Our story

Built by someone who knows what's at stake on the road

CDLRisk was built at the intersection of commercial transportation experience and a simple observation: most drivers don't know their sleep apnea risk factors until a medical examiner tells them — and by then it's too late to do anything about it.

The origin

Where CDLRisk came from

The commercial transportation industry has a sleep apnea problem that nobody talks about honestly. Drivers get blindsided at DOT physicals by examiners flagging their neck size and BMI. Fleets know fatigue is a safety risk but lack a simple, proactive way to screen for it and document that they did. And the tools that exist are either too clinical, too expensive, or aimed at the wrong audience.

CDLRisk was built to change that — a free, private, 3-minute tool that checks the same factors a medical examiner uses, gives drivers a live countdown to their card expiration, and gives fleets a documented record of proactive driver education.

"I've seen firsthand what happens when driver fatigue turns into a tragedy on the road. The fleets that get ahead of it are the ones who screen early and take driver health seriously. CDLRisk is built for exactly that — accessible to every driver, deployable across every fleet."

CDLRisk™ is a standalone commercial driver sleep health platform. CDLRisk™ is pending trademark registration with the USPTO (Serial No. 99884979).

Our principles

How we built this

Facts only — no predictions
CDLRisk shows drivers what their inputs mean against published research. It does not predict their DOT physical outcome, diagnose sleep apnea, or determine fitness for duty. Only a certified medical examiner can do that.
Private by design
No driver data is stored or transmitted. Everything runs in the browser. We built it this way on purpose — because drivers are more likely to use a tool they trust to be private.
Honest about what we are
CDLRisk is an educational awareness tool. It is not a medical device. It has not been evaluated by the FDA. We say this clearly and consistently — because honesty is what makes the tool trustworthy.
Built on published research
Every factor CDLRisk checks is referenced in peer-reviewed research and FMCSA guidance. We cite our sources. We don't invent statistics. The science is real — we just made it accessible.
The team

Who built this

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Russ Stevenson
Founder — CDLRisk™
Russ brings direct experience from the energy and commercial transportation industry, including prior experience managing driver medical certification compliance at a large carrier. He has seen firsthand how devastating fatigue-related crashes can be in commercial transportation — and how often the warning signs were screenable all along. CDLRisk was built from that experience, combined with a simple question: why don't drivers know their own risk factors before the physical?