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Houston trucking company ordered to cease operations after violations

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has declared Houston-based Jaypur Logistics an “imminent hazard” to public safety and ordered the motor carrier to cease operations immediately. 

Jaypur Logistics was issued a federal out-of-service order on Tuesday forbidding the company to operate intrastate or interstate.

The company is listed as having 18 drivers and 18 power units, including dry vans, flatbeds and reefer trucks. Jaypur Logistics hauled everything from household goods,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/houston-trucking-company-ordered-to-cease-operations

Getting your fleet in shape for Roadcheck 2022

Roadcheck checklist

Fleets across North America annually fret about the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s International Roadcheck event. This year’s event will take place May 17-19, and if past experiences have taught the industry anything, it is that some percentage — perhaps as high as 20% — of vehicles and/or drivers will find themselves sitting on the side of the road following an out-of-service order.

“Roadcheck should not be a cause for concern,” explained Tom Bray, senior industry business adviser for J....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/getting-your-fleet-in-shape-for-roadcheck-2022

Houston carrier ordered to cease operating after probe of fatal crash

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has declared a Houston-based carrier an imminent hazard, citing numerous violations and charges against one of the company’s drivers in connection with a crash that killed a Tennessee sheriff’s sergeant. 

Koboat Trucking LLC was issued a federal out-of-service order on Friday forbidding the company to operate intrastate or interstate.

Christopher M. Savannah, a driver for Koboat Trucking, was involved in a Feb. 3 crash that killed Sgt. Chris...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/houston-carrier-ordered-to-cease-operating-after-probe-of-fatal-crash

Texas carrier declared imminent hazard after fatal crash, violations

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has declared a Houston-area carrier an imminent hazard, citing numerous violations and a crash in which one of the company’s drivers was killed.

4 Life Transport Corp. was issued a federal out-of-service order on Feb. 11 forbidding the company to operate intrastate or interstate.

A driver for 4 Life Transport crashed in Utah and was killed on Feb. 7. Investigators discovered  the driver killed and the commercial motor vehicle he was operating were...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-carrier-declared-imminent-hazard-after-fatal-crash

Cobwebs and corrosion: Reactivating parked aircraft requires extra care

White jets with blue tails from United Airlines lined up on an inactive taxiway at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. They're in storage.

Parking planes during the pandemic doesn’t mean technicians ignore them until airlines are ready to fly again. A great deal of mechanical support work, including electrical checks and engine starts, takes place to keep aircraft serviceable.

Even when approved maintenance schedules are followed, there are threats to the safe return of aircraft from extended downtime.

The U.K. Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) recently issued a safety notice addressing the potential hazards of bringing aircraft out of...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cobwebs-and-corrosion-reactivating-parked-aircraft-requires-extra-care