The American Trucking Association estimates that by 2028 there will be a 160,000 person truck driver shortage. So you would think that discrimination against any group would be the last thing on the mind of any business that needs truck drivers. When there is a shortage, you can’t afford to be picky–especially not illegally picky.
But the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced a settlement with USF Holland’s Olive Branch, Mississippi terminal for 37 years of not hiring any female drivers. Well, they hired one, but fired her before she could complete an assignment.
The fine was a measly $490,000 with an additional $120,000 for a scholarship to train women truck drivers.
While that may seem like a large amount of money–and it could certainly put a dent in someone’s pocketbook–it’s a small price for never successfully hiring a woman, especially since the parent company is a $5.2 billion business. It’s doubtful that it put a big dent in the bottom line of USF Holland’s parent company, YRC Worldwide.
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