Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered DND International, Inc. to immediately shut down after declaring the Naperville, IL-based trucking company to be an imminent hazard to public safety. FMCSA investigators found the carrier had committed widespread, serious violations of federal regulations that protect the safety of the motoring public. The company’s compliance with federal safety regulations has been the focus of an intensive FMCSA investigation that began immediately following a Jan. 27 crash that killed an Illinois tollway worker and seriously injured an Illinois state police trooper.
A driver for DND International, charged with multiple felony violations by state law enforcement personnel in connection with the Jan. 27 crash, was banned from operating a commercial motor vehicle in interstate commerce on Feb. 11 following the first phase of an FMCSA investigation. FMCSA Investigators concluded that for a period of 26 hours during Jan. 26-27, the driver operated a tractor-trailer for approximately 1,000 miles, only resting between 3.5 to 5.5 hours, well short of the federally required rest period. Before reaching his last scheduled stop, the truck driver crashed into two fully illuminated stationary vehicles, an Illinois state police car with its emergency lights activated and an Illinois tollway vehicle with an activated warning arrow, outside of Naperville, IL, causing the fatality and life-threatening injury.
Federal safety regulations prohibit commercial truck drivers from driving for more than 11 hours each shift and/or remaining on duty after 14 hours of work. Motor carriers and their drivers are also required to retain supporting documentation such as receipts for tolls and fuel purchases.
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