I just got off of the phone with PRIME. Although I was overly qualified as a driver, I was judged on my "fat boy" status, or BMI (body mass index). MY BMI was above their requirement, so therefor, I was disqualified from being an employee/lease contractor. This is obviously discrimination. What do you think?

I can almost understand a health care provider shifting gears on fat folks, but to not get hired on for being a little chunky is a little odd... but I've seen big boys out there driving,and I'm no where near some of those cats of great size and i could even have gotten a doctors note of being in good health. I have a lot of muscle (which is heavier) but they would not consider that. The recruiter just said... "I can't help you."

End of conversation...

so what do you think?

Check out your state laws. In Michigan it is against the law to discriminate because of your weight.

I would definitely make a report on them to the state also file a discrimination suit against if there is no response .

Lawyers love this kind of crap.

Not that you are going to want to work for them after that even if they say they will hire you.

Call the ACLU. This is the ultimate plan to bring Mexican truckers in. Make fat truckers unemployable thus generating a driver shortage.

Pretty soon Trucking in the U.S.A. is gonna be run by the military,and we will all have to be in Perfect health. BMI....B.S. is what I say,TOO much Government regulation is coming into our industry.

they might be thinking of someone getting a heartatack behind the wheel but thats what the medical its for aint it .??????/ if the doctor says you are o.k thats the end of it