DOT Physical Expires While On Knee Surgury Recovery
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Hi everyone,
I am out n work restriction while recovering from knee surgery. I ruptured my patella tendon and i am one month into a three or 4 month recovery. My question is my DOT physical expires on July 6th. The BMV seems to be saying that they will suspend my CDL and then once I am able to return to work I can take my physical and turn it into the BMV and my CDL would be reinstated once the physical is complete. I was just wondering if anyone has heard of this and what s the normal procedure for this circumstance. My CDL is in Ohio any thoughts would be apreciated.
You should be able to have it reinstated with a new medical card once your doctor signs a return to work. Just be prepared in advance to jump through all the hoops. I would ask DMV for something in writing about what they'll be looking for when you're ready to come back. Also, since it seems unlikely that your knee doc is also a certified DOT examiner, ask whoever you plan to go to for the new medical card what they'll want to see. That way you can give that info to your knee doc and he can check all the boxes in one exam.
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.
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.
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.
In most states - your CDL will automatically downgrade to a regular operators license, when your med cert expires.
You should go down to your DMV and get a downgraded license before the expiration, and tell them that you will be upgrading back, once you are medically cleared and can provide them with a new medical certificate.
Once you have the newly issued cert, go back down - it should be as simple as a quick vision test - and they should re-issue you your CDL.
Rick
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.
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Hi everyone,
I am out n work restriction while recovering from knee surgery. I ruptured my patella tendon and i am one month into a three or 4 month recovery. My question is my DOT physical expires on July 6th. The BMV seems to be saying that they will suspend my CDL and then once I am able to return to work I can take my physical and turn it into the BMV and my CDL would be reinstated once the physical is complete. I was just wondering if anyone has heard of this and what s the normal procedure for this circumstance. My CDL is in Ohio any thoughts would be apreciated.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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.
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.