389 Hood
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Rapid City-based trucking company Hall Trucking to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered the carrier to immediately cease all operations.
An FMCSA investigation found Hall Trucking to be “egregiously noncompliant” with multiple federal safety regulations, including: Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing; Commercial Driver’s License Standards; Qualification of Drivers, and; Driving of CMVs.
The federal order, which was served November 19, 2021, further specified that the company owner and truck driver, Clayton Hall, who holds a South Dakota-issued commercial driver’s license (CDL), be immediately ordered out-of-service, prohibiting him from operating any commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce.
According to the FMCSA filing, Hall tested positive for amphetamines in June 2020, and was notified that, he was prohibited from operating a CMV until such time he successfully completed the statutorily required return-to-duty process overseen by a Substance Abuse Professional, as required by federal safety regulations.
Hall’s drug test result was also reported to FMCSA’s CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. Despite the disqualification, Hall reportedly continued to operate a CMV on at least 20 occasions, including at least three interstate trips in October 2021.
FMCSA investigators further discovered that a Hall Trucking employee driver did not have a current medical examiner’s certificate required by federal regulation for interstate commercial operations. Additionally, the individual possessed an “intrastate only” CDL, which did not allow him to legally operate a CMV outside South Dakota state boundaries.
Despite these prohibitions, the individual, on at least three occasions in 2021, was dispatched by Hall on commercial interstate trucking trips.
An FMCSA investigation found Hall Trucking to be “egregiously noncompliant” with multiple federal safety regulations, including: Controlled Substances and Alcohol Use and Testing; Commercial Driver’s License Standards; Qualification of Drivers, and; Driving of CMVs.
The federal order, which was served November 19, 2021, further specified that the company owner and truck driver, Clayton Hall, who holds a South Dakota-issued commercial driver’s license (CDL), be immediately ordered out-of-service, prohibiting him from operating any commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in interstate commerce.
According to the FMCSA filing, Hall tested positive for amphetamines in June 2020, and was notified that, he was prohibited from operating a CMV until such time he successfully completed the statutorily required return-to-duty process overseen by a Substance Abuse Professional, as required by federal safety regulations.
Hall’s drug test result was also reported to FMCSA’s CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. Despite the disqualification, Hall reportedly continued to operate a CMV on at least 20 occasions, including at least three interstate trips in October 2021.
FMCSA investigators further discovered that a Hall Trucking employee driver did not have a current medical examiner’s certificate required by federal regulation for interstate commercial operations. Additionally, the individual possessed an “intrastate only” CDL, which did not allow him to legally operate a CMV outside South Dakota state boundaries.
Despite these prohibitions, the individual, on at least three occasions in 2021, was dispatched by Hall on commercial interstate trucking trips.
Failing to comply with the provisions of the federal imminent hazard order may result in civil penalties of up to $28,142 for each violation. Hall Trucking may also be assessed civil penalties of not less than $11,256 for providing transportation in interstate commerce without operating authority registration, and up to $15,876 for operating a CMV in interstate commerce without USDOT Number registration.
