Ligon Pays Fine For Safety Violations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said last week that Landstar Ligon has paid a penalty of $43,510 for failing to comply with federal safety rules.
The agency said the fine was assessed for two reasons: failure to conduct random drug tests on a number of the company’s drivers during 1998 and 1999, and allowing drivers to submit false records for hours worked.
Department of Transportation officials in Kentucky had proposed an unsatisfactory safety rating for Ligon based on results of a Nov. 19 safety audit. Ligon is based in Madisonville, Ky.
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Payment of the fine wraps up a two-month-long investigation by federal transportation officials into major safety violations by one the nation’s largest flatbed and heavy-haul carriers.
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