Henceforth, after you pass the commercial driver license test for obtaining a class A CDL , you will have to go through knowledge tests. These knowledge tests include:
- Vehicle inspection;
- Basic Vehicle Control;
- On-road driving;
You Must Fulfill The Medical Requirements
The trucking business in the USA is increasing every day, and there are more and more truck drivers that apply for CDL license. Therefore in order to increase the safety of the drivers and the safety of all the passengers, The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations issued medical requirements . Every truck driver that wants to obtain a class A CDL must fulfill these medical requirements. The driver will be qualified if:
- He doesn’t have clinical diagnosis of diabetes mellitus that requires insulin for control;
- If the trucker doesn’t have cardiovascular disease accompanied by shortness of breath;
- He doesn’t have high blood pressure that interferes with his ability to drive the truck;
- If he doesn’t have medical history of epilepsy;
- He is not suffering a mental, nervous, organic and functional disease;
- If the truck driver doesn’t have diagnosis of alcoholism;
- He is not using narcotic, amphetamine or any other drug;
- If he doesn’t have any respiratory condition that would cause a problem of operating the truck;
Moreover , the truck driver will have to go through physical examinations. The most important is the DOT Physical – “Department of Transportation Medical Examinations”. The aim of this examination is to determine whether a truck driver meets the physical and mental requirements that this job brings.
Disqualification For Class A CDL
Truck drivers that have obtained a CDL should be very careful when it comes to the rules and regulations, even the smallest mistake can ban them.
