veteran having a "new issue"

There is at least 1 LTL driver in my area that is hearing Impared and wears and NEEDS a hearing aid so getting a job shouldnt be an issue.

 

Do not stop insisting that they take you on while at the same time I would contact a lawyer who handles ADA cases to have them write a letter to the company that you are invoking your rights under the ADA for an accommodation to your problem(s) and have them explain to the company their legal obligation to follow established laws and court rulings. If you have to, go to court over this, I would because the company should without reservation forced to comply with these cases.

You as a vet should not have an issue finding a lawyer or a firm to do this for free, I would do a little research on this thing we call the Internet to find one local to you.

 

Let's make something clear. Once hired it will be the companies responsibility to make the accommodation. If they fail to for any reason, including not finding a trainer that will allow the dog in his truck, the company will have broken the law. If no one is willing to train most companies could find a way to train him by doing short locals someplace with a trainer in a day cab for instance. Like lovetotruck pointed out, a company should be proud to accommodate him after his service to the country.

 

"There you go" --just the reason or giving the companies good reason to make sure to word things on their applications so that no one with a service dog or just dogs in general make it in to the company.
And "Doneyourway " I do not think very many people have any problem with service dogs -i think everyone understands they are as well trained as any dog can be. Do you realize how small the cab and sleeper of a truck really are --now you want a crate and a dog inside with your trainer ? Have you read the threads where everyone is telling newbies not to bring many personal items with them.
FYI: for the record, i have no problem with service dogs --if i had a company i wouldn't have any problem with hiring someone that needed or had a service dog -unless they couldn't do their intended job because of it.

 

Hang Man-i never mentioned "guide dogs" i only was addressing the issue of Service Dogs (SDs) i know very little about guide dogs but i am quite sure people with sight impairment would not be found behind the wheel of a big rig, the Service Dog discussed here is not a "guide dog"

once again, the SD is not a "personal item" rather the SD is a mandatory tool required by some folks, like your pair of vice grips or your inverter you never leave home without, the crate would occupy the sleeper floor when the two drivers are in the cab so i fail to see how this would ever be a problem, then when one driver sleeps in the sleeper there is plenty of room to accommodate the crate on the sleeper floor as well or it could be placed on the dummy seat/cab floor

the argument i was trying to make is it is only a matter of time before the crate would disappear anyway as it would be deemed completely unnecessary

 

I have no helpful advice but wish you luck getting this taken care of quickly.

I'm surprised this is an issue. The training phase could be a bit of a problem but I doubt the big companies don't have a trainer or three more than willing to accommodate. I doubt you're the first and I would expect more from the big companies at least.

Sounds like a PR nightmare for an industry that makes claims like

"We have openings for 2,500 drivers right this minute,” said Hinz, Schneider’s vice president of driver recruiting since 1996... If I could have 2,500 former military folks, that would be terrific."

They've really dropped the ball.

 

Yep your right was using the wrong words, going back to edit out the wrong words "Guide Dog" and replace with "Service dogs" my bad.
I dont think if "I"- me personally would have a problem with a "Service Dog" or any good dog if i were a trainer -except some massive drooling dog and a "Great Dane". Since i like "good Dogs" it would break up the monotony. But that's just me, I would have to assume any trainer that likes dogs in a dog friendly company would already have a dog with him though and probably would not be training humans.
I still say its not about the dog --its more about what the dog is needed for in the companies eyes - (in my opion) What is the actual purpose or task the dog is going to perform or (for lack of better words ) save or help the original poster with.

 

[QUOTE="Hang - Man";3685368]"There you go" --just the reason or giving the companies good reason to make sure to word things on their applications so that no one with a service dog or just dogs in general make it in to the company.
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There is no reason, there is a problem when a company asks if you have a specific medical condition or going through a treatment that is out of the scope of the FMCSA and state regulations. This case, being a vet has zero to do with it, what matters is the right of the person who is under treatment (sevice animals are part of an ongoing treatment) while being employed. In reality the limiting of one's employment when service animals (not just dogs by the way, cats and even ferrets can be service animals) after an offer of employment has been made, seems to go against the intent of the ADA foundation.

Again to the OP, get a lawyer who deals specifically with ADA issues and get them to contact the company. Don't let it go just because they said no.

 

What makes you think your owed a job in trucking? Why stop there? Why not become a pilot. If your too unsafe for an airline with your PSTD and SD, what makes you think you need to be driving 40 tons of steel on the same road as my wife and kids?

 

Hey DS having PTSD doesn't make one a dangerous driver, sometimes they are more aware of what's going on than many who are out there.