Rolling Strong Readies Drivers for CDL Medical Recertification Free of Charge

Ready Re-Cert™ program educates and coaches drivers about DOT physicals

Rolling Strong, the provider of health and wellness programs for transportation companies and their drivers, as well as owner-operators, today announced Ready Re-Cert™, a free program built specifically to educate and coach professional drivers about DOT physicals and what they can do to prepare for recertification of their CDL medical certificate.

“Ready Re-Cert is designed to assist drivers in preparing for their DOT physical by collecting and analyzing health related metrics needed to predetermine their medical eligibility and identify any risk factors,” said Stephen Kane, president of Rolling Strong. “Almost half of the drivers who need to recertify their medical certificate each year receive a short-term card indicating less than acceptable medical conditions. This is a serious issue that Ready Re-Cert helps resolve by allowing drivers to determine fitness, nutrition, hydration, sleep and other approaches to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, as well as work with coaches to set goals and benchmark improvements.”

Drivers registering for Rolling Strong’s new free of charge Ready Re-Cert program receive encouraging reminders at 90, 60 and 30 days, and two weeks and two days prior to their next DOT medical exam. Drivers upload their medical card into the app and can use a comprehensive in-app recert checklist that provides support and education as they approach the exam.

Rolling Strong also partnered with Global Health Metrics to build the first DOT Pre-Check Health Risk Assessment (HRA). For $10 drivers can utilize the precheck assessment to identify their current DOT certification readiness. The analytics tool identifies risk factors and provides additional feedback on exam preparation. The app also allows access to CVS minute clinic DOT physicals at discount prices. Companies can implement the Pre-Check HRA and DOT physicals as part of a full Rolling Strong program.

For drivers who need extra care and attention while preparing for their CDL medical recertification, Rolling Strong offers Advanced Ready Re-Cert. With the program, drivers can benefit from extra coaching within the 90-day pre-exam timeframe and access a series of podcasts and videos that are targeted to address issues they may have based on current screening data and their last exam. If recent screening data is not available, Advanced Ready Re-Cert users can take a DOT pre-exam to spot check their current condition.

“Professional drivers continue to be burdened by a challenging lifestyle that results in hypertension, obesity, sleep apnea, diabetes, lack of proper agility or other comorbidities,” Kane added. “With Ready Re-Cert they can target those issues for improvement in advance of their next DOT physical. We are pleased to help drivers with this new program that improves their health and wellness.”

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