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Thanks for the replies yall. After searching around in the federal regulations and texas regulations and calling DPS I have found my answer. As of January of 2012 you must fill out an affadavit claiming what type of driver you are (explained in the links above). IntERstate versus intRAstate as well as excepted (buses, emergency vehicles, etc.) or non-excepted. Anything NON-excepted requires the medical card. Otherwise, no medical card. Since I use mine for driving emergency vehicles, I qualify as intERstate NON-excepted so I need no card.

Thanks for the info!

According to this:

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration-l ... #question2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I am classified as an excepted intrastate driver. If i were to ever drive it across a state line (which may happen once in 3years), I'd be excepted interstate. The only reason I don't feel completely absolved is:

"You operate in excepted Intrastate commerce when you drive a CMV only in intrastate commerce activities for which your State of licensure has determined do not require you to meet the State’s medical certification requirements."

That's where my phone call will come in I think.

Driving a fire engine IS excepted under the intERstate part, but there is no list for the intRAstate exceptions.

I don't have the best memory of the process as my company at the time handled all that stuff but I don't recall receiving any sort of medical papers.

Random question guys. I got my class B CDL (class BM license...how do you like that?) in october of 2009 so I could drive buses for school (passenger and airbrake endorsement). I was never told ANYTHING about medical cards etc. I drove buses for two years and never renewed or did anything with the license. Now I maintain it because it allows me (actually overqualifies me) to drive fire engines for my volunteer department. Today at work dispatch asked for my medical card when they realized I have a CDL. What the heck is a medical card? Does anyone know what I need to be doing to maintain my CDL as legal in TX? Thanks!