Driving commercial vehicles such as freight vehicles, trucks, oil tankers or cranes requires a strong body, concentration and quick response to prevent accidents.
Therefore, the commercial driving health check is an important step to screen those who are ready to drive.
- Why do you need a health check before driving a commercial vehicle?
- Commercial Driving Health Checkup Prices
- Commercial Driver Health Checkup List
- Things to know before coming for a commercial vehicle health check
Why do you need a health check before driving a commercial vehicle?
🔴 Prevent accidents caused by health problems – such as blurred vision, heart attacks or losing consciousness while driving.
🔴 Prevent drug or alcohol use – Reduce the risk of accidents that may occur from driving while intoxicated.
🔴 Reduce the risk of drowsiness while driving – Check for sleep apnea, prevent falling asleep while driving.
🔴 Screening for infectious and chronic diseases – such as tuberculosis, diabetes or kidney failure that may affect physical fitness.
Commercial Driving Health Checkup Prices
- Health check-up price for commercial drivers: 2,650 baht
- This price includes medical fees and service fees.

Commercial Driver Health Checkup List
Important health checkup list for commercial drivers
✅ Hearing test / Audiogram – To ensure that you can perceive surrounding sounds such as horns or warnings from other vehicles, such as an ambulance warning.
✅ Basic vision check – Check your ability to see near and far, reduce the risk of driving at night or in the rain, or if you have near-far vision, you may not be able to see cars that change lanes suddenly.
✅ Color Blind Test – Drivers must be able to correctly distinguish traffic signals to prevent accidents.
✅ Complete Blood Count / CBC – Screening for anemia or infections that can cause fatigue and affect concentration. Anemia can cause dizziness, vertigo, or loss of consciousness while driving, increasing the risk of serious accidents.
✅ Electrocardiogram / EKG – Check for arrhythmias or heart disease that may cause fainting while driving.
✅ Check blood sugar / Glucose – Prevent low blood sugar that may cause dizziness or high blood sugar that may affect driving.
✅ Blood Sugar Level / HBA1C – Checks for chronic diabetes that may affect the nervous system and eyes.
✅ Kidney Function Test / BUN – Kidney failure can cause fatigue or build up of waste in the body, affecting driving.
✅ Liver enzyme function test / ALT (SGPT) – Check for hepatitis that may be caused by disease or alcohol consumption, which affects physical performance. May cause fatigue, short attention span, and poor decision making.
✅ Chest X-ray – Screening for lung diseases such as tuberculosis or chronic infections that may cause difficulty breathing, fatigue, or chronic coughing, affecting driving ability.
✅ Urine Completeness Test / UA – Checks for kidney disease, diabetes or urinary tract infections that may cause discomfort while driving.
✅ Urine Drug Test / Methamphetamine – Prevents drug use that may affect concentration and control of the vehicle.
✅ Depression Screening / 2Q – Depression or high stress may result in accumulated stress, lack of concentration, poor decision-making, or lack of patience while driving.
Things to know before coming for a commercial driving health check

Prepare yourself before the examination
- Get enough rest, at least 6-8 hours, to keep your blood pressure and blood sugar levels normal.
- Avoid drinking alcohol and smoking for at least 24 hours before the examination.
- Fast for 8 hours if blood sugar levels need to be checked.
Report any chronic diseases and medications you regularly take.
- If you have a chronic disease such as diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart disease, you should inform your doctor before the examination.
Wear clothes that are convenient for the health check.
- Such as short-sleeved shirts for blood draws and loose clothing for X-ray examinations.
If additional physical examination is required
- Handgrip strength test or other physical fitness test may be required depending on the nature of the work being driven.

Mr.Achawin Thamsoonthorn
General Manager
Latest edit : 17/02/2025
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