A Lowell, Mass.-based trucking company has been placed out of service following violations of safety regulations regarding maintenance of its trucks, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. In fact, the agency inspected six of seven trucks owned by the company and flunked all six. The seventh truck was not roadworthy due to a crash.
Flavio Borges Pradio, doing business as Golden Eagle Delivery, was subjected to an FMCSA investigation in April after the company failed to submit to a New Entrant Safety Audit. Upon receiving an order to cease operations, the company completed the New Entrant Safety Audit, nullifying the order.
Later that same month, a truck owned by Flavio Borges Prado rolled down a hill, crashed into a residential housing structure, and injured the driver after the parking brake failed. Significant damage was done to the property. A brake failure on a second truck owned by the company occurred approximately one month later, resulting in the vehicle breaking down on the roadway and requiring the assistance of a tow truck.
An FMCSA safety investigation found Flavio Borges Prado to be in violations of the following:
Failing to ensure that its vehicles were regularly inspected, maintained and repaired, and met minimum safety standards;
Failing to require that drivers conduct pre- and post-trip vehicle inspections and submit reports of safety defects to the company in order to make repairs; and
Dispatching vehicles with known safety defects that had been discovered during roadside inspections without making the required repairs.
FMCSA inspected six of seven vehicles owned by Prado and found out-of-service violations in every one. Violations included worn, leaking, welded or missing brake, steering and/or suspension components. The seventh vehicle was not inspected since it was inoperable following a crash.
Failing to require that drivers conduct pre- and post-trip vehicle inspections and submit reports of safety defects to the company in order to make repairs; and
Dispatching vehicles with known safety defects that had been discovered during roadside inspections without making the required repairs.
FMCSA inspected six of seven vehicles owned by Prado and found out-of-service violations in every one. Violations included worn, leaking, welded or missing brake, steering and/or suspension components. The seventh vehicle was not inspected since it was inoperable following a crash.
An investigation revealed the company did not have records proving it had a vehicle maintenance program. Flavio Borges Prado was served the out-of-service order on June 9.
By Land Line staff
By Land Line staff
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