ADA and commercial driving

The only way I can see that happening is as part of a team. Checking the oil, dropping a trailer, or even opening the doors to back into a dock could present a problem. Not all lots are paved, or even plowed.

 

Hi Commuter, pretty sure they are SOL. If a handicap ( I know, that word is not acceptable now) impedes a person from doing the duties of the job, they probably won't be able to drive a truck.

 

No way hats even feasable. Handicapped and and wheelchair bound. No way a person gets qualified for a CDL. No room for discussion here.

 

Not true. A friend of mine has a CDL-A and lost his right arm many years ago in an accident.

He can drive commercially with his waiver. He just can't cross state lines.

 

Yes there are waivers. Know more than 1 driver with them. But , being wheelchair bound , I would wager a waiver wouldn't be an option though. Too many risks involved to be covered by any liabity insurance company.

 

49 CFR Part 391.41 (Physical Qualifications.)

Is the individual still able to qualify?

 

if you lost an appendage(arm,leg,fingers,toes,etc) you can still drive commercaily. if you are wheelchair bountd it will be next to impossibnle to get into the truck, open/close a van door,secure loads(flatbed) wish there was a way but i just dont see it

 

Can get waivers as long as the person can perform the job requirements WITH REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS. I think a wheelchair would be way beyond reasonable.

 

The big factor is *why* the person is in the wheelchair. I know a person with impaired lung function (former smoker) who gets winded walking 100 feet, so he uses a power chair. He has the strength to do everything a van driver needs to do... he just doesn't have much endurance. He would need next to no accommodation.

Someone who lost both legs would need hand controls, an autoshift, and probably an elevator to get into the cab. I'm not sure that would fall under "reasonable".