Female Truckers Win $5.5M Settlement

According to the EEOC lawsuit against Central Transport, the issue went far beyond just a hiring dispute. Federal investigators alleged that qualified female applicants were repeatedly passed over for jobs across multiple terminals nationwide, while less-experienced male drivers were hired instead. Some women even claimed they watched their applications get thrown in the trash after applying. The company agreed to pay $5.5 million to settle the case, though it denied wrongdoing. The story has sparked debate across trucking about whether the industry’s “driver shortage” has sometimes ignored qualified women ready to work.