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U.S. Department of Transportation
Office of Public Affairs
Washington, DC
www.dot.gov/affairs/briefing.htm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 17, 2000
Contact: Debra Elston
Tele: (708) 283-3570
Pager: 800-616-6095
Weekly Report to Secretary
Midwestern States
Indiana Petroleum Delivery
Company Paid $22,490 in Fines
Witham Sales and Service,
Inc., located in Hammond, Indiana, delivers petroleum products to company owned
service stations and home heating fuels to private homes in Northwestern
Indiana. Witham was fined by FMCSA for transporting hazardous materials without
the required cargo tank markings, inspections or providing adequate employee
training. Witham paid the $22,490 fine for failing to comply with the
requirements and agreed to comply with safety regulations. This is not the first
time that Witham has violated safety regulations when transporting hazardous
materials.
Midwestern States Staff
Conference 2000 the "Gateway to CMV Safety"
The first ever Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration - Midwestern States' Staff Conference was
held in the Midwest's very own Gateway City - St. Louis, Missouri. Although
only months after the birth of our new administration, this has been a
remarkable and exciting time, with passage of the Motor Carrier Safety
Improvement Act of 1999, we truly are at the Gateway to CMV Safety! The agenda
provided opportunities for field interaction with FMCSA senior leadership,
external safety partners and one another in an environment that fostered better
understanding of our Vision for CMV Safety in 2010.
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