Paraplegic from California looking to get into trucking. Where do i start?

[Joe94585]

Looking to get into trucking. Where can I get the training with hand controls?

 

[mndriver]

I’d start with getting your DOT medical including the mandatory Skill Performance Evaluation if you’re a para.

Skill Performance Evaluation Certificate Program | FMCSA

The Skill Performance Evaluation program is for CMV drivers who drive in interstate commerce. The SPE certification allows drivers with missing or impaired limbs to drive CMVs across state lines if they have been fitted with (and are wearing) the right prosthetic device, and the driver can...

www.fmcsa.dot.gov

 

[gglaura2004]

Hi, I am also disabled myself and was trying out to work remotely from home, that is when I came across a freight dispatching buisness, that you can run at home. I can't go back to working because my knee is locked. So I started a dispatching buisness. I dont have any trucks yet, because I just started. However I did recieve training. You can find a lot of people on Youtube willing to train, diffrent prices, I recommend allthingslogistics or truck driver nation, which Im thinking of enrolling because he will hook you up with trucks to dispatch. I hope this helps because I not sure you will be issued a medical card in your condition. I stuck at home to. Its a good salary once you start dispatching not education required. good luck.