Can a bipolar individual taking Depacote obtain a CDL with Hazmat to gain employment?

[Hexagram]

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, DOT §391.43, pages 1002-1003:

(b) A person is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle if
that person:

(9) Has no mental, nervous, organic, or functional disease or psychiatric disorder likely to interfere with his/her ability to drive a commercial motor vehicle safely;

Physical qualifications and examinations

Originally Posted by Hexagram

Physical qualifications and examinations

Thanks for that. However, now I can be more specific. Per the document, who determines whether said health concern (s) will "affect the job"?

It doesn't state yes or no, it just states as long as it doesn't affect the job. No one has a crystal ball. How do I know if I just might blow a gasket while driving. Heck, I just may do that sitting in a chair at home.

I ask this because I don't want to get obligated in a loan for a driving school, and not be able to pass dot. Then I'm hung out to dry paying the loan back. The school recruiters don't give a crap. They just want their commission.

I could have an opportunity for a job that would require very little human interaction, very little lifting, and pay averages $4-5 more an hour than I've ever made. This could very much be a life changer economically and mentally.

However, getting into a feud with the dot over how their rules are written, or not written, for lack of better words won't do me any favors.

I'm tired of being poor. I'm tired of my without lifestyle. And, I'm tired of being sick.