THE Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has voided thousands of medical examiner certificates issued by two Houston-area doctors, putting the livelihoods of 15,000 truckers at risk, reports New York's FreightWaves.
A 'high volume' of physical examinations performed by Dr Jenny Le (Medical Examiner National Registry No. 4762579227) and Dr Dustin Mai (National Registry No. 7120983977) between March 2023 and March 2025 raised red flags at FMCSA, which referred the matter to the Transportation Department's Office of Inspector General.
DOT subsequently collaborated with the FBI and the Homeland Security Department for further investigation, after which FMCSA found that Drs Le and Mai 'failed to correctly apply required standards in determining that drivers are physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle'.
FMCSA stated that while the decision does not immediately make an affected driver unqualified to drive a truck, drivers who received their MECs from the two medical examiners must get a new certificates by May 10 from an active medical examiner listed on the National Registry.
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A 'high volume' of physical examinations performed by Dr Jenny Le (Medical Examiner National Registry No. 4762579227) and Dr Dustin Mai (National Registry No. 7120983977) between March 2023 and March 2025 raised red flags at FMCSA, which referred the matter to the Transportation Department's Office of Inspector General.
DOT subsequently collaborated with the FBI and the Homeland Security Department for further investigation, after which FMCSA found that Drs Le and Mai 'failed to correctly apply required standards in determining that drivers are physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle'.
FMCSA stated that while the decision does not immediately make an affected driver unqualified to drive a truck, drivers who received their MECs from the two medical examiners must get a new certificates by May 10 from an active medical examiner listed on the National Registry.
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