Florida trucking company had five crashes, 15 speeding tickets in one year
Ken’s Trucking declared an imminent hazard to public safety
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Grand Ridge, Fla.-based Ken’s Trucking, LLC, USDOT No. 1050616, to immediately shut down following a federal investigation that revealed numerous widespread violations of critical safety regulations. The company, which was declared an imminent hazard to public safety, operated a fleet of 33 truck-tractors transporting general freight, including refrigerated food, in the southeastern United States.
In August, FMCSA launched a safety investigation into Ken’s Trucking, which is owned and managed by Kenneth Branch. In the past year, trucks operated by Ken’s Trucking were involved in five recordable crashes, with at least two of the crashes attributable to maintenance deficiencies, including a broken driveshaft that fell onto the roadway and caused a collision with a passenger vehicle. In another recent crash, the driver for Ken’s Trucking had a suspended commercial driver’s license (CDL) for previously testing positive for methamphetamines.