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* DC - Fatal crash, false logs trigger shutdown of Massachusetts trucking company
-- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered the immediate shutdown of Worcester, Mass.-based J and J Transportation after an investigation following a fatal crash found the company couldn't produce required documents ranging from maintenance records to logbooks... The investigation revealed that J and J Transportation has a history of poor compliance, FMCSA said. During roadside inspections over the past 12 months, the company’s vehicles were placed out-of-service at a rate of 33%, which is 1.5 times the national average, according to FMCSA’s imminent hazard out-of-service order... During the investigation, the company claimed that it had used only two drivers in the previous 12 months. But investigators discovered that J and J had actually used seven or more drivers during that period...
(Photo) -- Washington, DC, USA - TruckingInfo - March 17, 2016
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