[Nfbmt] Rimrock stages out of service

[d m gina]

Yikes Dan,
I hope you can get a ride.
Glad we are not having the state convention at this time.
Will be interesting to watch.
You hope folks are not stranded some where.

Original message:
> Wow - thanks for seding this Travis.  Below is the Gazette story,
> retprinted in the Missoulian.  It looks like they are shut down now,
> and this affects me this week in planning to go to Helena.

> Dan

> ******
> Federal DOT shuts down Rimrock Stages bus company, states 'imminent
> hazard' 19 minutes ago By SUSAN OLP Billings Gazette Rimrock Stages,
> deemed an "imminent hazard" by a federal agency, has been shut down.



> On Friday, the Department of Transportation issued an order for the
> Billings bus company to cease operations, calling it a danger to
> itself and others.

> This condition of operation is an imminently hazardous and potentially
> deadly risk for Rimrock Stages' drivers and passengers, and for the
> motoring public" the 11-page order stated.

> The order was signed by William R. Paden, regional field administrator
> for the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier
> Safety Administration (FMCSA).

> A March 19 compliance review of eight buses revealed 79 violations of
> federal safety requirements. All of the buses, which were preparing to
> transport customers, were immediately ordered out of service.

> All other buses owned by the company in transit were directed to
> proceed to their next destination and then cease operating.

> The buses weren't the only problem, the order said.

> Rimrock Stages does not have basic safety management controls to
> ensure that its commercial motor vehicles are systematically
> inspected, maintained and repaired, and that the commercial motor
> vehicles it operates meet minimum safety standards," it read.

> Employees of Rimrock Stages responsible for maintaining and repairing
> the buses don't know how to perform basic vehicle inspections, it
> said.

> Additionally, Rimrock Stages knowingly dispatches vehicles before
> defects discovered during inspections have been corrected," the order
> stated.

> It cited the company's "continuing general disregard for safety," and
> said that disregard "increases the likelihood of serious injury or
> death.

> A Rimrock Stages official could not be reached for comment.

> ***

> Dan Ronan, senior director of communications for the American Bus
> Association, said Saturday that his organization is in complete
> agreement with the DOT's actions.

> We believe that companies need to run safely, and they need to run
> with their equipment in good shape," Ronan said. And in this case, the
> department inspected them and found they weren't.

> The DOT announced about a month ago that it was going to begin a
> crackdown against motor coach companies, Ronan said.

> And they've been very methodically looking at companies, and as they
> inspect them, they're putting companies they believe to be an imminent
> hazard out of service.

> Before the company can resume operations, it will have to take
> specific steps to demonstrate its compliance with federal regulations.
> That includes ensuring all of its buses are in good working order, and
> that its employees are trained to inspect, maintain and repair the
> buses.



> On 3/23/13, Travis S Moses <chiefblindtech at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Good evening

>> I know that many of us depend on this service and wanted to get the word
>> out. I have no details other than what is in the story.

>> http://www.kpax.com/news/safety-concerns-put-rimrock-stages-out-of-service


>> Travis S. Moses
>> Adaptive Tech Specialist
>> Phone: 406-369-5605
>> chiefblindtech at gmail.com
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