Company Sponsorship Or Paid CDL Training W/Pet-FRIENDLY Policy?

People come to this forum all the time with issues and disorders that DOT states can be accepted if managed. However, the company paying for the insurance gets to decide based on safety. When we try to prepare people for a possible outcome...we get lectured over and over again... Just as you did.

However, those same people come back later "That company sucks because they were supposed to accept me as bipolar.... DOT and ADA says so."

When it comes to public safety...the public trumps your rights. A license is a privilege not a right. A CDL is a privilege not a right. People with seizure disorders and diabetes can be denied.

The trucker shortage is for safe, competent, healthy drivers.... That doesnt mean they will overlook anything and everything just to get a driver. You need to understand this cause when you get doors closed on you... You will need to keep looking. Often The companies willing to take the greatest risks are also the lowest paying because of higher insurance rates.

Alright, thank you for that information. I appreciate that insight.

This thread was made specifically for pet-friendly paid CDL training or company sponsorship. We got a little off-topic to the intention and purpose of this thread in regards to my esa dog and legal stipulations, etc.

Forcing a company to accommodate me with my doctor's order is something I was trying to avoid to keep an employer happy and not strain our employer-company relationship. If I wanted to do that, I would have asserted the issue with a company weeks ago and not made this thread. I think staying on topic here is important because lots of people have pets and lots of people are faced with a delemma when going into trucking because of their pet whether homeless or not. So just because I've lost my home with covid-19 and have a doctor's order for my esa does not make my situation unique or different to anyone else's situation who have pets and are going into trucking.

I think it's a good idea to leave this thread up and available for future situations for others, to serve as a potential platform of knowledge for accommodating trucking companies for pets during training.

Like I said before, I haven't gone through every company because I found who I'm going with now, but for others Titan Transport was the only one I came across that confirmed they will allow you a pet during training. You will need to find your own pet-friendly hotel though. I'm sure there's a few more out there, so feel free to share any knowledge you have or obtain here for prospective truckers with pets.

Thankfully I did not have to resort to forcing a company, or imply or threaten or file any lawsuit in my particular situation. I was saving that recourse as a last resort, but I found one that works good for me with my esa dog simply by asking. If they give me any trouble upon arrival I have a doctor's prescription for my dog and a doctor's letter that is and can be enforced by law. But again this thread is for regular pet owners or those with legit esa or service animals that don't want to embarrass themselves or strain the employer-company relationship by forcing an unwilling company.

Hopefully more forum users can contribute with their knowledge of their company here to assist prospective truckers who have regular pets and don't know what to do.

Thank you again everyone who replied, and emailed me and helped!

As for boarding you can use rover.com to find some place. Enter the zip code where you want to board and it gives you places in the atea. It is sometimes private homes of people that will board pets.

As for boarding you can use rover.com to find some place. Enter the zip code where you want to board and it gives you places in the atea. It is sometimes private homes of people that will board pets.

Interesting, I've never heard of rover. As for private homes that may be something others might do, but I can't trust my baby in a private home. Too many sickos and weirdos out there. Also Jack was abused and went from home to home before comming to me, so if in the instance I did trust a private home, he freaks out when Im not with him and he's with strangers and he also likes to bite people who have illegal drugs in their system.

My doctor also spoke with me yesterday, and advised me that it wasn't a good idea to not bring my esa with for so long during training. Jack's literally a doctor's prescription where anti-depresants failed for years. I'm actually happy for once in my life. My doctor thinks I'll regress being separated from him for so long. So I've found my solution, I'm going Pam Transport. Pam Transport contracts with Driver Solutions. Pam Transport and the hotel both have open pet policies so I'm not forcing an unwilling party causing strain to the employee-company relationship. Driver Solutions is also matching me with a roommate that's not allergic to dogs. I start class Nov. 2nd.

I think Rover is a great suggestion to others with pets, and I would also add to prospective truckers with pets that if do choose river and it's a private home, MAKE SURE THERE'S A LEGAL BINDING CONTRACT. You never know what someone might do. Make sure you have, payment, duration, feeding procedures, and also an emergency plan in writing. Also make sure you have in writing your proof of ownership, and always make sure you see the persons ID in case something does happen, you know their real names.

Now just remember, if a company is willing to and they find a trainer also willing to accommodate you, be extra nice to them. I didn't look it up but I don't believe ADA can force a person to allow even a service animal into a private domicile. That truck, if lived in fulltime may be considered a private home so at the very least might be very questionable whether it qualifies as a reasonable accommodation. Good luck with your quest to be a trucker.

Having your DOT physical card is only a first step. As Rainy stated, companies do their own physicals and have their own parameters that must be met. The company will also go deeper into your past and if they determine you misrepresent or omit any aspects of your physical or psychological history, such as your "suicide watch," I will assume you will be out the door. Your mention of lawsuits also are an indication of a lack of emotional maturity. I will again assume, a company would rather deal with someone in civil court over a civil lawsuit, rather than find themselves in a future criminal lawsuit due to the actions of an emotionally unstable driver they hired. What strikes me in this thread is your refusal to listen to the sound advice experienced drivers are giving you. I realize people can be like children who do not like to hear "no" when they want something, but you obviously need it pounded into your head. I am just coming right out and stating that based soley on what I have read, I am left with the impression that you are no where near ready emotionally or psychologically to start a career driving a truck! A company is going to tire of what I believe is your needy personality and unreslistic expectations and requests based on your "support dog." Don't come back in a few weeks after you get sent home, whining how "a company did you wrong, and you are going to sue them." Good luck with that.

Now just remember, if a company is willing to and they find a trainer also willing to accommodate you, be extra nice to them. I didn't look it up but I don't believe ADA can force a person to allow even a service animal into a private domicile. That truck, if lived in fulltime may be considered a private home so at the very least might be very questionable whether it qualifies as a reasonable accommodation. Good luck with your quest to be a trucker.

Yes it's federally enforced. It applies to public and private locations anywhere people are allowed. Now my doctor's order requires the dog live in any lodging with me as treatment. However it's no longer a concern, because Pam Transport has an open pet policy, so I won't need to supply anything to them, and the hotel is pet-friendly for training with Driver Solutions, and Driver Solutions is making sure my roommate won't be allergic. I don't think Driver Solutions even knew about the hotels open pet policy. It's possible they may at some point even allow non-esa and non-service animals.

Having your DOT physical card is only a first step. As Rainy stated, companies do their own physicals and have their own parameters that must be met. The company will also go deeper into your past and if they determine you misrepresent or omit any aspects of your physical or psychological history, such as your "suicide watch," I will assume you will be out the door. Your mention of lawsuits also are an indication of a lack of emotional maturity. I will again assume, a company would rather deal with someone in civil court over a civil lawsuit, rather than find themselves in a future criminal lawsuit due to the actions of an emotionally unstable driver they hired. What strikes me in this thread is your refusal to listen to the sound advice experienced drivers are giving you. I realize people can be like children who do not like to hear "no" when they want something, but you obviously need it pounded into your head. I am just coming right out and stating that based soley on what I have read, I am left with the impression that you are no where near ready emotionally or psychologically to start a career driving a truck! A company is going to tire of what I believe is your needy personality and unreslistic expectations and requests based on your "support dog." Don't come back in a few weeks after you get sent home, whining how "a company did you wrong, and you are going to sue them." Good luck with that.

Wow, you're a Doctor? What's a Doctor doing driving a truck?

Having your DOT physical card is only a first step. As Rainy stated, companies do their own physicals and have their own parameters that must be met. The company will also go deeper into your past and if they determine you misrepresent or omit any aspects of your physical or psychological history, such as your "suicide watch," I will assume you will be out the door. Your mention of lawsuits also are an indication of a lack of emotional maturity. I will again assume, a company would rather deal with someone in civil court over a civil lawsuit, rather than find themselves in a future criminal lawsuit due to the actions of an emotionally unstable driver they hired. What strikes me in this thread is your refusal to listen to the sound advice experienced drivers are giving you. I realize people can be like children who do not like to hear "no" when they want something, but you obviously need it pounded into your head. I am just coming right out and stating that based soley on what I have read, I am left with the impression that you are no where near ready emotionally or psychologically to start a career driving a truck! A company is going to tire of what I believe is your needy personality and unreslistic expectations and requests based on your "support dog." Don't come back in a few weeks after you get sent home, whining how "a company did you wrong, and you are going to sue them." Good luck with that.

Im a pre-law under graduate. How many law classes have you taken Mr. Doctor?

Based on your professional diagnostic review of me being unfit to drive a truck, must mean I'm also unfit to drive a vehicle or hold a valid license as well as work period? Perhaps I should go mooch off social security then based on your professional diagnostic review and live off your tax dollars? What should I do Doctor, tell me.

Having your DOT physical card is only a first step. As Rainy stated, companies do their own physicals and have their own parameters that must be met. The company will also go deeper into your past and if they determine you misrepresent or omit any aspects of your physical or psychological history, such as your "suicide watch," I will assume you will be out the door. Your mention of lawsuits also are an indication of a lack of emotional maturity. I will again assume, a company would rather deal with someone in civil court over a civil lawsuit, rather than find themselves in a future criminal lawsuit due to the actions of an emotionally unstable driver they hired. What strikes me in this thread is your refusal to listen to the sound advice experienced drivers are giving you. I realize people can be like children who do not like to hear "no" when they want something, but you obviously need it pounded into your head. I am just coming right out and stating that based soley on what I have read, I am left with the impression that you are no where near ready emotionally or psychologically to start a career driving a truck! A company is going to tire of what I believe is your needy personality and unreslistic expectations and requests based on your "support dog." Don't come back in a few weeks after you get sent home, whining how "a company did you wrong, and you are going to sue them." Good luck with that.

Wow, you're a Doctor? What's a Doctor doing driving a truck?

You would be surprised with those that drive, including doctors. From reading your entries here during the previous week, there are quite a few things you don't know about the industry.

I'm not an M.D., but I have a PhD. I know a driver at CRST that is the retired Chief of Surgery from a major hospital in Michigan.