HIV, criminal record, licence suspensions

JBS Carriers uses Roadmaster, which is a private school. They front the money for the school. Try applying with that company. Your driving record is the big probem though.

 

I'm curious how its discrimination for a company to not hire somebody if their HIV positive, but somebody who has type A diabetes is fair game. It shouldn't matter what you have, if your a potential health hazard on the road, you shouldn't be on the road. Period!!!

 

Hey I give him kudos for atleast having the guts to come out and tell it like it is. I can tell you this you won't be pulling produce or meats where if something happened and u got cut they would destroy that load asap. Your record may or may not put the screws to ya all depends on the company. Give it your best shot or find an O/O to drive for. Good luck to ya and good job coming clean with everyone.

 

Not giving someone a job because they are HIV positive as the reason is discriminating against them.
As it would be not giving someone a job driving a bus who is child molester.
It would however be a legitimate discrimination against the child molester I assume we could all agree.
How exactly is a HIV person a hazard on the road?
If there is a legitimate case to be made then I could agree that discrimination could be warranted.
I know how Type A diabetes can be a hazard so I understand the logic.
As for immoral values , HIV is an equal opportunity disease and the virus does not care how moral a person is.
The innocent and moral (If there are such people) also contract the virus.

I was forced to learn more about HIV/Aids and the difference because of the high prevalence in the trucking industry in Africa where I work.
I now know that if HIV positive people are on good meds , eat well and generally live a healthy lifestyle they are as a workforce indistinguishable from the HIV neg population.

 

Well there are two different issues, HIV positive is not a driving problem, Diabetes is and is covered under FMCSA regulations to mitigate problems of passing out if there is an uncontrolled event like low blood sugar. IIRR HIV and the related problems do not have that many issues with sudden sickness or uncontrolled events like in Diabetes.

The discrimination part comes when the company openly admits that they don't want to hire you when you disclose the issue of being HIV positive where if there is a need to mitigate a possible issue with hiring someone with type one diabetes, then they can do so under the FMCSA regulations.

But he isn't if controlled and he maintains his hygiene properly - thats the rub with all of it.

 

Amazing!!!!

 

Do I think any company should refuse to hire him for his status? No, not at all. If he is able to do the job they should hire him.
Now, do I think his trainer, should he need one, be informed that the person about to climb into the truck, sleep in the truck etc with him has this disease? Yes. Let the trainer decide if they wish to spend hours upon hours stuck in a truck with someone who has HIV. It's not just the OP's rights, I believe it is the right of the trainer to be fully informed of what is going on. Let them make the choice.
Agree with it or not that's my opinion. While the OP has the right to work and not be discriminated against, I have the right to refuse to allow someone with this, or any other infectious disease, in my truck with me. After all its my health, safety and sanity I have to watch out for.

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