Profile For Garrett T.

Actually it is not a medical disqualification. In 2003 the FMCSA instituted the Federal Diabetes Exemption Program. A diabetic on insulin could apply for a waiver if he or she passed the DOT physical with an exception of insulin use. They would then need documentation from an endocrinologist and opthamologist stating that they are well controlled and have not had any hypoglycemic episodes, or diabetic retinopathy.

Search for Federal Diabetes Exemption Program and you can read all the particulars.

Hey Everyone!!!

I drove straight trucks for about 15 years for a local municipality. 5 ton dumps, 6 wheelers, snow plowing, hauling crap (literally). I enjoyed it. Then I quit there and have been running my own stone restoration biz and a local marketing biz for the last 14 years.

i decided I need a change. I want to drive the big rigs now. Always wanted to but never got around to it. Only thing slowing me down is the FEDS. I am diabetic and use insulin. They don't like that. I do understand the danger of having someone driving 80,000lbs of machine and passing out due to low blood sugar. So, they are making me jump through the Federal Diabetes Waiver Program hoops. I am hoping it will not get to that as I may be able to drop the insulin for one of the new drugs to recently hit the market next week.

If not, I will post on the progress of the waiver program process just in case there may be others interested in that whole deal.

Thanks for the cool site here BTW!!!

Garrett