WASHINGTON — Three household goods moving companies are facing civil penalty fines of $25,000 each as a result of a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) enforcement sweep which took place in nine major U.S. cities from March 14-18, 2011. The companies are Guardian Moving and Storage of Los Angeles; Lightning Van Lines Inc. of San Leandro, Calif.; and Viking Moving and Storage Inc. of Oakland, Calif.
The sweep, in which 37 FMCSA and state investigators conducted compliance reviews of 67 moving companies, was part of the agency’s year-round Household Goods Strike Force initiative designed to protect the public from fraudulent moving companies. The sweep targeted high-risk moving companies in Los Angeles and San Jose, Calif.; Las Vegas; Phoenix; New Orleans; Miami; and Atlanta.
“We are committed to protecting the public from unscrupulous movers that attempt to operate unsafely,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “We want these carriers to know that there are serious legal and financial consequences for evading federal regulations.”
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The sweep, in which 37 FMCSA and state investigators conducted compliance reviews of 67 moving companies, was part of the agency’s year-round Household Goods Strike Force initiative designed to protect the public from fraudulent moving companies. The sweep targeted high-risk moving companies in Los Angeles and San Jose, Calif.; Las Vegas; Phoenix; New Orleans; Miami; and Atlanta.
“We are committed to protecting the public from unscrupulous movers that attempt to operate unsafely,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “We want these carriers to know that there are serious legal and financial consequences for evading federal regulations.”
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