DOT EXAM $100.00
Items you will need with you for your DOT exam are listed below:
- Driver's license as proof of identity
- Complete list of all current medications and the dosage
- List of all surgeries, when and where they were performed
TIPS
- DO NOT DRINK ENERGY DRINKS or CAFFEINE. That includes coffee, tea, Coke, Pepsi, Mountain Dew, Red Bull, AMP, etc. there are too many to list. This is like speed in a can and will raise your blood pressure. The only blood pressure reading that counts is the one taken during your exam!
- If you are concerned about having high blood pressure, check it every so often at HyVee or Walmart, etc. and keep track of it. If it's always above 140/90 (either number), that's not good.
- There is a urine test, so make sure you have to pee! If you are a diabetic DON'T eat or drink any sugar. When sugar shows up in your urine, you'll need a recent A1c reading.
- ANY yes answers requires a detailed written description. If you leave out conditions and get in an accident, you'll face civil penalties.
- If you have a CPAP, you need a reading from your doctor that states how often you use the machine.
- If you have any heart conditions, those usually require stress tests every two years, some are more frequent, some are less.
- If you currently are taking a schedule II narcotic, you likely will not pass.
- Chantix (prescription to help stop smoking) is disqualifying.