CEASE OPERATING BUS Cos. * USA
* DC - FMCSA shuts down Salt Lake City charter bus service
Washington,DC,USA -Land Line, by Greg Grisolano -6 May 2013: -- A Salt Lake City passenger shuttle has been ordered out of service after an FMCSA investigation found evidence of falsified driving records and unsafe equipment... Salt Lake Shuttles has been ordered to cease and desist all operations, because of being an imminent hazard, according to a release issued by the FMCSA on May 3. The stop order affects both the bus company and its president, Jesus Leal Martinez. The company primarily operates a shuttle from Salt Lake City to Las Vegas... The order states that investigators found evidence that Salt Lake Shuttles:
* Falsifies its drivers record of duty status by completely rewriting driver status after drivers complete interstate trips.
* Indicates second drivers on trips when no second driver was actually present.
* Directs/allows drivers to be on duty beyond the maximum time allowed under federal regulations.
* Fails to repair its vehicles or ensure the vehicles meet minimum safety standards.
* Ohio - FMCSA orders tour bus out of service for operating beyond scope
Toledo,OH,USA -Land Line, by Greg Grisolano -1 May 2013: -- A Toledo bus company has been ordered out of service after federal transportation officials found it had been operating beyond the scope of its registration. Destiny Tours and its owner, Derrick Jones, have been ordered to cease operations, pending the issuing of appropriate registration by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. FMCSA issued the ruling on April 26, and announced the decision via press release on Wednesday. According to the release, investigators found that Destiny Tours operated for-hire in interstate commerce on five occasions from May of 2012 to February of 2013. The company was registered as an interstate transporter of passengers – not requiring authority. The five trips included runs from Ohio to Michigan and Washington, DC, and required operating authority...
* Georgia - Bus carrier shut down by FMCSA's 'Operation Quick Strike'
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(Photo) Tucker,GA,USA -Land Line, by Charlie Morasch -26 April 2013: -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration -FMCSA- announced Friday it had ordered Best Limo Service to immediately cease all operations due to the company’s drivers and vehicles posing “an imminent hazard to public safety” ... Best Limo Service offers motor coaches and passenger vans for tours and charter services in the southeastern region of the U.S. ... The company allegedly allowed drivers who had previously tested positive for use of a controlled substance or whose commercial driver’s license had been suspended to continue transporting passengers... The company had a driver qualification file on only one of its 13 drivers, and as of March was missing half of its driver records of duty status paperwork... All three of the company’s buses were placed out of service for critical safety violations after on-site inspections revealed Best Limo Service had no system for inspecting or identifying vehicle maintenance and safety issues for its buses and vans...
* DC - FMCSA shuts down DC-area party bus company
(Photo)Washington,DC,USA -Land Line, by Charlie Morasch -24 April 2013: -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered a Beltway-based party bus carrier to immediately cease operating after an investigation declared the company an “imminent hazard to public safety” ... FMCSA announced Wednesday, April 24, that it had ordered Washington DC Party Shuttle, which also does business under the name Onboard DC Tours, to cease operating its passenger buses. The company operates as a tour bus service in both Washington, DC, and New York City... According to FMCSA’s out-of-service order, the FMCSA investigation revealed “egregious regulatory violations demonstrating Washington DC Party Shuttle’s blatant disregard for motor coach passenger safety"... The order said the company repeatedly allowed one driver who had tested positive for controlled substance use to continue driving busloads of paying customers, though the company lied to investigators about his work after the positive tests. Another driver was allowed to work before passing any drug or alcohol testing. The order said the company failed even to inform its employees of federally required drug and alcohol testing...
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