Media Contact: 360-664-1116 or media@utc.wa.gov
Docket Number: TV-240620
LACEY, Wash. – In September, the Utilities and Transportation staff issued a $15,600 penalty to Airus Movers, LLC, for over 200 safety violations found during a routine safety investigation.
During the investigation, staff identified 202 violations of driver and vehicle safety rules committed by the moving company. Staff found that the company failed to complete criminal background checks for nine employees and allowed three drivers to operate without a valid medical certificate on 143 occasions.
UTC staff also discovered that the company failed to require four drivers to prepare a record of duty status on 42 occasions. The remaining critical violations were related to the company’s failure to maintain driver qualification and vehicle maintenance records.
The UTC is authorized to assess a penalty of up to $100 for each critical violation, resulting in a total penalty of $15,600.
A letter was sent to Airus Movers requesting the company submit a safety management plan (SMP) to address the violations. Airus submitted a plan; however, it did not meet legal requirements.
UTC staff recommends canceling the company’s provisional household goods permit. The commission will review the letters filed by the company and UTC staff before making a final decision.
Airus Movers, LLC is a household goods moving company offering services in Seattle and the surrounding areas.
The UTC regulates the rates and services of household goods movers, investor-owned electric utilities, telecommunications, natural gas, and water companies, solid waste collection companies, charter-bus companies, commercial ferries, pipeline companies, and a low-level radioactive waste repository. The commission does not regulate the rates of broadband services, cellular, cable, or internet services.
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