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<blockquote data-quote="Mugarolla" data-source="post: 3208431" data-attributes="member: 8481"><p>I thought about this a little more. You're crazy.</p><p></p><p>You're saying that if a person cannot pass a DOT physical, to just let them drive a truck under 10,000 lbs?</p><p></p><p>What are some disqualifying factors?</p><p></p><p>High blood pressure. You are at a far greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. The DOT does not want you having a heart attack or stroke, losing control of your vehicle, and hurting or killing yourself or someone else.</p><p></p><p>Yet you want UPS to put this person in a 9,000 lb truck with the same high blood pressure?</p><p></p><p>What would be the difference in crashing a 10,000 lb truck or a 9,000 lb truck? That 1,000 lb less would not make much of a difference.</p><p></p><p>How about diabetes? Possibility of seizures or diabetic shock. Again, the increased risk of you possibly crashing your vehicle.</p><p></p><p>So you want UPS to put you in a vehicle under 10,000 just to skirt the DOT regulations?</p><p></p><p>Or do you just want UPS to pick and choose on what the disqualifying factor was as to whether or not to put them in a truck less than 10,000 lbs? Eye sight, loss of limb, hearing, etc?</p><p></p><p>Other issues are what route, or area is this person going to do? Whose routes are you going to split up to make up a route for this person? Or which person are you going to try and kick off their route for this guy?</p><p></p><p>Do you see where I am coming from?</p><p></p><p>Sorry. But it ain't going to happen at a multi billion dollar global company.</p><p></p><p>I am all for accommodating their disability or DOT disqualifying condition in a non driving job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mugarolla, post: 3208431, member: 8481"] I thought about this a little more. You're crazy. You're saying that if a person cannot pass a DOT physical, to just let them drive a truck under 10,000 lbs? What are some disqualifying factors? High blood pressure. You are at a far greater risk of a heart attack or stroke. The DOT does not want you having a heart attack or stroke, losing control of your vehicle, and hurting or killing yourself or someone else. Yet you want UPS to put this person in a 9,000 lb truck with the same high blood pressure? What would be the difference in crashing a 10,000 lb truck or a 9,000 lb truck? That 1,000 lb less would not make much of a difference. How about diabetes? Possibility of seizures or diabetic shock. Again, the increased risk of you possibly crashing your vehicle. So you want UPS to put you in a vehicle under 10,000 just to skirt the DOT regulations? Or do you just want UPS to pick and choose on what the disqualifying factor was as to whether or not to put them in a truck less than 10,000 lbs? Eye sight, loss of limb, hearing, etc? Other issues are what route, or area is this person going to do? Whose routes are you going to split up to make up a route for this person? Or which person are you going to try and kick off their route for this guy? Do you see where I am coming from? Sorry. But it ain't going to happen at a multi billion dollar global company. I am all for accommodating their disability or DOT disqualifying condition in a non driving job. [/QUOTE]
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