Most of the time, they do. The ones that don't have medical issues, normally.
Pilots have to be in relatively good health with great vision and have to be extremely intelligent. Truck Drivers, conversely, don't have to be intelligent, but you have to be able to get and hold a CDL. In the US, at least, that means if you have diabetes, you're out, ever had a moving violation greater than a simple speeding ticket; like a DUI, reckless driving, at-fault car accidents..... you're out. Can't pass a Federal DOT physical or DOT Drug & Alcohol test? You're out, too.
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Pilots have to be in relatively good health with great vision and have to be extremely intelligent. Truck Drivers, conversely, don't have to be intelligent, but you have to be able to get and hold a CDL. In the US, at least, that means if you have diabetes, you're out, ever had a moving violation greater than a simple speeding ticket; like a DUI, reckless driving, at-fault car accidents..... you're out. Can't pass a Federal DOT physical or DOT Drug & Alcohol test? You're out, too.
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