Another One Bites the Dust

Another company has gone down after an investigation found serious and widespread safety violations. The investigation took place after a driver for DND International crashed into a police cruiser and highway maintenance vehicle, killing a tollway worker and sending the state trooper into intensive care. According to the prosecution, the driver had been working for 36 hours with a break of just 3.5 hours before the accident. The company was found to be an imminent hazard to public safety, with a long record of drivers falsifying their logbooks.

DND International joins a growing list of companies who have become a danger to society. Employers are pressuring their drivers to work over hours and falsify their logbooks, resulting in fatigue-related crashes, criminal investigations and more regulations from the FMCSA. In this particular case, the company had sent out a message to drivers that essentially said “don’t get caught”.

As a truck driver, never tolerate employers that expect you to break the law to get their work done. There is an incredible shortage of drivers in this industry, and your service is more valuable than you may realize. If they fire you for not breaking the law and falsifying your logbook, fine. They will lose in the case of a lawsuit, and you will get hired by another company in the blink of an eye.