A person is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle if that person does not have any of the following conditions which may interfere with the ability to control, operate, and drive a commercial motor vehicle safely:
1) No loss of foot, leg hand or arm.
2) No impairment of hand or finger which interferes with power grasping, or no impairment of arm, foot, leg which interferes with ability.
3) No history or clinical diagnosis of diabetes that currently requires insulin for control.
4) No current diagnosis of myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, coronary insufficiency, thrombosis, or other cardiovascular disease known to be accompanied by syncope, dyspnea, collapse or congestive cardiac failure.
5) No history or clinical diagnosis of respiratory dysfunction likely to interfere with ability.
6) No current diagnosis of high blood pressure likely to interfere with ability.
7) No history or clinical diagnosis of rheumatic, arthritic, orthopedic, muscular, neuromuscular, or vascular disease which interferes with ability.
8) No history or clinical diagnosis of epilepsy or any other condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or any loss of ability.
9) No mental, nervous, organic, or functional disease or psychiatric disorder likely to interfere with ability.
10) Has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 in each eye, or visual acuity separately corrected to 20/40 or better, field of vision of at least 70 degrees horizontally, and the ability to perceive red, green and amber.
11) Ability to perceive a forced whisper in the better ear at no less than five feet, with or without the use of a hearing aid.
12) Does not use a Schedule I drug, amphetamine, narcotic, or any other habit-forming drug.
13) Has no current clinical diagnosis of alcoholism.
Driver Qualifications