Unique situation, where should I start?

There are other factors to consider about being a driver:
1. Pretripping and hooking/unhooking equipment. You need to be able to access the engine compartment, whether a conventional or cabover truck. That can include, at times, standing on a tire to be able to clean your glass in the absence of a long handle brush.
2. Loading and unloading a trailer. You need to be able to access trailer doors or side curtains, and occasionally, depending on your stop, be able to get onto the trailer deck from the ground.
3. Getting into a cab that has a floor height anywhere from 5'-7' off the ground.
I suppose there may be ways to modify equipment to accommodate, but they would be quite extensive, and expensive. You would probably have to be an owner-operator, and one with a lot of capital to invest immediately.

 

Try to contact truck manufacturer or dealer regarding special modification. I don't think there should be any problem. Money and money.
But first check US DOT medical requirements for driver job, is any words about driver height and exemption you can apply .
I have seen drivers with leg amputee, old really old woman and man, about 400-500 pounds driver.
Don't be scared with JReding post.
Go ahead and I wish you luck

 

Go for it if you want to do it. I am sure you have been overcoming challenges your whole life. Some things will be difficult though like opening the hood. I am 5'11 and 180lbs and opening mine is a bit of a struggle for me. I know my 5'1 120lb wife could not do it. By law you are supposed to open your hood every day during the pretrip to check the belts and hoses, look for leaks, etc.

 

There is no reason you could not do it. Anything is possible they even have remote controlled hood openers. The gift for the owner op that has everything else. I'm sure you could do well in the right situation. Beware of used trucks. From 2004 until 2010 the quality has suffered, in my humble opinion. They got better after that, but still can have emmisson problems. Avoid a lease-purchase option if you can. Wisconsin is the only state here with a lemon law for commerical vehicles.

 

a sturdy fold up step stool might come in handy but I'll bet you already knew that. actually there's lot's a portable tools that may fit the needs, some may have to be custom made and some off the shelf.

haven't seen any regulations height tho I seen a few words about equal opportunity.

 

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https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&sour...ggoMAM&usg=AFQjCNETpx_52sSBDAKPaMJqjMPiyB446w

Contact the people at the above link they may have some answers to your questions and be able to help you in your endeavors.

I think one of the first challenges would be training to get your license as the truck would not have the proper equipment you would need to operate it.

I did see a guy here last year in Ontario that was driving a big rig and he was around 140cm?( guessing) .

I think that as long as you could pass the driving test than you would be good to go.

Wish you the best of luck.

 

May be easier to modify a cargo van. Check www.pantherpremium.com

 

Or maybe a dually and goose neck set up.