CDL glossary
DOT Medical Card
A medical examiner’s certificate documenting that a commercial driver meets applicable physical qualification standards for the selected driving category.
What DOT Medical Card means
A medical examiner’s certificate documenting that a commercial driver meets applicable physical qualification standards for the selected driving category.
Why it matters
This term matters because CDL decisions are full of shorthand. Misunderstanding one term can lead to choosing the wrong training path, wrong endorsement, wrong pay assumption, or wrong job type.
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