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FMCSA Declares Idaho Truck Driver to be an Imminent Hazard

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared Idaho-licensed commercial driver Shane R. Warr to be an imminent hazard to public safety and has ordered him not to operate any commercial motor vehicle in intrastate or interstate commerce.  Warr was served the federal order on February 8, 2021.

FMCSA Issues Regional Emergency Declaration for 33 States and DC in Response to Winter Storm Damage, Heating Fuel Shortages

WASHINGTON - FMCSA has issued a REGIONAL EMERGENCY DECLARATION covering: AR, CT, DE, DC, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MD, MA, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV, WI and WY in response to winter storm damage and heating and other fuel shortages. This Declaration addresses the emergency conditions creating a need for immediate transportation of persons, supplies, goods, equipment, heating fuels, including propane, natural gas, and heating oil, and other fuel

FMCSA Declares Montana Motor Carrier Operations to be an Imminent Hazard to Public Safety

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered any motor carriers operated by Matthew Tabner, including two Belgrade, Montana-based companies – Vallise Automotive Group, USDOT No. 3547547, and Central Logistics, Inc, USDOT No. 3549608 – to immediately cease all interstate and intrastate transportation operations after state and federal investigators found the companies to pose an imminent hazard to public safety.  Tabner was