Landstar Unit Keeps Safety Rating
Federal transportation safety officials decided to let Landstar Ligon retain its satisfactory safety rating after a review found the company to be in compliance with safety regulations.
Department of Transportation officials had proposed an unsatisfactory safety rating for the flatbed truckload carrier in Madisonville, Ky., after a Nov. 19 audit found discrepancies in the company’s safety program.
The unsatisfactory safety rating was supposed to take effect Jan. 2, but the company was given a 10-day extension after submitting a corrective action plan during the last week in December, according to Buddy Yount, director of the Kentucky office of DOT.
Yount had previously said a change in the proposed unsatisfactory rating was “very unlikely,” but last week he conceded that a reversal was possible. The final decision, he said, would be made at DOT headquarters in Washington, D.C., by Julie A. Cirillo, acting deputy director of the new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
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In response to DOT’s concerns, Landstar said it disqualified a major fleet, restructured parts of its Landstar Ligon safety compliance area and re-notified all of its contractors and fleet drivers of its commitment to safety and regulatory compliance procedures.
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