The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Georgia-based Judson Mobley Logging, Inc. to immediately cease all transportation services, declaring the truck company an imminent hazard to public safety. The agency also order BM&L Trucking of Alabama to shut down because of serious safety issues.
FMCSA immediately shut down Judson Mobley Logging after safety investigators discovered that the company continued to operate its vehicles in violation of a previous agency order to cease transportation services for an unsatisfactory safety rating. In addition to violating a prior shutdown order, investigators found a range of safety infractions, including driver qualification and vehicle maintenance violations “that substantially increased the likelihood of jeopardizing the safety of the traveling public,” FMCSA said.
The FMCSA’s Safety Measurement System also showed that Judson Mobley Logging Inc. exceeded the intervention thresholds for the Vehicle Maintenance and Driver Fitness Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (“BASICs”) by a significant margin with scores of 99.8% and 98.1% respectively in these BASICs.
