Question About Medications And Medical Certification
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Top left is a three-bar touch menu. Take it, look towards the bottom for Trucking Wiki, then look down that list for things like DOT drug, etc.
Also, search (top left search box) on one of your prescriptions. I tried "Venlafaxine" and got this List.
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.
Keep in mind while DOT may allow some.meds or.conditions, companies may be more stringent with their requirements. You might do well to ask the company you are interested in.
I know one forum member here was sent home from Prime orientation for Trazadone. She switched meds and came back 30 days later. So that is always a possibility. She has now been here 18 mos or so and doing great.
As for Effexor, I was told by Primes doctor not within the last 3 years. I took it in 2011 when my sister died. got to prime in 2015. At that point the doctor said, "oh, that long ago is not a problem then". This led me to believe it would be a problem if currently on it.
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.
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Hi guys, I want to get into trucking in the next year or two and I have a question about the medications my doctor has me on. I've done a bit of googling on it and I haven't found these medications listed as a disqualification. One is Effexor XR (Venlafaxine), The other is Invega (Paliperidone). Does anyone have an official FMCSA list of disqualifying medications so i can check if these are listed, Or if anyone is taking these while driving letting me know would be a huge help too.
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?
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.