The allegations are appalling — graphic charges of assault and degradation by more than 200 newly hired women truckers on long-haul drives with men who were supposed to be training them.

Some say they were raped on the shoulders of dark roads. Others claim they were coerced into providing sex in exchange for passing grades. Male trainers allegedly drove without pants, masturbated in front of their trainees, groped them while they were driving, stole their underwear and refused to let them go to the bathroom.