The EEOC claims a manager told an applicant he was 'not allowed to hire women'
The EEOC has sued a nationwide trucking company, alleging it systematically turned away qualified women drivers at terminals across the country.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit on March 31 against Central Transport, LLC, a nationwide less-than-truckload carrier, alleging the company systematically refused to hire female applicants for truck driver positions from January 2016 to the present. Central Transport operates more than 200 terminals and employs over 500 workers.
The case, EEOC v. Central Transport, LLC (Case No. 2:26-cv-02201, D. Ariz.), paints a troubling picture of how hiring decisions were allegedly made — and who was left out.
At the center of the lawsuit are two women. Maquater Hamilton, who had approximately 15 years behind the wheel when she applied at the Phoenix terminal in September 2016, was allegedly told she would not be interviewed. No reason was given. Her application, the EEOC alleges, was never even sent to corporate headquarters for review — a departure from the company's own standard process. A senior manager later admitted under oath that her application should have moved forward.
By contrast, a male applicant at the same terminal just months earlier was allegedly hired with only two months of experience — well below the company's own six-month minimum.
Cassandra Coleman, with approximately 21 years of experience, allegedly walked into the same...
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