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I just called Cardinal Sleep who handles the apnea test in the Prime terminal. When you get your physical you will be given a 3 months DOT card to use with your permit IF you meet the criteria for the test. Once you get the CDL , prime pays Cardinal in advance, then withdrawals the money in weekly payments from your wages. If you need the machine the same is done. You won't be sent home.
If you pass the apnea test and have no other issues you will be given a 2 year card. However if you gain weight by the 2nd year....they will make you get another test
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.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
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 just called Cardinal Sleep who handles the apnea test in the Prime terminal. When you get your physical you will be given a 3 months DOT card to use with your permit IF you meet the criteria for the test. Once you get the CDL , prime pays Cardinal in advance, then withdrawals the money in weekly payments from your wages. If you need the machine the same is done. You won't be sent home.
If you pass the apnea test and have no other issues you will be given a 2 year card. However if you gain weight by the 2nd year....they will make you get another test
Would he not get a 1 year card not 2 year since he is on blood pressure medication?
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.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
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.
Thank you so much. Guess it’s nerves starting a new career.
I just called Cardinal Sleep who handles the apnea test in the Prime terminal. When you get your physical you will be given a 3 months DOT card to use with your permit IF you meet the criteria for the test. Once you get the CDL , prime pays Cardinal in advance, then withdrawals the money in weekly payments from your wages. If you need the machine the same is done. You won't be sent home.
If you pass the apnea test and have no other issues you will be given a 2 year card. However if you gain weight by the 2nd year....they will make you get another test
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.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
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 am on a low dose of lisinpril. Without the med I am under the 140/90 limit. My doctor didn’t want it to become a major problem. I have already lost 26 pounds so I won’t be on it forever.
John, that may be a typo, but the limits are 140/80.
It doesn't matter if you are on BP meds. As long as it is under the limits you are good. Everybody on BP meds gets a one year card.
Congratulations on the weight loss! Keep that up and you probably won't even need those medications. Even at 60 years old, I was able to still get a two year med card, but it's not a big deal. Most truck drivers are on blood pressure meds. Brett used to say the trucking industry runs on coffee and blood pressure medications.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
Just talked with both my recruiters. Prime is exactly what Rainy said. Roehl said all this is hammered out before I drive out and the majority of people that claim it was apnea or something other than their own bad attitude or lack of drive is usually bs.
A 5 mg dose of Lisinopril will indeed guarantee a one year card.
I guarantee you change your diet and your BP will drop drastically with no underlying conditions. My BP was high once, too. Changed my diet and it dropped 30 points in less than a year. I was on Lisinopril from a PA, too.
Just talked with both my recruiters. Prime is exactly what Rainy said. Roehl said all this is hammered out before I drive out and the majority of people that claim it was apnea or something other than their own bad attitude or lack of drive is usually bs.
Hey John, you've probably been to a few different trucking forums or websites. We try to conduct ourselves differently here. As you can see from what your recruiters said, you are getting the truth from us (Thank You Kearsey/Rainy). There's nobody out there doing a better job than us when it comes to shooting straight with new drivers.
Now if you just happen to like drama, there are places for that on the internet. Drama does very little to prepare us for the challenges that lie ahead. As we dive into a new trucking career we need dependable honest information. We will always have your success in mind as we give you advice. We are kind of like a good road atlas. You can rely on us to help you get to where you want to be.
Would he not get a 1 year card not 2 year since he is on blood pressure medication?
Yes he would get a 1 year for the BP.... But I did a poor job of stating prime policy vs his case
I did state though "unless you have other issues" so no issues after sleep apnea you get 2 years. Any issues including sleep apnea.. 1 year card
Yep...i try to go straight to the source. 😂
Thanks OS
Sleep Apnea:
A physical disorder in which you have pauses in your breathing, or take shallow breaths, during sleep. These pauses can last anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes. Normal breathing will usually resume, sometimes with a loud choking sound or snort.
In obstructive sleep apnea, your airways become blocked or collapse during sleep, causing the pauses and shallow breathing.
It is a chronic condition that will require ongoing management. It affects about 18 million people in the U.S.
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Hey all, little back story. I have worked telcom for the past 18 years and climbing telephone poles has taken its toll. I have always love trucking, my father was a terminal manager for Anchor Motor back in the day. I tore my MCL six months ago and the orthopedic doc has definitely put an expiration date on my current career. Even my personal physician says that truck driving maybe the job for me now at 50. I’ve had two tentative offers with Roehl and with Prime. However after reading the forms and the Internet I’m nervous about the sleep apnea test. I know I’m overweight and need to lose some, my neck size is big but it has always been that way I’m a big guy, I just don’t want to quit my job get to these training facilities and be sent home and left high and dry without employment. I’m in decent health blood pressure was a little high but I’m on medication for that. My last round of blood work came back normal with my physical from my family doctor so I’m not worried about that. But driving from Delaware out to Wisconsin just be told to go home would be devastating for family for something my own doc isn’t worried about. And I know prime will make me pay $600 for a sleep apnea test before they let me test for my CDL if I go with them now I know tax returns are coming so that would be able to cover it. Maybe I’m just worried about stepping out into the unknown can anybody help me?
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
Sleep Apnea:
A physical disorder in which you have pauses in your breathing, or take shallow breaths, during sleep. These pauses can last anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes. Normal breathing will usually resume, sometimes with a loud choking sound or snort.
In obstructive sleep apnea, your airways become blocked or collapse during sleep, causing the pauses and shallow breathing.
It is a chronic condition that will require ongoing management. It affects about 18 million people in the U.S.