Yes you must return every two years and have your medical card updated. I had a lengthy conversation about this with DOT in Illinois. Your CDL will be suspended if your medical card on record expires.
@PMonroe86 Also if they are doing all of this stuff in the name of safety they need to make it so drivers can get a decent wage so we can make enough money to support our families and there would be no need for a driver to have to push themselves to run more miles to make enough money by hauling cheap. The people trying to make the trucker be safe are the ones making it more unsafe. Thats my opinion.
Not necessarily to get drivers off the road. My self it will be one less card(Medical Card) that I will have to carry with me. Question for all of you how many times have you misplaced your Medical Card or you could not read it.
@104bigTruck Not only make sure the East Indian truckers can read and speek english, make sure they are legal to drive a truck and there truck is legal to drive on the road! those guys are super scary to see driving a 80,000lb+ semi down the road!
So we have to take our new medical card to the dmv every 2 years so it can be scanned into the system??? They didnt make that part very clear.
kljtruck 1 month ago
@kljtruck
Yes you must return every two years and have your medical card updated. I had a lengthy conversation about this with DOT in Illinois. Your CDL will be suspended if your medical card on record expires.
PMonroe86 1 month ago
@PMonroe86 Thank you. It seems like they want to make it harder for decent drivers to try to make a living anymore.
kljtruck 1 month ago
@kljtruck
I agree....more time spent by us maintaining paperwork than out there driving and making a living !!
PMonroe86 1 month ago
@PMonroe86 Also if they are doing all of this stuff in the name of safety they need to make it so drivers can get a decent wage so we can make enough money to support our families and there would be no need for a driver to have to push themselves to run more miles to make enough money by hauling cheap. The people trying to make the trucker be safe are the ones making it more unsafe. Thats my opinion.
kljtruck 1 month ago
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GlenCleary 1 month ago
Not necessarily to get drivers off the road. My self it will be one less card(Medical Card) that I will have to carry with me. Question for all of you how many times have you misplaced your Medical Card or you could not read it.
LiveToRideBobsHD 1 month ago
So if I drive a bus with people that were born in another conuntry, i can't drive them to there stop?
ekm1166 1 month ago
@104bigTruck Not only make sure the East Indian truckers can read and speek english, make sure they are legal to drive a truck and there truck is legal to drive on the road! those guys are super scary to see driving a 80,000lb+ semi down the road!
1953kwbullnose 1 month ago
@1953kwbullnose speak*... English*... their*... (I guess misspelling the English language is a-ok.)
jmcvay2k6 1 month ago
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104bigTruck 1 month ago