WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared a Mitchell, South Dakota-based trucking company, Lonnie Roth, USDOT No. 2461387, and separately its owner, Lonnie Roth, as a commercial driver, to be imminent hazards to public safety and ordered the company and the driver to immediately cease all interstate and intrastate commercial operations.
“There is no higher priority than safety,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “We demand that truck and bus companies and their drivers comply with our common sense safety regulations or they will be prohibited from operating on our roadways.”
In October 2014, FMCSA safety investigators completed a compliance investigation of the Lonnie Roth trucking company that resulted in an unsatisfactory safety rating.
Serious violations of federal regulations were found during the investigation, including dispatching a driver known to have an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater, failing to implement a random testing program of drivers for controlled substances and alcohol use, and failing to ensure that its drivers complied with federal Hours of Service regulations, including limitations on daily driving and maximum on-duty hours. A federal order requiring the company cease operations became effective December 28, 2014.
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“There is no higher priority than safety,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “We demand that truck and bus companies and their drivers comply with our common sense safety regulations or they will be prohibited from operating on our roadways.”
In October 2014, FMCSA safety investigators completed a compliance investigation of the Lonnie Roth trucking company that resulted in an unsatisfactory safety rating.
Serious violations of federal regulations were found during the investigation, including dispatching a driver known to have an alcohol concentration of 0.04 or greater, failing to implement a random testing program of drivers for controlled substances and alcohol use, and failing to ensure that its drivers complied with federal Hours of Service regulations, including limitations on daily driving and maximum on-duty hours. A federal order requiring the company cease operations became effective December 28, 2014.
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