WASHINGTON, DC – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has shut down Las Vegas, Nevada-based JDJD Transportation, following a federal investigation that found many violations of critical safety regulations.

The company, which operated three truck-tractors transporting heavy equipment, machinery, and metal in the U.S., was declared an imminent hazard to public safety.

“There is no higher priority than safety and we will not hesitate to order unsafe commercial drivers, vehicles, or entire companies off the road,” said Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. “Our common sense safety regulations serve to protect the motoring public; everyone deserves to reach their destination safely.”

In its investigation, FMCSA found:

• The company’s drivers failed to comply with hours-of-service regulations and the company failed to maintain copies of drivers’ records and had no safety management system to check and ensure driver compliance;
• The company failed to ensure drivers possess a valid commercial driver’s license and used drivers that had not been tested for drug or alcohol use, and failed to implement a drug and alcohol testing program;
• JDJD Transportation failed to systematically inspect, repair, and maintain its trucks and had no annual inspection records and did not require drivers to conduct pre- and post-trip inspections for its 15- to 30-year-old vehicles, despite a pattern of roadside inspections finding serious maintenance problems.

Over the past nine months, JDJD Transportation had nine roadside inspections and on all but two occasions, multiple serious safety violations were discovered, including failing to ensure compliance with load securement, size limitation, and signage requirements.

According to the FMCSA, three days before being shut down, one of the company’s trucks was placed out-of-service for multiple serious safety defects, including cracks in the vehicle’s frame.

In December 2014, a JDJD Transportation flatbed trailer hauling heavy equipment struck an overpass bridge near Houston, Texas. The driver was cited with transporting an oversized load, having an expired license, and having no insurance, the FMCSA claims.

The FMCSA imminent hazard order directs JDJD Transportation to cease all commercial motor vehicle operations, including all interstate and intrastate transportation, from all dispatching locations or terminals. FMCSA also revoked the carrier’s federal operating authority and suspended its USDOT number.