DOT FMCSA-FAA-USCG-Rules-Regulations| Randolph Rosarion M.D. This is a follow-up post about those cadets and their swift actions to prevent what could have been a disaster on I-95 back on February 9, 2014. We will also now find out the outcome of the FMCSA investigation of the bus driver involved in this near-accident. I really didn’t expect […]
Continue readingDIabetes Risks Test
Drivers, according to the Center For Disease Control (CDC) 2011 National Diabetes Fact Sheet, approximately 25.8 million or 8.3% of the population have diabetes mellitus. Commercial drivers, especially OTR drivers who often spend weeks at a time away from home are at an increased risk of developing diabetes due to poor diet or nutrition, […]
Continue readingThe Updated NYS Driver’s License Class descriptions
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Consumers Sodium in Your Diet: Using the Nutrition Facts Label to Reduce Your Intake
Consumers Sodium in Your Diet: Using the Nutrition Facts Label to Reduce Your Intake.
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NYS Veterans Get a Military Skills Waiver When Applying For a CDL
If you are a veteran with military experience driving commercial vehicles and are applying for a CDL, you may be eligible for a Military Skills Waiver. This will allow you to apply for a waiver of the NYS CDL skills road test. Requirements to apply include: a current NYS driver license, or a valid out […]
Continue readingNYS CDL Drivers And the “S” endorsement
NYS school bus drivers with a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) must have an “S” endorsement as per NY DMV. This endorsement is necessary to drive specific types of school buses. In order to apply for the “S” endorsement the driver must already have a passenger or “P” endorsement, or has applied for both the “S” […]
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Trucker CDL Physical Queens
Affordable convenient location minutes from manhattan. DOT Physical Examination. 718-701-5949
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New York State CDL Holders- Do You Need Help Filling Out Your Self Certification Form?
DOT FMCSA-FAA-USCG-Rules-Regulations| Randolph Rosarion M.D. By now most commercial drivers holding a CDL have received their self certification letter and had to certify as to the type of driving they currently engage in or intend to engage in. New York State follows US DOT FMCSA regulations for commercial driver qualification standards. Commercial drivers will therefore […]
Continue readingTruck Drivers – Here’s A Few Tips To Get You Ready For Your DOT Physical
Top Tips To Prepare For Your DOT Medical Exam Complete DOT Physical by a Certified and experienced USDOT FMCSA Medical Examiner in Queens, N.Y. Prelude: This particular post has been very popular over the last few years. It was originally posted on 2010-05-11 13:08:54. So I decided to update and re-blog it four years later. […]
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Sleep Apnea Dangers and Rules
FMCSA and sleep apnea: According to a National Sleep Foundation (NSF) study performed in 2005 more than 18 million Americans have sleep apnea. Another study conducted by the University of Pensylvania sponsored by the FMCSA and others in the industry showed that commercial truck drivers are at a higher risk than the average population, with […]
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NYS DMV CDL Requirements
To renew your CDL. Verify that your address is current on DMV records. Provide a Medical Examiner’s Certificate if you choose Non-Excepted Interstate or Non-Excepted Intrastate types of driving. Since the deadline for mailing in your Self Certification Letter was January 30, 2014, drivers who were not compliant in time or did not receive a […]
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NYS CDL Drivers, Do You Need The New V Restriction?
If you have a medical condition that requires your Medical Examiner’s Certificate to specify that it needs to be accompanied by a Diabetic, Hearing, Vision, Seizure or an SPE (Skills Performance Evaluation) Certificate, then you will need the new V restriction or Variance Restriction. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) will mail the Variance […]
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Reasons Your Medical Examiner’s Certificate Will Be Returned To You By The DMV
So you paid for your DOT physical and received your Medical Examiner’s Certificate, and then you receive a letter from DMV. What could have gone wrong now? Well, drivers make sure that once you get your certificate that it meets the standards of the Department of Motor Vehicles. So let’s go through a checklist to […]
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Get your DOT Medical Card Now- Don’t lose your CDL
Jan 30, 2014 was the deadline for commercial drivers (CDL holders) to submit their self certification forms to their State Driver Licensing Agency (SDLA) regarding the type of type of commercial vehicle operation they drive in or expect to drive in with their CDL. As they say this ship has sailed already. What happens if […]
Continue readingDOT Physical Exam – Driver Qualification Requirements
DOT Physical New York Services Offered Square Market NRCME DOT/CDL Physical Examination 391.41 Physical Qualification for Drivers No loss of foot, leg or other extremity unless accompanied by a Skill Performance Evaluation (SPE) Certificate. No impairment of hand or finger which interferes with prehension or power grasping or other extremity impairment which interferes with the ability to operate a Commercial Motor […]
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DOT Physical Examination Requirement and NYS CDL Drivers With a K Restriction
In New York State a K restriction means that the Commercial Driver can only operate his vehicle within NYS or in other words INTRA-State only. However, please remember that this does not mean that you do not need a Medical Examiner’s Certificate. NYS DOT follows Federal DOT guidelines and unless you operate only in exempted […]
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