Carrier Involved in Fatal Airbag Explosion Forced to Shut Down, May Face Criminal Charges
by Jana Ritter - Published: 10/07/2016U.S. safety regulators have ordered the trucking company involved in the Takata airbag explosion that killed a woman in August to cease operations and shut down. The company, Industrial Transit, has been labeled an “imminent hazard” after a post accident investigation revealed it violated several safety laws and regulations.
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On August 22, the Industrial Transit truck was transporting the Takata air-bag components in Maverick County, Texas, when the driver approached a curve at an unsafe speed and veered off the roadway, striking a culvert and rolling over. The truck immediately caught fire and the air-bag components exploded, which killed a woman in her nearby home and caused damage to several other houses in the area. The truck drivers were injured, along with a couple in a nearby vehicle.
On Friday, The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced that Industrial Transit Inc. had not only violated enough regulations to be shut down but they may also be facing fines and criminal prosecution. According to the agency’s findings, the truck drivers hadn’t received training in hazardous materials or in-depth security training, both which are required to transport the components safely. The FMCSA also alleged the trucking company failed to ensure their drivers were properly licensed or even physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle. In fact, two drivers have been driving for the company within the past two-and-a-half months without a valid commercial driver’s license. The agency also says that company drivers weren’t sufficiently tested for alcohol and drug use throughout their time on the job and one driver who even refused to submit to a random test was allowed to continue operating a truck hauling explosive hazardous materials. They also said Industrial Transit failed to monitor drivers for fatigue and their vehicles weren’t properly inspected or maintained.
The agency said they discussed these matters with Industrial Transit’s chief executive officer and the CEO explained he simply wasn’t aware of the rules as he acquired the business from his parents and assumed the company already followed necessary rules.
Takata Corp. is already involved in one of the largest automotive recalls in US history for rupture prone air bags causing a fatalities and injuries. Takata says it hasn’t used the trucking company since the August crash and is continuing to co-operate in the investigation.
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Its sad cause there running are trucking business right in the ground they will be right back in business in a few weeks under a different name just to show you i had a heart racing so i pulled over call my wife which came with a god friend of mine which was a driver to get my truck and run the load so i didnt get a claim and cause it was 2 am in the morning he a a drug test from his co but not my co the fmca send me a fine for $8770.00 and told me we want small trucking familys out of business and i was put in the hospital to get my heart back under control
Whaaa?
I took safety to stop my truck and cause my friend didnt have a drug test before he drove my truck they fined me 8770.00 send it to me in the mail
That is bullshit
never heard such a thing
???? What the fuck is he saying
You sure you didn't have a stroke?
No my afibberalation kicked in was making my heart race
Companies like that are the reason fmcsa is screwing the rest of us. We all get branded because of companies like that, which is why we have no public support.
This company needed to be shut down and never allowed to own another trucking co. They put to many lives at risk.
Proof that even a strict FMCSA ever since CSA2010 can't even prevent incidents.
the owner claiming he didnt know i call Bullchit on also
Yet another example of the government's ability to vette sufficiently 🙁
Hell of an opportunity for JJ Keller to lobby for some more compliance compliance compliance
I don't like the govt stepping in but this was a good call too late
you don't like the government "stepping in"... then you have no problem if these kind of accidents continue to happen, drivers without license, not qualified, endangering many lives, oh, you must be one of those supporting Trump, and against illegal immigration, but guess who deport them, who guard the border? THE GOVERNMENT!!! so if you don't like the goverment, then DO NOT use anything the goverment provides, DO NOT call police for help
Fernando Ubarr I drove for over 35 yrs the govt has gotten into my state , cdl they are mandating speed governors e logs ! Hours of service my long form Medical has to be taken to the state physically , maybe you need the govt yo hold your hand and guide you thru life but personally I don't and I pay taxes ,if my 40 cal, can't handle it I,ll call 911 and wait 30 mins for service,
Fernando Ubarr, yep twisted like a true asshole, who's shit don't stink. I have the ability to close these companies without the government stepping in. It's called free market. Crashes will always continue to happen, because just like the police, the government can only "step in" after some thing has happened. I have no idea how what Tony Lazzara said became a political statement but being it did. If you support "illegal immigration", you don't support the laws of the United States of America. Therefore you should not have any say in what is or isn't supported. I guess you're not up on the latest deportation guidelines. Hell the TSA, can't even ask where a person is from. An illegal immigrate can't even be deported for breaking laws other than immigration laws. By the way, if what you are supporting comes to pass, we the people will not have to worry what unknowns Trump might pull, but will have no doubt that the United States of America will no longer be the nation of the free, but instead will be the nation without rights. I, personally, will use or abuse MY government anyway I choose. I would like to wish you a good and safe day, but I can't with the shit you're posting, so I will just tell you to go away.
Victor Collins you are another idiot who whines about illegal immigration, to deport all illegals, the government is the only one who does that, oh, but you are against D.O.T. rules and regulations, just think about when people like you hate those regulations, but support all those mass deportations, there are many others who think the opposite. Afterall, driving is a PRIVILEGE, so you are subject to a lot more surveillance, less privacy, more government control, so if you don't like that, then just quit driving, just that simple
Yes, because the fact the driver caused the crash and the following is completely the fault of the FMCSA. Carriers like this are the reason all of us are facing deeper regulatory burden. " According to the agency’s findings, the truck drivers hadn’t received training in hazardous materials or in-depth security training, both which are required to transport the components safely. The FMCSA also alleged the trucking company failed to ensure their drivers were properly licensed or even physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle. In fact, two drivers have been driving for the company within the past two-and-a-half months without a valid commercial driver’s license. The agency also says that company drivers weren’t sufficiently tested for alcohol and drug use throughout their time on the job and one driver who even refused to submit to a random test was allowed to continue operating a truck hauling explosive hazardous materials. They also said Industrial Transit failed to monitor drivers for fatigue and their vehicles weren’t properly inspected or maintained"
They always wait until someone is killed.
That's because we the people say they have to wait. Can't bust someone for something they haven't done yet.
They had prior and multiple violations. Just like a dangerous intersection that people complain about. Wait until there are multiple accidents or fatalities, then fix it.
What component exploded?
parts of the airbag chit they put in cars n that
Ammonium nitrate is used in those airbags to deploy them in a crash. That's what went off when the fire got to it.
all this crap alone says they shouldnt be on the road geehes. According to the agency’s findings, the truck drivers hadn’t received training in hazardous materials or in-depth security training, both which are required to transport the components safely. The FMCSA also alleged the trucking company failed to ensure their drivers were properly licensed or even physically qualified to operate a commercial motor vehicle. In fact, two drivers have been driving for the company within the past two-and-a-half months without a valid commercial driver’s license. The agency also says that company drivers weren’t sufficiently tested for alcohol and drug use throughout their time on the job and one driver who even refused to submit to a random test was allowed to continue operating a truck hauling explosive hazardous materials. They also said Industrial Transit failed to monitor drivers for fatigue and their vehicles weren’t properly inspected or maintained.
They said, they said. If the government took away every car drivers lively hood when they screw up there would be a hell of a shit storm. Car drivers do all the same stuff over and over and that's fine. A truck driver is supposed to be better than God.
im sure everythings on safer web on drivers tickets .NO lic them idiots dont belong on the road
Robin Keith Workman