Hubby's last day of school, still looking for job

[belpre122]

Damm Blepre you are everywhere. I drove though Belpre Oh and when I worked for Schneider I often spent the night at the Indy terminal off of Shadeland. I sometimes stopped at the White Castles there. I also hauled gatorade from the Quaker Oats plant in Indy. I believe there was an old go cart track right by that terminal.

I sure have gotten around a bit in my 44 years Mohawk! When I first came off of the road, I helped out an owner/op and ran empty gatorade bottles 4 miles, I repeat 4 miles on I-65. Paid percentage. I was making a little under $5.00 a mile!! Yeppers, that's no BS.

It's almost a requirement to get a load of sliders from the Castle when on Shadeland! My final co-driver at CRST was a budding competition eater. We stopped in Illinois somewhere and I sat and watched him slam a full 30 pack Crave Case in one sitting. I was in awe and laughing my ass off. He could eat 8 Big Macs and 8 Large Fries. He was a hoot and a lot of fun. PC, wherever you are at, I hope you are well!!!

Oh yeah Mohawk, if you're ever down towards Belpre on 50....there is a nice new rest area at uhhhhhhh Coolville,Oh........in case you need a rest!

8)

[kimmeegoose]

Well, DH has talked to the Roehl recruiter and is waiting to hear back from them about when to show up for orientation. He will be driving in the Midwest Regional Van Fleet for them.

I have a question about orientation that I would like answered by current or former Roehl drivers, especially. Others might know if it's the same with every company. It concerns prescribed meds that he wasn't taking at the time of his CDL physical, but after that the VA doc gave him samples to see if it would work for him.

DH goes to the VA clinic for a physical once a year. They put him on BP meds at one point but he wasn't really good about taking pills and he didn't have high BP every time the clinic took his BP anyway. They told him he didn't have to take it. After he lost his job in May, his BP climbed again. We are talking about barely high. Bottom number in the 90's. He went back to the clinic and they gave him samples of a BP med and want to see him back before they prescribe it to be sure it is working for him (it is working). He wasn't on meds when he had his CDL physical and now he is taking samples that the doc gave him but he doesn't have a prescription. What should he do at orientation? Please help, he may be going to orientation on Monday.

Thanks for helping.

[Uturn2001]

BP meds will not show up on a drug screen, but he will still need to list them on his DOT physical paperwork. If his BP is 140/90 or less at the time of the physical he will get a 1 year certificate. If it is over that he may only get a 3 month certificate or even fail the physical depending on how much over it is.

Also make sure he has the name, address and phone number of the clinic and the doctor who is treating him.

In short don't worry about it too much. Just make sure he has enough meds to last him until he can get home to get a prescription or have him go in and get one before he leaves and get it filled. The really important thing is that he takes the meds as prescribed.

[kimmeegoose]

He just had a DOT physical this summer. I thought they were good for 2 years. He wasn't on the meds when he had the physical but he is now. I just don't know if there will be a problem because he doesn't have a prescription bottle with his name on it yet because the doc gave him samples. My thought was if Roehl doesn't repeat the physical it might not even come up.

[rgarthman1969]

He will be just fine. They are looking for drugs that you buy on the street. :wink:

[freebird]

He just had a DOT physical this summer. I thought they were good for 2 years. He wasn't on the meds when he had the physical but he is now. I just don't know if there will be a problem because he doesn't have a prescription bottle with his name on it yet because the doc gave him samples. My thought was if Roehl doesn't repeat the physical it might not even come up.

Roehl WILL give him another physical.
He will be asked what meds he is on.
Pay will be less on Midwest Regional then van, but he will end up going out of the region even so.
Hope it works out!