Returning to trucking after injury

Just curious, disability or workmans comp? Injured on the job?

 

Punishing you because you were disabled, I would think falls under the American Disability Act for discrimination. That's a long drawn out process.

The object is to get your foot back in the door and you will have to go through a refresher course.

Was it a on the job injury? Workers comp? A car wreck with a mark on your MVR? Anything that might reflect negatively towards getting hired? Did you get your medical card back?

Answer that and we'll go forward.

 

Your main concern will be that companies require recent veritable experience...or recent graduate..two years is not recent to most. Like stated already a two year void in employment history will raise eyebrows.

 

you will have to account for your time out of a truck. which means you would have to explain the back, and you might also need a doctors letter. then you might (or might not) be told to go for back x-rays to verify there isn't anything wrong as they would NOT want to start paying out any insurance claim.

your time out of a truck would also most likely get you back to school all over again.

 

Try a smaller company or a local class A job. After 6 months you'll be able to go anywhere again, however you'll probably have to have somebody verify that you ran in 7 or more states, but if you do a good job for them, you'll find somebody to vouch/lie for you, or you might be happy where your at.

 

Have a doctors note stating you have no restrictions. And like the others said they will probably want you to do a refresher. A small company might not require the refresher but a large carrier more than likely will. I had back surgery for a bulging disc in Feb 2010 and I'm supposed to start my new job in two weeks.

 

You won't know about jobs unless you get out there. I can tell you from a major corp.s view if you just list a back injury they will not touch you with a 10 foot pole. They know from past expereinces that alot of back problems lead to more problems. So be ready for that. Even if it's not true in your case if you do not explain in detail they will pass you by. And it's no violation of any law because they just say someone else was more qualified.

What I would do is get a letter from the doctor that you back problems are over. I know they won't do that but take the time and explain to the doctor how big business looks at back problems. The letter will do you the best work. I hope you're also aware that your lifting life has to change. You should know how to protect your spine and do all you can to make sure nothing happens.