I made the decision to get back into trucking after a 30 year absence and decided to go back to a trucking school. This past year I was on disability for a serious illness and due to the medication the doctors prescribed I had really bad side effects. The docs tired all kinds of medication and nothing helped. They consequently prescribed medical cannabis 9I live in CA) which helped with the side effects. As the doctors stopped all medication I too stopped the cannabis. Total time used was 3 1/2 months.
When I registered for trucking school I had to take the required DOT drug test. I tested positive and had to go through the SAP process. I was denied admission into the school until I completed the SAP program. I have since completed the program and test negative but the school is requiring me to find an employer willing to consider hiring me before they will re admit me to school. Before the drug test I had received 4 pre hire offers but the school is saying I now will have a hard time finding an employer even though the SAP counselor has said my case was unusual and not indicative of someone with a drug problem.
My question is whether anyone knows a company that might give me a chance as I have an excellent work history and owned my own trucking company in the past, am reliable, hard working and ready and willing to work.
Also is this really going to be a deal breaker for me getting back into the industry?
Thanks
Peter