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Always did my job..didn't lay down on em,no customer complaints..not bad for 18 years..

Very good..you with abf or yrc??

Thank you for all of the replys but really don't know where to start or do I know anyone that would...

Thank you..can you recommend anyone ?

Eeoc Thank you...can you recommend anyone??

EEOC is finally going to send me a right to sue letter,doesn't sound like it's going to do me any good tho,based on the reponses I've received..do appreciate your time with this..

Apperciate your time&effort on this,i was the 2nd oldest driver out of 55 working there,was referring to drivers with more time on the job not older then myself,got along with everyone there..don't think I would of been there 18 years if they didn't..I liked working there...really miss my job..

There are drivers with more years then myself that have had serious accidents RE:tearing off trailer roofs,rear end collsions,accidents with other vechicles,that are still there???

I did get out of the truck and assess the situation,the only thing I can think of is when I repositioned the trailer to back up to the turn around that the wire was at a slight angle,that I didn't notice,....probably because of an big tree that the wire was connected thru to from the other...

Has more to do with age and length of employment,big difference ..

probably because none of them were as old as me or had the time on the job...think about it

None of the infractions were severe.or an accident involving another vechicle or an safety issue.the most questionable one is an overhead wire..on a state road which are suppose to be 15'(max.ht.of our trailers are 13'6") according to Illinois state law..came across some low wires,was able to...

I filed with in Nov.2013 was told it can take a long time never heard anything..is there any other avenue I can take?

Can anyone answer how to go about an age discrimination,that happened in Oct.2013? Contacted EEOC in Nov.2013 thought I filed with them but never heard anything back...they said they tried ?? to no avail??but never heard anything??I had moved & didn't have a phone..now to much time has...

Thanks ElleMD for your reply,YES they did have as many infractions,the exact job,all with less seniority,and the same supervisor...My offenses were significantly less severe..they all had to do with the same offenses..