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Federal source: 49 CFR 391.41 (no hernia standard exists); Medical Examination Report form MCSA-5875 (hernia is an exam item) · Rules checked October 2026
Two different questions get typed as one. The check: yes — the standard examination includes a hernia check; it is an item on the federal examination form, which is why the autocomplete for this topic is mostly process curiosity. The verdict: there is no hernia standard in 49 CFR 391.41 — no size, type, or rule. A hernia matters medically only through the functional clauses: if it interferes with the physical duties of the job (lifting, coupling, cargo work) or risks incarceration on the road, the examiner judges that, individually.
The check is real and routine; the disqualification mostly isn't. A small, stable, asymptomatic hernia is an exam footnote in most cases — and now you know the actual rule, which is that there isn't one.
If your hernia is symptomatic or large, a surgeon's evaluation note — type, size, repair recommendation — converts an unknown into a documented non-issue or a planned repair. If it needs repair, the recovery question is your surgeon's, and post-repair clearance is straightforward documentation.
This question is NOT decided by federal text — the text leaves it to the examiner's judgment. Any site that prints you a pass or a fail here is inventing law. What moves this outcome is documentation, and that is what this page gives you.
Only a certified medical examiner on the National Registry can certify you. FreightVerdict reads the published federal standards — it does not certify, diagnose, or treat, and nothing here is medical advice.
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