Before you start working for your first company they'll require you to get a new physical. So no worries in that scenario.
Now if you by chance already have a job and you just needed to get your CDL to drive for them then I would say yes, you have to get a new physical or at least speak with the doctor that did the physical to see if he can upgrade your certification.
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
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I have a question about the medical card. I got my medical card before going to CDL school. It shows a "YES" under the title INTRASTATE ONLY and it shows a "NO" under the title CDL. I did self certify as non-excepted interstate with the DDS and I now have a CDL-class A license. Does anybody knows if I need to get and updated medical card?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Interstate:
Commercial trade, business, movement of goods or money, or transportation from one state to another, regulated by the Federal Department Of Transportation (DOT).
Intrastate:
The act of purchasers and sellers transacting business while keeping all transactions in a single state, without crossing state lines to do so.