A spike in truck-involved fatal crashes and fraudulent truck driver medical certification cases has spurred a Department of Transportation Inspector General audit of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety ...

The Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General announced on Feb. 20 that it has initiated an audit of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s medical certification program.

Interstate commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders subject to the physical qualification requirements of the federal safety regulations will have to provide a current copy of their medical ...

Spurred by a wake of criminal charges against medical examiners who have fraudulently issued DOT medical certificates to truck operators, the U.S. DOT’s Office of Inspector General announced Wednesday ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation will not enforce certain licensing and medical certification renewal regulations for drivers whose credentials expired on or after March 1. The Federal Motor ...

Transportation health and wellness provider Rolling Strong is offering a free program to educate and coach professional drivers about DOT physicals and what they can do to prepare for recertification ...

A Louisiana-based CDL holder wrote in following Overdrive reporting on the upcoming deadline to “self-certify” with your licensing state that you have a valid medical card. The “new medical card” will ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration today published its final rule changing how driver medical qualifications are handled, tying them to the commercial driver's license. CDL drivers who ...

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 examiner every two years and get a ...

People seeking a commercial drivers license or renewing their CDL will be required to provide proof of medical certification under a federal law that takes effect at the end of January. The Arkansas ...

Determining the essential functions of a job can be tricky, especially if there is no information or documentation with which to compare and consider. In this case, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...