Do I Need To Carry Long Form Or Just Medical Card?
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I just had to re-up my dot physical and I got a card but also got the complete long form the doctor filled out. Do I need to carry the long form and the card or just the card? Some guys at work think we need to carry the long form for DOT inspections?
Thanks!
Phil
Just the card. However, your employer MAY want a copy of that "Long Form."
Dave
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
I just had to re-up my dot physical and I got a card but also got the complete long form the doctor filled out. Do I need to carry the long form and the card or just the card? Some guys at work think we need to carry the long form for DOT inspections?
Thanks!
Phil
Just the card. However, your employer MAY want a copy of that "Long Form."
Dave
I thought there was a new regulation that we had to carry the long form with us too. Either that or i misheard the dude at orientation and its just the company policy for us to carry it. But i do remember he said a few times that we needed to carry the long form with us.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Actually the new regulation eliminates the need to carry the card. Be sure to get to DMV and show all of it to them or your license will be downgraded.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
Ok the TruckingTruth research arm has dug into this one and found the answer. According to the FMCSA website:
Do drivers need to carry the medical certification when driving a CMV?
As of January 30, 2015, Class A, B, or C commercial drivers...are no longer required to carry their Medical Examiner Certificate in their possession.So you no longer have to carry anything with you.
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
FMCSA:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
- Commercial Drivers' Licenses
- Data and Analysis
- Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement
- Research and Technology
- Safety Assistance
- Support and Information Sharing
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
CMV:
Commercial Motor Vehicle
A CMV is a vehicle that is used as part of a business, is involved in interstate commerce, and may fit any of these descriptions:
- Weighs 10,001 pounds or more
- Has a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating of 10,001 pounds or more
- Is designed or used to transport 16 or more passengers (including the driver) not for compensation
- Is designed or used to transport 9 or more passengers (including the driver) for compensation
- Is transporting hazardous materials in a quantity requiring placards
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
If you are on medication it's best to carry your long form since they are listed on there and have been approved by the DOT medical doctor that did your testing.
Most people register their medical card at the DMV. That does not list your meds. The only thing the DMV does is put in the computer that Yes you have a valid medical card.
Fast forward 3 months down the road. You standing in a scale house with your prescription meds on the DOT officers desk. While they do have your name on them you have no proof the DOT medical examiner even knows about them since you do not have you Long Form with you that list your meds that the dot doctor knows about.
So what does Barney Fife in and small poetry duck town dot scale do? Puts you OOC (out of service) cause he has no way to tell that the doctor that did your dot physical knows about your meds.
Oh did I mention that it's Saturday and he can not call the dot doctor that gave you the exams until Monday.... Happy sitting around till Monday so he can confirm that you can have your prescription meds with you and the doctor knows about them.
Think that is far fetched? Not really. Arizona has a law on the books that the dot or any law enforcement can pull you over and ticket you for having you mud flaps "sailing". Basically when your driving and if the wind causes your mud flaps to come up more than 8 inches from their vertical hanging position it's called 'sailing' and you will be fined.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
Question, I had a 3 month medical card that i used at the DMV , I just got another physical through Schneider for 1 year do I have to take my new medical card back to the DMV?
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
Question, I had a 3 month medical card that i used at the DMV , I just got another physical through Schneider for 1 year do I have to take my new medical card back to the DMV?
Whenever your old card is about to expire you need to take the new one to the DMV. If your med card expires they will suspend your cdl.
Phil
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
Ok thanks for the reply, guess I need to get to the BMV asap!
SAP:
Substance Abuse Professional
The Substance Abuse Professional (SAP) is a person who evaluates employees who have violated a DOT drug and alcohol program regulation and makes recommendations concerning education, treatment, follow-up testing, and aftercare.
Bmv:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
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I just had to re-up my dot physical and I got a card but also got the complete long form the doctor filled out. Do I need to carry the long form and the card or just the card? Some guys at work think we need to carry the long form for DOT inspections?
Thanks!
Phil
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.