fat guy and physical agilty testing

Swift doesn't require an agility test though you do have to get a health exam in orientation. I'm fat and passed. Not a bad place to start, I work for them on a local gig now.

 

how fat are we talkin'?

5'9" 245 lbs or 5'6" 377 lbs?

 

My last partner was about 5' 8 , 390 pounder. He passed fine. wasnt sure he would. he was a youngster though, 22. Good luck -

 

At least he's tucked in

 

Don't worry, you can always go to one of those camps for rich fat kids. Bob Odenkirk did a skit about them on mr show.

 

The balance beam was tuff..
and the vault was hard too
but I think the rings excercize was the hardest.(upper body strength req)

 

Carriers are crying for drivers and paying good money to churn them out of CDL schools, so it seems to defy common sense that they would purposely make it difficult to hire drivers if the agility wasn't a job requirement.

There is some agility required to climb under the truck and manoeuvre in tight spaces under the hood while doing a pre/post trip, and if you must be in/out of the trailer to out in a load bar or strap it's imperative that your knees can withstand the stress of hopping in and out. There are plenty of fat people who have the stamina to run a pallet jack and plenty of thin people who don't.

Besides, the agility test (if any) might teach you something about yourself: perhaps you are better suited to one type of work over another or perhaps you are far fitter for a job than you initially realized! The more you know, the better off you'll be!

 

I just walked away from Knight last week for this reason. Their endurance is way beyond normal...70lb up to shelf above head, 50lb above head, 50lb barbell twisting with each hand then bring up to chest. Quack of a Dr who gave endurance test...he even asked another female how she expects to drive a truck if she can't do the lifting....since I had already refused to do that test..I spoke up and told quack Dr. that you don't need that to drive truck...of course, he did not like me or pass me...duh. He was the husband of the real doctor. Discriminatory.

 

We have some big fellas out here especially here in the south. Some tractor trailers adopt a permanent lean when they get out to fuel or something.

The only rule I can remember from the DOT regulations book is that you needed to be able to get a fist between you and your steering wheel, even if you had to inhale and get small.

There are no such physical tests for hire. But when presented with 45000 pounds of boxes to move, each one 100 pounds on the floor for say a meat load... 550+ total, get to it.

You will find certain companies do physical tests in the interview, basically small stuff like table work underneath like a duck or a heavy filled bucket over your head and other things, but it's not common.

 

Yes, most companies do not require such as the tests I have described and proven to be accurate. Just be aware, that Knight does require this..I was there, I have proof and there were 5 of us new hires that will tell you the same.