
CDC: All about your A1C for diabetics and others at risk
HgB A1C level and diabetes in commercial truck drivers
Continue readingTo Comment click article or Regulations.gov link provided. DOT FMCSA-FAA-USCG-Rules-Regulations| Randolph Rosarion M.D. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended DOT to take action, and in a joint FRA and FMCSA ANPRM the two agencies seek public input to address the prevalence of moderate to severe OSA in safety sensitive individuals, the associated risks, and […]
Continue readingThis OOIDA page will help you with the new medical certification requirements and the regulatory issues affecting truck drivers. Fighting for the rights of truckers and providing truck industry related benefits, services, rebates, insurance on trucks, education and tools for the trucking industry in grain valley, missouri and beyond. Source: Regulatory Issues, Owner-Operator Independent Drivers […]
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Continue readingSign up for our LENS program to get CDL abstracts. Why are there special requirements for motor carriers who employ bus drivers? Source: Information and forms (Article 19-A)
Continue readingWhat is LENS?LENS is an automated reporting system. It reviews the driver license records of your organization’s drivers and reports changes to you by email, on DMV business days. LENS can notify you about the following events when they post to your drivers’ license records Source: Overview
Continue readingOverview: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has amended commercial driver license standards. This regulation is referred to as the ‘CDL Permit Rule’ and mandates compliance by July 8, 2015. The New York State DMV will implement the rule in phases, from April through July of 2015.We refer to the Commercial Learner Permit as […]
Continue readingThe WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2015 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,500 times in 2015. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 5 trips to carry that many people. Click here to […]
Continue readingThe FMCSA announces a 120-day grace period during which Medical Examiners may use either the current or the newly revised versions of the Medical Examination Report (MER) Form and Medical Examiner’s Certificate (MEC). This period is from December 22, 2015, until April 20, 2016. This action is being taken to ensure that Medical Examiners have […]
Continue readingFrom Ask the Trucker Truth about Trucking: Allen Smith. Certified Medical Examiners were not notified by the FMCSA of the NPRM, this same rule which would put most of the burden on them when deciding if the driver… via Did FMCSA fail to notify Medical Examiners of NPRM- Diabetic Standard?.
Continue readingQuestions still arise on how to fill out the current Medical Examination Report Form (MER) and Medical examiner’s Certificate (MEC). The FMCSA answered some of these questions in a bulletin to certified medical examiners on 6/17/2015. Its reviewed here as well as the new MER MCSA-5875 and MEC MCSA-5876 that medical examiners will be required […]
Continue readingOOIDA petitions for reconsideration of final medical examiner integration rule: Land Line Magazine.
Continue readingTypes of Color Vision Tests – AOPA. Color blindness is a mostly an inherited vision abnormality where there is deficiency in perception of red, green, and blue due to abnormality of cone cells located in the eye. Red-green color blindness is passed from mother to son on the 23rd chromosome (sex chromosome). The 23rd […]
Continue readingThe Diabetes Exemption Program currently in place reviews each case on an individual basis and provides the opportunity for public comment when commercial drivers using insulin want to engage in interstate commerce DOT FMCSA-FAA-USCG-Rules-Regulations| Randolph Rosarion M.D. This proposed rule was published today 5/04/2015 and may very well be: The most important this year regarding […]
Continue readingAll the FMCSA Forms one can ask for. http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mission/forms.
Continue readingDeaf student graduates from Amarillo truck driving academy.
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Safety sensitive employees are subject to DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing. Federal Initiatives include: On September 15, 1986 President Ronald Regean issued Executive order 12564 – Drug -Free Federal Workplace Program. This set Department Of Transportation (DOT) agency responsibilities for establishing a plan…
When drivers get pulled over to get their vehicle inspected, sometimes it’s not just the vehicle which is out-of-order but the driver himself. Needless to say, usually citations will be issued affecting both driver and vehicle. What were some of the common violations that drivers presented to our office with Last month? Violation of 391.41(a), “operating […]
Continue readingHow truckers figure into a bold plan to upgrade New York City transportation: Land Line Magazine. Randolph Rosarion · Works at Sands Point Medical Rehab It’s expensive already to live in NYC, low middle or high income, most of us would not welcome additional tolls in bridges that have been toll free way before our […]
Continue reading1. You must see a certified doctor listed in the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners NRCME. It’s the law and all the States are following the new Federal requirements, as far as I know. if you see a doctor who is not listed in the NRCME a.k.a. ” Not Certified”, your medical examiner’s certificate […]
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