Central Transport Sex Discrimination Settlement, Check If You Qualify — EEOC v. Central Transport LLC, No. 2:26-cv-02201-JJT

There’s $5.5 million waiting for qualified women truck drivers who applied to Central Transport and didn’t get hired. Central Transport agreed to pay $5,500,000 to settle EEOC claims that it refused to hire women because of their sex. You have until September 14, 2026 to file a claim — and every eligible payee gets at least $2,500.

Central Transport Sex Discrimination Settlement — Key Facts

Field	Detail
Settlement Amount	$5,500,000
Claim Deadline	September 14, 2026
Who Qualifies	Female applicants with a CDL A license who applied for a truck driver job at any Central Transport terminal nationwide between January 1, 2016 and today, and were denied employment
Estimated Payout	Minimum $2,500 per Eligible Payee; the EEOC has full discretion to allocate the fund and determine individual amounts
Proof Required (Yes/No)	No supporting documents required to submit a claim — the Claim Form itself is reviewed by the administrator for completeness and plausibility
Settlement Status	Consent Decree signed and entered by the court on May 14, 2026 — this settlement is already final, not pending approval
Court & Case Number	U.S. District Court, District of Arizona — No. 2:26-cv-02201-JJT
Law Alleged	Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1991
Administrator	Analytics Consulting LLC
Official Claim Site	eeoccentraltransport.claims-administrator.com
Last Updated	July 29, 2026

Who Is Central Transport and Why Are They Being Sued for Sex Discrimination?

Central Transport, LLC is a nationwide trucking company based in Warren, Michigan, operating more than 200 regional and local facilities and owned by the Moroun family, which also owns the Ambassador Bridge. The EEOC’s investigation found the company repeatedly passed over qualified female CDL-A applicants at terminals across the country, hiring less-qualified men instead — the kind of scale that turns individual complaints into a nationwide pattern-or-practice case.

What Did Central Transport Do to Female Applicants Between 2016 and Now?

The EEOC’s lawsuit alleged Central Transport engaged in a nationwide pattern of refusing to hire qualified women truck drivers for at least ten years, violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In plain terms: it’s illegal for a company to turn down a job applicant because she’s a woman, and the EEOC says that’s exactly what happened here, again and again, at terminals across the country.

The details are specific. Female applicants reported being screened differently than men. Some watched their applications get thrown in the trash. At the Phoenix and El Paso terminals, no women were hired as truck drivers for years despite plenty of female applicants. At a Dunbar, West Virginia terminal, a dispatcher told an applicant that corporate had instructed him not to hire any women. The EEOC says it received discrimination reports tied to terminals in Atlanta, Bartlett (TN), Blue Springs (MO), Cheboygan (MI), Chicago, Detroit, Dunbar (WV), Horn Lake (MS), Memphis, North Jackson (OH), Phoenix, Portland (OR), and Springfield (IL) — if you applied at any of those locations and didn’t get hired, this settlement is worth a close look.

Central Transport denies the allegations but agreed to resolve the case quickly. As Mary Jo O’Neill, regional attorney for the EEOC’s Phoenix District Office, put it, the agency appreciated Central Transport’s willingness to reach an early settlement.

If you’re also researching how these consent-decree settlements typically work, see our coverage of the Google $50 million discrimination settlement, which walks through a similar claims process from a different case.

That’s the whole point of this settlement: turning a decade of “no” into a guaranteed minimum payout for the women who were denied.

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Who Qualifies for the Central Transport Sex Discrimination Settlement?

Here’s exactly how to know if this case includes you.

• Women who applied for a truck driver job at any Central Transport terminal nationwide, on paper or electronically, between January 1, 2016 and today
• Applicants who held a CDL A (Commercial Driver’s License, Class A) at the time they applied
• Anyone denied employment as a truck driver by Central Transport at least once during that window
• Male applicants, regardless of qualifications — not covered by this settlement
• Anyone who applied for a non-driving role at Central Transport — not covered here

Central Transport Applicants Outside Arizona — Are You Still Covered?

Yes. This is a nationwide settlement. The case was filed in Arizona federal court, but eligibility depends only on whether you applied at a Central Transport facility anywhere in the country, not where you live now or which terminal you applied to.

Not sure if you qualify for the Central Transport settlement? A free consultation with an employment discrimination attorney can help before the September 14 deadline.

How Much Can Central Transport Settlement Class Members Get? Up to $5,500,000 Total

Every Eligible Payee receives a minimum of $2,500. Beyond that floor, the EEOC has sole discretion to determine who’s eligible and how the rest of the $5.5 million fund gets allocated among claimants — there’s no published formula for exact individual amounts above the minimum.

How Payments Are Split

Payments are allocated 25% to backpay wages, reported on IRS Form W-2, and 75% to compensatory damages, reported on IRS Form 1099. That mixed tax treatment matters: payments over $600 may appear on a 1099. Check with a tax professional about how this affects your return.

What “EEOC Discretion” Means for Your Check

Unlike a typical class action with a set payout formula, this is an EEOC consent decree — the agency reviews every claim form for completeness and plausibility and decides who qualifies and how much they get, above the guaranteed $2,500 floor.

At minimum, that’s real money for a job you should have gotten in the first place.

How to File Your Central Transport Settlement Claim — Step by Step

1. Go to the official claim site at eeoccentraltransport.claims-administrator.com, or download the paper Claim Form from centraltransportsettlement.com/important-case-documents
2. Enter your name (including any former or maiden names you worked under), address, email, and phone number
3. Answer the application questions: when you applied, which terminal, whether you were denied, and whether you had a CDL A
4. No supporting documents are required — the administrator reviews your answers for completeness and may follow up if something’s missing
5. Sign the Release and Substitute W-9, choose your payment method, and submit online or mail it to Analytics Consulting LLC, PO Box 2006, Chanhassen, MN 55317-2006
6. Watch your email — the administrator contacts you if the EEOC needs more information

Takes about 10 minutes online.

⚠️ 47 days left as of this writing — file at eeoccentraltransport.claims-administrator.com.

Should You Just Skip This One If You’re Not Sure?

No — and this is the detail most people miss. If you do nothing, you don’t just lose out on money. Under the settlement terms, doing nothing still binds you to the settlement: you get no payment, and you permanently give up the right to sue Central Transport separately over the same hiring claims. There’s no separate opt-out process here because this is an EEOC consent decree, not a private class action — filing the Claim Form is the only way to both get paid and preserve anything from this claim.

Central Transport Sex Discrimination Settlement — Key Dates, 2026

Milestone	Date
EEOC files lawsuit	March 31, 2026
Consent Decree signed and entered by the court	May 14, 2026
Settlement announced publicly	May 15, 2026
Claims Period Opens	UNVERIFIED — exact notice-mailing date not confirmed in sources reviewed
Claim Filing Deadline	September 14, 2026
Opt-Out Deadline	Not applicable — this is an EEOC consent decree with no opt-out mechanism
Consent Decree Duration	Two and a half years from entry, with semiannual compliance reporting to the EEOC
Expected Payment Date	UNVERIFIED — not specified in official settlement documents reviewed

Central Transport Settlement — Frequently Asked Questions, No. 2:26-cv-02201-JJT

Do I need a lawyer to file a Central Transport settlement claim?

 No. The Claim Form is straightforward and free to submit through the official administrator, Analytics Consulting LLC. A lawyer may help if your situation is complicated or you’re weighing an individual claim instead.

Is the Central Transport settlement legitimate?

 Yes. It stems from a real EEOC lawsuit, EEOC v. Central Transport LLC, No. 2:26-cv-02201-JJT, and a Consent Decree signed by a federal judge in the District of Arizona on May 14, 2026.

When will Central Transport settlement payments be sent?

 Not specified in the official documents reviewed for this article. Payments follow after the administrator reviews claims received by the September 14, 2026 deadline.

What if I missed the Central Transport claim deadline?

 Contact the Settlement Administrator directly at 855-956-3593 or [email protected] to ask whether a late claim can still be considered — don’t assume the door is closed without checking.

Will my Central Transport settlement payment go on a 1099?

 Most of it, yes. Payments are split 25% backpay (W-2) and 75% compensatory damages (1099). Speak with a tax professional about how that affects your filing.

Does Central Transport have to change how it hires now?

 Yes. The consent decree requires an outside consultant to review hiring practices, mandatory anti-discrimination training for anyone with hiring authority, and a monitor reporting compliance to the EEOC every six months for two and a half years.

What happens if I applied at a terminal not on the EEOC’s list of flagged locations?

 You can still qualify. The EEOC’s investigation flagged specific terminals with reported complaints, but eligibility under the settlement covers any Central Transport facility nationwide, not just those locations.

Can Central Transport retaliate against me for filing a claim?

 No. The consent decree specifically requires Central Transport to let claimants apply for future jobs and go through hiring free of retaliation for participating in this settlement.

Sources Used in This Central Transport Article

• Official Settlement Site — Notice of Settlement and Opportunity to Participate: https://centraltransportsettlement.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/EEOCCentralTransport_Notice.pdf
• Official Settlement Site — Claim Form and Release: https://centraltransportsettlement.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/EEOCCentralTransport_ClaimForm.pdf
• Official Settlement Site — Signed Consent Decree, EEOC v. Central Transport LLC, No. 2:26-cv-02201-JJT (D. Ariz., entered May 14, 2026): https://centraltransportsettlement.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/009-2026.05.14-Signed-Consent-Decree.pdf
• Official Settlement Site — Frequently Asked Questions and Important Dates: https://centraltransportsettlement.com/frequently-asked-questions/ and https://centraltransportsettlement.com/important-deadlines/
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission — “EEOC Reaches Early $5.5 Million Resolution With Central Transport Over Nationwide Sex Discrimination in Hiring,” May 15, 2026: https://www.eeoc.gov/newsroom/eeoc-reaches-early-55-million-resolution-central-transport-over-nationwide-sex

Researched and written by Israr Ahmad, legal content researcher and founder of AllAboutLawyer.com. All facts verified against the official settlement website, the signed Consent Decree, and the EEOC’s official press release on May 15, 2026. Last Updated: July 29, 2026.

Disclaimer This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Laws vary by state and individual circumstances differ. For advice about your specific situation, consult a qualified attorney.