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U.S.
Department of Transportation FMCSA 17-12
FMCSA finds Tennessee-based truck company an imminent
safety hazard WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department
of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today
ordered Tennessee-based truck company Three Angels Farms and its owners,
Edwin Ayache and Dorian Ayache,
to immediately cease all transportation services based on serious safety
violations that posed an imminent hazard to public safety. The shutdown order follows FMCSA's
extensive review of the truck company’s operations, which found multiple
federal violations in hours-of-service compliance, driver qualification
requirements, drug and alcohol testing and vehicle maintenance. "Safety is always our top
priority," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. "If a
truck company ignores federal safety rules and places the traveling public at
risk, we will remove them from the road." FMCSA immediately put Three Angels
Farms, its officers and vehicles out of service after safety investigators found
multiple safety infractions that substantially increased the likelihood of
serious injury to the traveling public. Among the findings, investigators
discovered that the company permitted its drivers to operate commercial motor
vehicles without commercial driver's licenses and did not conduct proper
controlled substances testing of its drivers. In addition, during the past
six months, Three Angels Farms has had two accidents involving poorly
maintained vehicles and fatigued or disqualified drivers, which resulted in
the deaths of four horses. "This strong enforcement
action is an example of how we are working to keep all travelers on our
highways and roads safe," said FMCSA Administrator Anne S. Ferro.
"We will continue to use every resource within our current authority to
weed out the unsafe operators." A copy of the imminent hazard
out-of-service order can be viewed at http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/documents/about/news/2012/Three-Angel-Farms-Final-IH-Order.pdf. ### |
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