ALL vehicles requiring a CDL - that includes both commercial vehicles and combinations with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating or Gross Combined Weight Rating in excess of 26,000 lbs., as well as vehicles under 26,000 lbs. GVWR which require a CDL because they are a: carrying a quantity of hazmat which requires placards to be displayed or b: a bus designed to transport more than 15 persons (including the driver).
Additionally, commercial vehicles with a GVWR of 10,001 - 26,000 lbs. require a DOT medical card when they're being operated across state lines.
Just like any other state... anything requiring a CDL, and any commercial vehicle with a GVW in excess of 10,000 lbs. and which is operated across state lines.
For Class 7 and Class 8 trucks which are registered farm use vehicles, most states require the operator have a current DOT medical card.
No, you can't get a DOT medical card if you have a defibrillator.
You can't. A physical examination is required to get a DOT medical card, and that cannot be done online.
If used in interstate commerce, any vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating or Gross Combination Weight Rating in excess of 10,000 lbs. requires a DOT medical card.
Usually, no, although that's something which could vary by state. You would need to contact your state's DMV 1: to see if they even have a chauffeur licence (not all states do) and 2: to see if a DOT medical card is required.
does DOT require inspections on chemical hoses used to unload tank trucks.
No
You can't...Operate vehicles requiring a CDL to be legally operatedOperate a commercial motor vehicle with a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 10,001 lbs. or more in interstate operations.Operate an exempted vehicle within your state if your state requires the DOT medical card.
When you go to the DMV to get your CDL, you'll be expected to show either your DOT medical card, or the DOT physical long form. Additionally, any employer hiring you as a CMV operator is going to require you to present your DOT physical card, and possibly the long form physical, as well.
Not in Colorado, nor anywhere else. You have to be able to obtain a DOT medical card. That's federal law.
All classes of CDL require a DOT medical card - A, B, and C. Additionally, anyone operating a commercial vehicle with a GVWR in excess of 10,000 lbs. is required to have one, even if the vehicle doesn't require a CDL.
Laws on this vary by state. Inquire with your state's DMV.