18 Years Driving But None Recent, Want To Get Back To It, HELP??

Hi all, hope this is the right place to ask this. So, I retired from this current company and really don't have to work but can't sit home doing nothing and have always thought of driving again. I keep my CDL current and have tanker and double/triples endorsements still on it, although I never pulled a tanker or doubles/triples. I had Hazmat but when I when to renew I said I wasn't currently driving and they would not let me keep the hazmat. Every two years I been keeping up my Dot physical card. The one I have expires 7/21. I'm sure when a company ask for the long form what that is but I have a card or piece of paper mentioning section 391.41 signed by a doctor approving me to drive. It was a DOT physical but never got any kind of long form.

IRT out of Winter Haven is an option.

https://indianrivertransport.com/contact-a-driver-recruiter

Hi Compadres, A strange thing happened to me and I thought I would bring it to light. I sent in an application via Tenstreet to a company I thought I had a really good chance at getting a driving job. They knew I did not have any recent experience but provide some training. If you read any of the pages above you will know I haven’t driven in over 20 years. Anyways after a week or so, in the Pulse-Tenstreet app, I notice my application was declined. I also notice the reports they pulled on me, the CDLIS , MVR , and Employment Database, were all neatly uploaded in the Pulse-Tenstreet app as well. I have to stop here and give a little background before going forward with my story.

In July I checked the status of the my CDL knowing I was retiring after 24 years at a desk job at the end of the month. During those years I had always renewed my CDL and DOT physical. So, on the web, I put my driver’s license in the cell and hit enter. It returned saying my license was “DISQUALIFIED”. I was shocked. I called the CDL helpdesk immediately and a guy by the name of Scott answered. After a short conversation he asked me to fax my DOT card and pay a 75-dollar fee. I did this immediately and within three hours my license was valid again. Never gave it a second thought. OK, back to the story.

As I mentioned above, I noticed my application was declined. After thoroughly reviewing the documents they received on me and I could only come up with one reason for the decline, I answered NO to question number 1 under "Motor Vehicle Record", Has any license, permit or privilege ever been denied, suspended or revoked for any reason? To them it must have seemed like I falsified my answer. But there was no malice, no wrongful intentions or anything nefarious with my answer. It was due to the failure to “self-certify” my current DOT medical card. According to the docs, in Nov of 2019 my CDL was disqualified until I corrected the problem in July of 2020. Scott, the CDL help desk guy never mention self-certification during our conversation either. When filling out the application, I did not connect question one with the self-certify issue. What the hell is “Self-Certification”. I never hear of this until now. When I drove a tractor trailer, pre-2000, there wasn’t any self-certification for DOT physicals. Just like automatic transmissions in trucks, it hadn’t been developed yet. Well, I googled it and in 2012 there was a push for all the states to get the driver’s medical cert into the CDLIS by 2014. Yep, happened after my driving years. I guess as long as I answer “yes” to question one in future applications and leave an explanation it shouldn’t have a negative affect going forward. I can’t imagine why it would.

I tried to called the company Friday morning and again after lunch and left voice mail each time but never received a reply. I gave up and sent an email late Friday evening. Still nothing as of this writing. With no recent experience, but they knew that on the initial call before sending in the app, and then this DOT medical card issue, I’m not really sure what the real reason may be. I’m still hoping I get an answer. Hate being left hanging.

Guess I will be self-certifying from now on.

Live and Learn, Brian