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Hey,
I hope this is in the right area in the forum to ask this. I am looking for recommendations for a truck driving company that is open to having transgender drivers, has a policy for them, and the medical insurance helps pay for medications, anything.

I recently graduated a truck driving school and have been driving for about 2 months with a Class A CDL, driving a '53 trailer.

Some issues I have with my current company are: 1. It pays poorly for what we do 2. They don't have an LGBT or transgender policy and or any protections 3. The insurance doesn't cover anything transgender. 4. A lot of my coworkers are self-identified Conservative Christians who are openly anti-lgbt and anti-transgeneder. My current state does not protect transgender status ether (Arizona).

I still hold the hope that some day I can transition, currently I pass as male 100%. I can't do that if my company doesn't pay enough and or can't help me in anyway with the risk of getting fired.

Does anyone have an recommendations on a trucking company that would be a better choice. I'd really like to find a place that has insurance that helps with HRT and anything medical related.

Hi JC, welcome to Susan's. This forum is perfect for that. I look forward to seeing you around the forums. Good luck and Hugs
Mariah

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How about these folks:  http://www.sustainability.ups.com/committed-to-more/diversity-and-inclusion/ (http://www.sustainability.ups.com/committed-to-more/diversity-and-inclusion/)

I was kind of hoping to have someone chime in and say "I have worked for such and such and they treat lgbt ok and support transgender".

I've seen lots of "we support LGBT facebook pages" with almost no members. Im kind of hoping someone will chime in here with real life experience with a company they can recommend.

We have independent truck drivers who park in our yard (Phoenix area) and they do tend to be conservative. On the other hand, so far they accept me without question. Now there could be several reasons for this like I am a nice person, the rents and features are better than other places or my mom is god and if they step out of line, they are gone. I suspect with our guys, the best you could hope for this that they pay enough to cover your insurance or you will be able to pay out of pocket. I also suspect you have driven past our place if you trained in Phoenix as many of those truck go by our office every day. Truckers are having problems finding load and often they make limited profit due to the recession. The car haulers do better but you have to be willing to shift cars as needed because they do individual pickups and deliveries for the auctions or people on vacation.

There was a woman who posted here a while ago, she works for UPS and said it was very friendly and her insurance did cover (at least) hormones.

Another option is to look into local transit agencies. They are often very accepting (I work for a local transit here in WA)...and they pay very well.

Have you searched the Human Rights Commission (HRC) database?

http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/search-our-employer-database (http://www.hrc.org/resources/entry/search-our-employer-database)

Kim :)

Your post caught my eye as I'm also a trucker. :)

Honestly, most of the driving jobs you can land straight out of school arent going to pay the best. These mega fleets get a kickback from the government for hiring students and most of them don't actually care if you stay long. They're making money from kickbacks and by leasing trucks to newbies. Your best bet is to suck it up and put six months in with a company and keep your DAC and CSA clean! Be particularly diligent on logs and equipment inspections this week, by the way, as the DOT blitz runs from Tuesday to Thursday and they'll be pulling over trucks like crazy.

Once you hit that magical six month milestone, a lot of doors will open up to better companies. More doors open at a year of experience and even more with 2! I haul reefer ((for you non-trucking folk reading this, I am not talking about what you think I'm talking about)) for Hirschbach and this will be the last company I ever work for. They treat drivers with a lot of respect and like intelligent human beings. They are also very LGBTQ friendly and make a point to be so. I do not know what the insurance covers as I am a lease operator and have my own insurance. But the money is good here. They require 6 months OTR.

Sure is nice to see other truckers!

i have my class A as well but have not gone over the road yet for reasons unrelated to driving.  but was looking into starting at the end of this year after my name and gender change have been dealt with.  and was curious as to what companies were friendly to lgbt employees.

there is one i was looking at McLane.   all of the drivers that ive talked to from there who come by my work have all good things to say about them, but they have some drawbacks as well.

I know someone who is with Prime and she is very tomboy-ish. I don't know any MTF truckers though.

I also have an openly gay friend who is a trucker, I can ask him.

I have heard very good things about McLane overall and it seems like a pretty good gig! Prime is one of the larger fleets that try to push a lease and pay rather poorly to start out, but it's still a place to "pay your dues" out of school and get the experience you need to move up in the world. I myself drove for TransAm and they are not a bad company at all as long as you don't lease. I knew a number of out gay, lesbian, and trans individuals and none of us ever had any problems pertaining to that. Again, I can't really note on the kind of health benefits as they were for company drivers only and I was a lease operator. I would happily entertain PMs for anyone seeking answers as I dont want to seem like I'm out to bash one company over another in a public forum. But I am always happy to share insight and experience!

Quote from: Mariah on May 31, 2015, 04:56:24 PM
Hi JC, welcome to Susan's. This forum is perfect for that. I look forward to seeing you around the forums. Good luck and Hugs
Mariah

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