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Kansas trucking company with history of safety violations files Chapter 11

A Kansas-based trucking company, cited numerous times for safety violations for both its drivers and equipment, recently filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Elite Transportation, headquartered in Wichita, filed its petition in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Kansas on Friday.

In the filing, Elite lists its assets as up to $500,000 and liabilities as up to $10 million. The trucking company states that it has up to 199 creditors and maintains that funds will be available for distribution to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/kansas-trucking-company-with-history-of-safety-violations-files-chapter-11

Una empresa de camiones de Kansas con un historial de violaciones de la seguridad se acoge al Capítulo 11

Una empresa de transporte con sede en Kansas, citada en numerosas ocasiones por infracciones de seguridad tanto de sus conductores como de sus equipos, se ha acogido recientemente al capítulo 11 de la ley de quiebras.

Elite Transportation, con sede en Wichita, presentó el viernes su petición ante el Tribunal de Quiebras del Distrito de Kansas.

En la presentación, Elite enumera sus activos hasta 500.000 dólares y sus pasivos hasta 10 millones de dólares. La empresa de transporte afirma que tiene...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/una-empresa-de-camiones-de-kansas-con-un-historial-de-violaciones-de-la-seguridad-se-acoge-al-capitulo-11

OSHA orders carrier to reinstate driver after raising safety concerns

OSHA orders JHOS Logistics and Transportation to rehire, pay driver $220,000

A California trucking company has been ordered to pay and reinstate a former truck driver it allegedly fired for raising safety concerns about hauling overweight loads. 

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said Wednesday it has ordered JHOS Logistics and Transportation Inc. (JHOS) of Wilmington, California, to rehire and pay the driver, considered a whistleblower, more than $190,000 in back wages, $25,000 in punitive damages and $5,000 in...

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