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Obese Trucker Gets Job Back

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From Associated Press

A 412-pound truck driver who said he was fired because he could not fit behind the wheel of a delivery truck has received an apology and a bigger rig from his employer.

Walter Geter, 49, also received back pay from USF Holland Inc. to cover wages since his firing Jan. 15.

“They were so apologetic, told me it was a mistake and told me this would never happen again,” Geter said Wednesday.

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Steve Caddy, president of USF Holland, blamed “misunderstandings on both sides of the issue.” The company said Geter had been offered a tractor that accommodates him.

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