Looking For Handicap Friendly Trucking Companies

I'm looking for any information on companies that are open minded or willing to work with handicap drivers; I had a back injury which requires me to walk with cane, and I'm concerned with putting in applications to companies who may immediately reject over that.

I've been looking for office positions with trucking companies, but those appear to be extremely hard to get.

I drove pro for three years, and do currently have my CDL-A with Hazmat. I want to get back on the road, but I'm worried over the physical stress aspects, even though I want to get back into the industry.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I'm based in Texas near DFW if anyone knows of any companies in that area to try.

 

I had a bad experience with Werner, started out in the industry with them and can add to the legit complaints against them on TTR here. But that's encouraging news that there are more than a few drivers in similar situations to me.

I'm researching these various companies, CR England called me back, but then I saw all the negative posts about them on TTR. So I'm unsure if they'd be a good fit, and I've seen more than a few negative posts on Schneider. But many of those appear to be from individuals who just happened to get the short end of the stick on something very specific, unless I missed a thread with a major complaint.

Thank you to those responding!

 

I struck out with Schneider, refused to hire me. Trying with Stevens, and another issue that I'm unsure about; if a company says you don't have enough recent OTR experience, what should you do?

I've been off the road almost 4 years, but drove for 3.

 

If it was just a refresher course, that wouldn't be a big deal. To me a refresher would be, getting put with a trainer for 2-3 weeks so the company can see that you still know what you're doing. However, so far the companies even willing to call me back, are requiring that I go through full fledged trucking school again.

Stevens for example is saying that I'd have to go through their school, which is $4,200. They'll deduct it from my pay over time, and require a 1 year contract. The school lasts for 3 weeks and is unpaid training, they can "loan" you money to pay for food and will rent affordable housing to you if you don't have a place to stay. That's followed by 8 weeks of On The Job training with an OTR driver.

Plus there's a $170 registration, CDL testing and license fee that you have to pay upfront.

I'll have to pass on that, and just keep looking. There may be a smaller carrier out there willing to take me as is, but so far all the ads I see are requiring recent OTR experience. I may be out of luck, unless I'm willing to sign a lengthy contract, or shell out a lot of money up-front just to get re-certified for something I'm already licensed and certified for.