DOT physical exam for commercial drivers at Family Tree Chiropractic
DOT Physical Exams

Card Expiring?
We'll Get You Certified.

Three hours at urgent care for a 30-minute exam. An examiner who's never read the FMCSA standards. A fail over something you could have fixed in the parking lot. You don't have time for any of that — and you shouldn't have to.

What Most Drivers Don't Know

Not every clinic that offers
DOT physicals should.

Federal law says only examiners on the FMCSA National Registry can sign your med card — and not every walk-in clinic on the corner actually meets that bar. Pick the wrong one and your card gets rejected at the DMV, or worse, flagged later in a roadside check.

The other thing nobody tells you: most failed DOT physicals fail for fixable reasons. Borderline blood pressure on the day. A medication list you forgot at home. Sleep apnea paperwork that wasn't current. An examiner who knows the rules can flag those before they cost you the cert — and tell you exactly what to bring back.

Your med card is your paycheck. The exam should be run by someone who treats it that way.

What Gets Checked

Eight things between
you and your card.

Plain-English version of the FMCSA checklist — exactly what we'll look at when you sit down.

Eyes — 20/40 each side, peripheral vision, and the standard color check. Bring your glasses or contacts.
Ears — forced whisper at five feet. Bring your hearing aids if you wear them.
Blood pressure and pulse — the number-one avoidable disqualifier. We'll tell you on the spot where you stand.
Lungs and breathing — quick respiratory screen. Brings sleep apnea paperwork if you've been diagnosed.
Reflexes and nerves — basic neuro check. Fast.
Spine, shoulders, grip, range of motion — the part urgent care usually rushes. We don't.
Urinalysis — screens for sugar, protein, kidney function. No needles.
Medications and history — bring a current list with dosages, plus the prescribing doctor's name.
What to Expect

Walk In Ready,
Walk Out Certified.

You check in. We hand you the medical history form — fill it out honestly, it's faster that way. We sit down, run the eight-item exam in order, and talk through anything borderline as we go. No surprises, no "we'll mail you the results."

If everything clears, you walk out with your Medical Examiner's Certificate in hand and we upload to the National Registry the same day. If something needs a second look — a BP recheck, a CPAP compliance report, a specialist note — we tell you exactly what to bring back and get you re-examined fast. No restarting the clock at a different clinic.

Call 717-738-2555
Truck driver in a high-visibility vest standing in front of his truck
Why Drivers Pick Us Over Urgent Care

Four reasons the next exam
shouldn't be at a walk-in.

Short version: we know the rulebook, we respect your clock, and we don't fail people for fixable stuff.

On the National Registry.
Listed FMCSA-certified examiner. Same-day upload, no DMV bounce-backs.
In and out the same day.
No three-hour waiting room. We'll get you on the schedule this week, often sooner.
Spine and joints, by spine guys.
The musculoskeletal portion of the exam is our day job. Nothing missed, nothing rushed.
Straight talk on a borderline result.
If something's close to a fail, we tell you what to bring back instead of voiding the whole exam.

The next step is
one phone call.

Tell us when your card expires and what state you're licensed in. We'll get you on the schedule this week and have you certified the same visit. No back-and-forth, no lost income.

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