A Department of Transportation (DOT) physical is a physical exam that is required of people who drive commercial vehicles. The point of a DOT physical is to make sure that people who are driving ...

If you’re a professional bus or truck driver, you know how rigorous the demands of your job can be. In order to ensure your and the public’s safety, you’ll most likely need to take a DOT (Department ...

The Department of Transportation requires that commercial motor vehicle drivers who cross state lines on their route pass a physical exam by a licensed medical examiner every two years and get a ...

Learn the things you should never do before a physical, like drink alcohol or caffeine, and find out how you can show up ready for a physical checkup with your doctor.

One part of a Final Rule published in April that made changes to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s medical examination regulations will take effect Dec. 22. Drivers going in for their ...

New physical exams for drivers are an opportunity to discourage smoking. The Department of Transportation's new physical examination requirement helps employees quit smoking. The U.S. Department of ...

The Department of Transportation’s Office of Inspector General announced on Feb. 20 that it has initiated an audit of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s medical certification program.

Federal trucking regulators are removing two Houston chiropractors from the federal register of medical examiners for failure to adequately perform physical qualification examinations on commercial ...

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] A Department of Transportation Inspector General audit has found weaknesses in federal regulators’ monitoring of medical examiner ...

The American Transportation Research Institute and Mayo Clinic launched a set of surveys to gather carrier and driver input on the impact that the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners has ...