I'm Bipolar Can I Still Drive A Truck?
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Yes. I think it may be the biggest obstacle about the drugs prescribed, as in are these on the DOT list as non-compatible with a Commercial Drivers License?
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.
Companies can create their own acceptable and unacceptable health issues and prescriptions. Even if something is acceptable at one company and legal, it may not be accetable to another. Prime for example does a seperate agility test besides the DOT physical.
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.
My other half is bipolar, has driven for years and years taking lamictal. There will be medications that a DOT medical examiner will not allow and there will be companies that will have a stricter list of what they won't allow. My company allows his lamictal so he's good here.
First is to find out if your current medications are banned by FMCSA , then if not, find out if your meds would be allowed by a company you are wanting to apply to. If medications are banned, your doctor may have to adjust your medicine to something that's allowed. It's doable but might be a lengthy process depending on what your current medications are.
Keep us posted and good luck.
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Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
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- Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement
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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.
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I'm bipolar and I take medication prescribed by my doctor. Is there still a chance I can drive a truck or does this disqualify me? Are there other people out there that pass a DOT physical and are trucking while being bipolar?
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.