commercial motor vehicles

Consider this look at systematic problems and scams associated with DOT medical examinations to be the case study supporting yesterday’s post identifying the compliance problems associated with DOT medical examiner’s certificates and reports. I recently had a case in which my truck driver client had been issued a Medical Examiner’s Certificate after having submitted to DOT medical examinations. The medical examiner was a nurse practitioner. She appeared to have performed a thorough and comprehensive physical of my truck driver. But there were a few problems. The nurse practitioner had re-certified the driver when his heart condition and blood pressure results should...