Hi everyone.
I got my CDL (including passenger and school bus endorsement) back in August of 2010 and I've been driving schoolbuses since that time. I wanted to drive trucks but I had to take the bus jobs because they were local and I was wrapping up the sale of a business I owned near my home. Now I want to find a job driving OTR, dumptrucks, intermodal, etc; anything with non-touch freight.
But the problem I keep running into is that I need to drive automated/automatic trucks because I can't use my left leg in driving (due to a prosthesis). However, all the companies I have applied to tell me that, even though they do have automatic trucks, they will not hire anyone unless you can drive both automatic and manual transmission.
Can anyone point me to some companies where this would not be a problem or give me some advice? I need to drive a truck because bussing does not pay well enough for me to pay my bills.
Thanks.