in the public sector and have been asked by several OTR drivers about new regulations concerning body weight and size of neck. I have searched all through the new regulations and cannot find any information on this. Also, is there a simple list of new changes to the Federal medical requirements for CDLs? Thank you for any information you can pass my way.
The Feds do not grant med waivers for insulin dependency.
It’s not a regulation, just guidance. Doctors need to throughly examine any person who is over weight or has a neck size of 18″ or larger.
Most medical professionals say that obese people have an increased chance of developing sleep apnea and need to be evaluated.
When answering questions from the doctor who is performing you DOT Physical he/she may ask you if you snore or have trouble sleeping or if you’re always tired. If you answer yes to any of those questions, whether you’re over weight or not may just get you a sleep apnea test and a 90 med card.
Does the state of Alabama disqualify a driver for being diagnosed with Sleep Apnea even with use of a Cpap machine? Thank you.
@Alexander
I don’t believe so. If they follow FMCSA and DOT rulings then your medical card and the right to drive are limited to a one year medical certificate. You could check with Alabama DMV to get further information.
Usually not disqualified, however you may be issued a 90 day med card until an evaluation for sleep apnea is performed.
if im blind in 1 eye can i still get a medical card
@John
Yes, you can get a medical card.
That being said, you will run into restrictions if you plan to drive long haul.
If you are going to drive local / intra-state, then you should check with your local DMV to determine what your state restrictions may be.
Long haul is going to require a visual waiver and some special testing for basic skills while driving as a monocular driver.
Good Luck.
I mailed in my dot health card and did the self cert. On line. This was done on march 6th 2014. After recieving the letter of cansalation. How do I find out the statice of my licence.
how do you check status on your med card that I have sent in to make sure they got it?
I have my cdl but do not use it currently I do not wish to lose it incase I need to use it in the future how do I certify it will I have to go get a current dot physical or is their a way no cerify with out getting a physical?
@ Jeremy
I believe in your state you will have to get a current medical examination and a new medical card to be able to maintain your cdl.
I work for the city of Huntsville Landscape Management. 2 of my employees have CDL’s. They have been under the impression that they were exempt from the medical card requirement because the work for a municipality. Has this changed? Where they wrong?
Any help would be appreciated!
Scott
@ Scott
To the best of my knowledge, everyone who has a cdl must maintain a current medical card. No matter where they work. These new rules started being enforced with the FMCSA’s wish to be able to scan a drivers license and have all the drivers records on file and available for the DOT and/or police officers. I would confirm with AL. DMV, I know this is true in Utah.
was wandering how to certify the type of commercial operation i’m engaged in, i only drive occasionally for my cousin who owns a tractor and equipment shop, its not a 18wheeler, its a 36ft flatbed trailer and a 4500 dodge truck, we haul farm equipment solely for repair and some resale by my cousin, at times have had to go to mississippi, georgia, and kentucky. only 1day runs no long hauls. got my cdl’s for wal-mart way back, been retired since aug. 2010, just drive occasionally for my cousin at 4C Farms, the truck is not equipped with air brakes just standard electric on trailer, don’t really know if i have to have cdl’s for this truck and trailer……….thanks, please advise, was not aware of this new deal, till i got cancellation in the mail…………..
@ James
At least here in Utah, if you operate a vehicle in excess of 10,001 lbs. you have to have a current medical card. Now, you can have a standard class D drivers license, not a cdl, but if the vehicle combination is over 10,001 lbs. and is being used for commerce the medical is needed. That’s Utah. Check with your DMV to confirm your state requirements.
I am a diesel mechnic retired from the city of Florence Al, I work part time for self I go out and pick trucks up and drive them back to shop. I never had to have a health card is this something new? My Commercial driver license doe’s not expire until 01-13-2016. I have had these license for 40 yrs.
if i wanted to drive long haul i was wondering what self-certification category am required to follow. will it be non-excepted interstate or excepted intrastate
@Catasha
Non-Excepted Interstate.
See article on Self-Certification Requirements for more information.