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 ...

This Opinion piece appears in the April 14 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. For most truckers, the U.S. Department of Transportation physical is just an inconvenience, ...

The cost of Department of Transportation physicals has increased since the National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners was launched in 2014, according to drivers who participated in an American ...

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 ...