Driver Qualification File Checklist
Every document 49 CFR §391.51 wants, with the renewal clock on each.
OpenDriver Files & Medical
The DOT physical, the medical card, drug and alcohol testing, the Clearinghouse, and the driver qualification file an auditor opens first.
- Tools
- 3
- Guides
- 7
- Comparisons
- 1
- Pages
- 11
Tools (3)
DOT Drug Testing Rate Calculator
How many random tests your driver pool owes this year, by quarter.
OpenDOT Physical Readiness Check
Walk your numbers before the exam and see what would flag you.
OpenGuides (7)
- 9 min
What a DOT Physical Actually Covers
Every station of the exam, the thresholds, and what the examiner records.
- 8 min
How to Pass a DOT Physical
The five findings that cost drivers a full card, and how far ahead to act.
- 7 min
The CDL Medical Card, Start to Renewal
Certificate length, the state upload, and what happens when it lapses.
- 10 min
CDL Requirements by Class
Class A, B and C, endorsements, and the federal floor every state builds on.
- 9 min
DOT Drug and Alcohol Testing Rules
The six test reasons, the random rates, and who has to be in the pool.
- 8 min
The FMCSA Clearinghouse Explained
Annual queries, full queries, consent, and the annual query plan.
- 9 min
Building a Driver Qualification File
What goes in on day one, what goes in every year, and what never comes out.
Comparisons (1)
DOT Physical vs Non-DOT Physical
Two exams with the same name and completely different paperwork.