Getting CDL Back After Raising Family. Questions...
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Hi Sheila! Welcome to the forum! My name is also Sheila.
I don't know about opiates or any pain med, for that matter, but I've been on Paxil, a med in the Prozac family, and I got my cdl a and hired on with no problem. I think having been taking it for a couple decades with no side affects might figure in somewhere, though. I've heard/read here that you need a docs note saying you're stable on an anti depressant.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Hi Sheila! Thank You for your reply. That makes me feel better about the anti-depressant and I did get myself a little worried from listening to others. I have a great doctor who I can get any medical notes I need. It has been a long time since I had to even about a DOT physical just wanted to be prepared. Thanks again :-)
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
I noticed my post was moved to Ladies of trucking which is a big deal but this question wasn't just for the ladies? I also don't like being linked into one group. Do I have an option to post in general for everyone or does being a female force me to post in one section?
Sheila, we are glad to have you in here. You may post anywhere you like, but you will always get more responses in this section.
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Hi! Quick bio with me. 40 year old women who drove for a large dump company WAY back in 2002 for about 1 1/2 years. Even though I loved it I decided to come off the road to raise my kids after my divorce. I went back to college and graduated which (for some crazy reason) I believed I didn't need to keep my CDL and let it go. Fast forward to now. Kids are grown and now it's time to get back to what I love and miss. Silly me thought it would be a cake walk HA! Decided to go to a school to brush up on the ever changing rules. Here are some questions about the DOT physical that I'm unsure of and I hope you good people can help me out. I had had a back injury and was on a opiate pain medicine for a few years. I decided it wasn't something I wanted in my life so I quit taking it about 4 months ago. There was no rehab or addictions or anything like that. I just found it messed with my mood and I found other natural ways to deal with pain like exercise and better eating. My question for that is How far back do they want medication information? I'm not ashamed of it. I took what I had to for pain under the doctors care but I have heard from a few people they make you feel like you had a problem if you had taken pain medicines. I also take a low does of Prozac because of a eating disorder and sometimes just feeling sad and bla that I have dealt with my whole life but NEVER suicidal or mental issues. Just a normal human who gets a little stressed being a full time mother and wife just doing her job till she can live how she wants to. I am just ready to go back to the only job that made me feel excited to be in it. I don't even mind starting at the bottom again. I appreciate any replies to this. Sheila
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.