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JayMan 02-06-2009 10:42 PM
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Originally Posted by tjv189 (Post 437495)
If they suspended your CDL, could you still legally drive a regular motor vehicle?
In Indiana you can. Suspending your CDL because of an expired medical certificate only means you cannot drive a commercial vehicle until you get your medical stuff updated. The place that did my DOT medical exam FAXs the documents to the state. That way they get the info promptly and you are not incumbered any longer than needed. Indiana does some things well. LOL

fxfe_phantoms 02-07-2009 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by tjv189 (Post 437495)
If they suspended your CDL, could you still legally drive a regular motor vehicle? Or since your license is a CDL, if it gets suspended does that take all driving privleges away from you? Please help with this!
Your not required to have a medical card to drive your Mustang or BMW or whatever kind of 4-wheeler you own. No your state cant suspend your license to drive a class C vehicle. That is a bunch of crap the new law or whatever. I don't see why you have to lose your CDL if you stop driving a truck for 5 years and decide to go back into it.

Fredog 02-08-2009 12:45 AM
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Originally Posted by fxfe_phantoms (Post 437627)
Your not required to have a medical card to drive your Mustang or BMW or whatever kind of 4-wheeler you own. No your state cant suspend your license to drive a class C vehicle. That is a bunch of crap the new law or whatever. I don't see why you have to lose your CDL if you stop driving a truck for 5 years and decide to go back into it.
the reasoning is that if you are going to keep your cdl which allows you to drive a truck, then you need to be qualified to drive a truck.

cdswans 02-08-2009 12:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Fredog (Post 437639)
the reasoning is that if you are going to keep your cdl which allows you to drive a truck, then you need to be qualified to drive a truck.
Where did they come up with that idea?

Fredog 02-08-2009 01:11 AM
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Originally Posted by cdswans (Post 437640)
Where did they come up with that idea?

Probably at the bar

fxfe_phantoms 02-08-2009 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Fredog (Post 437639)
the reasoning is that if you are going to keep your cdl which allows you to drive a truck, then you need to be qualified to drive a truck.

Yeah I understand that. But what I don't understand is this......say I decide to step out of the truck for say 5 years. They take my CDL from me cause I don't have a medical card. I decide to go back to driving. Do I have to go through all steps to get my CDL back or will it always be there.....just suspended?

Fredog 02-08-2009 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by fxfe_phantoms (Post 437720)
Yeah I understand that. But what I don't understand is this......say I decide to step out of the truck for say 5 years. They take my CDL from me cause I don't have a medical card. I decide to go back to driving. Do I have to go through all steps to get my CDL back or will it always be there.....just suspended?
I would call the dmv in your state and ask them, you will get lots of answers here, all different because I dont think anyone really knows.

golfhobo 02-08-2009 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by tjv189 (Post 437495)
If they suspended your CDL, could you still legally drive a regular motor vehicle? Or since your license is a CDL, if it gets suspended does that take all driving privleges away from you? Please help with this!
Read this thread:

http://www.classadrivers.com/forum/r...1-30-09-a.html

The link to the final ruling is in the first post. It is a very confusing ruling (as they all are) but the info is there.

You will NOT lose your class C priviliges.

Under the NEW ruling, your friend would have gotten a letter a month or two (can't remember) before finding out the hard way.

Next time you renew your license, you will NOT get a CDL unless you have provided medical certification.

IMHO, it is cheaper (and better FOR you) to get the physical every two years, than to retake all the tests to get a NEW CDL.

Hope this helps.

golfhobo 02-08-2009 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by cdswans (Post 437640)
Where did they come up with that idea?
I suspect they got an EMAIL from Myth_Buster! :lol2:

Fredog 02-08-2009 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by golfhobo (Post 437782)
I suspect they got an EMAIL from Myth_Buster! :lol2:
:clap::clap::clap::clap:


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