Thin privilege is being able to do your job As a commercial driver I am required to get a physical every other year. Nothing too bad, the standard sit, stand, squat, eyes, and ears. I am also forced to get sugar, blood pressure, and sleep apnea tests. I was perfectly fine and passed with full colors, but the Wide Load in the room next to me wasn't so lucky. I am sitting waiting for my turn and I hear through the walls the doctor starting the lecture on high blood pressure. It seems he is taking medication, but it isn't working. Wide Load is supposed to be on a CPAP, but the report that he bought shows he isn't using it enough. I can only guess that Wide Load doesn't have beetus because that is an automatic fail. Wide Load is given one month to get everything under control and until he passes, isn't allowed to drive. Sadly, Wide Load got to see the doctor first and was gone by the time I had all my exams done. It boggles my mind that someone can let themselves go that bad. It isn't like DOT physicals are that hard either. The only automatic fail is beetus, blood pressure and sleep apnea are both "treatable". I know a driver that has a hearing aid, so vision and hearing can be fixed. I realize that my job has an over abundance of fatties, but how hard is it to take care of yourself in even the loosest fashion when you know that a physical is coming.