This 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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States – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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Continue reading Commercial Driver’s License Program – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
April 28, 2014 0 Comments
Commercial Driver’s License Program – Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Continue readingNYS CDL Drivers And the “S” endorsement
March 22, 2014 0 Comments
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” […]
Continue reading New York State CDL Holders- Do You Need Help Filling Out Your Self Certification Form?
March 20, 2014 0 Comments
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 reading NYS DMV CDL Requirements
March 14, 2014 0 Comments
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 […]
Continue reading NYS CDL Drivers, Do You Need The New V Restriction?
March 12, 2014 0 Comments
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 […]
Continue reading Get your DOT Medical Card Now- Don’t lose your CDL
March 4, 2014 0 Comments
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
March 2, 2014 0 Comments
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 […]
Continue reading DOT Physical Examination Requirement and NYS CDL Drivers With a K Restriction
March 2, 2014 0 Comments
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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