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.
No, you're not. However, if you're seeking employment again as a commercial driver, you'll be required to have a valid DOT medical card as a prerequisite for employment.
No
Yes. To have an active CDL, you need a current DOT physical, always.
Your license won't be suspended, but you'll be forced to downgrade. You can't hold a CDL if you can't pass a DOT physical. And if you can't pass a DOT physical, you have much bigger problems than your license to worry about.
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Not only any public roadway. This vehicle requires an active CDL, and if your DOT physical is expired, your CDL is null and void.
Yes. However, whether or not you're able to pass a DOT physical and obtain a DOT medical card (which you'll need in order to operate a commercial vehicle) will depend on how severe your condition is.
If you don't have a valid DOT physical, your CDL is null and void. The only exemptions to CDL requirements are farm vehicles, military vehicles, emergency vehicles, and recreational vehicles, within the conditions specified for those exemptions.
Find a medical clinic in your area which does DOT physicals, get a DOT physical done, show your new DOT medical card to the DMV. It's that simple.
It's a condition which disqualifies you from passing the mandatory DOT physical.
What type of permit? A CDL permit is, yes. A regular learner's permit is not. As with a full CDL, you're required to maintain a current DOT medical card with a CDL permit.
It depends on what the nature of the disability is. You need to be able to obtain a DOT medical card in order to get a CDL - some disabilities will prevent this, while others will not.