16 Drivers With Seizure History Cleared to Haul Interstate
Trucking business · Nov 3 · By Truker
The federal trucking safety agency has granted waivers to sixteen people whose medical backgrounds would normally bar them from driving big rigs across state lines. Each of them has experienced at least one seizure and uses medication to control them. The waivers let them legally work behind the wheel of commercial trucks and buses in interstate commerce.
The points
- 1Sixteen applicants received approval from FMCSA to be exempted from a standard medical qualification rule.
- 2The standard rule bars interstate commercial drivers who have a documented history or diagnosis of epilepsy or any condition likely to cause blackouts or a reduced ability to control a vehicle.
- 3Every person approved has had one or more seizures in the past.
- 4All of the recipients take anti-seizure drugs as part of their treatment.
- 5The waivers permit these individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce.
Why it matters
The decision creates a route for sixteen drivers with treated seizure histories to work in interstate trucking despite a general rule that disqualifies drivers with such medical backgrounds.
What we read
Federal Register FMCSA