DOT Regulations for Physical Exams. The Department of Transportation requires that commercial motor vehicle drivers who cross state lines on their route pass a physical exam by a licensed medical ...

Featured How to Get a DOT Medical Card If you pass your DOT physical, you’ll receive a Medical Examiner's Certificate (MEC), also known as your DOT medical card.

Short answer: Probably not. Here find a roundup of viewpoints from readers on this and other issues surrounding FMCSA’s new medical card-verification policy.

The Yellow Dot program is designed to help first responders provide life-saving medical attention after a crash or another emergency.

I recently had to renew my driver's license. I drive a school bus. When I went to the doctor's office to get my DOT medical card, they gave me a vision test. The vision test is one where you stand ...

DOT noted that a single indictment of a medical examiner in Georgia resulted in more than 600 truck operators having to renew their FMCSA medical certifications.

Part of a multi-part overhaul of the driver medical certification process, the National Registry rule requires drivers to obtain their medical certificate from an FMCSA-approved examiner.

The DOT does produce its own medical certificate, “Form 12.” The CMPA has maintained that completing paperwork issued by the DOT would increase the doctor’s exposure to legal liability.