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Okay well another question... How long are you out before you get home time? like when you go to school for them, when's the first time you'll see your family again? Once you get on a truck with a trainer?

I took my physical and passed. The reason why I wanted it was because my state requires it before you can get a permit. I want to get my permit before I go to MO. Talked to req- said I should be going on the 10th. Thanks for all your help.

Depending on how heavy you are, they may force you to take a sleep study. this is intended to see if you have sleep apnea. The idea is that with sleepapnea that is untreated, you may be too tired to safely drive. I think they do have portable sleep pap machines. You end up paying for this but you need to talk to the recruiter about the payment aspect.

Medical requirements should be in the state cdl manual. Including blood sugar and pressure. These are not things I paid attention to. However, before me my trainer had a trainee who was near 500lbs & under 6 foot.

My medical exam was in 3 parts due to so many people. I did the urine test first. Basic go in restroom fill cup and give to nurse. Second was nurse physical where I had my weight, vision, and hearing checked. Just get on the scale, read the letters on the chart and listen to the nurse whisper. Finally was the doc physical. Ie a hernia check and questions about aches, pains & substance use. The group aspect is just waiting in line. Each examination is done privately, with I assume the addition of a female nurse when needed for thr women.

I never got a list. Just took what I thought I needed. Suggest over a week's worth of clothes. Beyond socks, underwear& bras, you can wear most articles more than 1day. Suggest women look into GoGirl or another product that allows women to urinate standing up. Take meds if needed. Entertainment is also important. I took note books , my laptop, audio and ebooks. Food towels and hygiene products can be bought in Springfield. No jewelry or anything else you would not like to lose. The less you can live on the better. All my stuff fit in 2 duffle bags of roughly 2x1x1ft in size. consider a sleeping bag or blanket as well.

Thanks so much, that was really insightful. I do feel a lot better but I am taking a DOT physical today outside of company just so I know if I should just go to orantiation or I'd be stopped by it. Does anyone know if they still do a physical if you already have your card?

Hello,

I was thinking about getting my CDL via Prime and I just have a few questions about the medical exam and how the DOT physicals generally take place. You mentioned, briefly, in an earlier post about the process. I was wondering if you could go into detail about that. I am "heavy-set" myself and am really worried about not passing. I read somewhere that you blood sugar just can't be over 200, and blood pressure can't be over 160/100. But you also mentioned a sleep study? How does that apply? and also nude exam? How does that work? I'm female so it worries me a little, the way you were describing it was that most of it was a group process.

Thanks a lot. :)

Also side questions

Is there a list of things we should bring to orientation. Some other companies seem to have a checklist of what to bring and I can't find one for Prime.