Can drivers be forced to quit for being too old?

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  1. Grouch

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    I latched on to the best truck driving job that I ever had in my 60 yrs of driving trucks when I was 86 years old. Oh, the company sent me to have a DOT physical, I came away with a two year certification.
     
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    So if you're a black or brown lesbian you've got it made
     
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    Not necessarily. They can be fired just like anyone else. Fair is fair, no?
     
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    Does anyone work locally and see otr guys try to do the job.

    My last job had lotsa guys quit because they refused to work. They insisted on using the hos rules and could never get their day completed. So they didn't make any money.

    It's tough to find new guys who can work without logs or drive a stick.
     
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    Yes if you can’t pass the physical you are forced to quit
     
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    Well do they have any openings over here in tornado Alley?
     
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    36 !!! by the time you retire, ill be DEAD, ha ha ha
     
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    Yeah, and there the best drivers you have.
     
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    Im going to pass on this thread. Dont like whats being said. Have fun.
     
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    Forced to quit ? no
    Starved out until they quit ? yes