The Arrow falls short - Feds order execs to retrieve stranded trucks and trailers
Federal authorities have issued an emergency order to executives at Arrow Trucking Co. to retrieve company trucks and trailers from truck stops and parking areas around the country and secure them in “appropriate facilities.”
The emergency order was issued by William Quade, acting associate administrator for field operations of the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in Washington, D.C.
The order directs management and officers of Tulsa-based Arrow “to direct Arrow employees or other responsible and qualified operators to drive Arrow CMVs (commercial motor vehicles and cargo) to appropriate facilities for the safe and orderly transfer of responsibility and control over the vehicles.
“In the event qualified drivers are not available or driving is otherwise not possible, Arrow is ordered to have the vehicles towed to a safe and secure area and to arrange for transfer of responsibility over the vehicles,” Quade wrote in the order. “Arrow is specifically directed not to permit its drivers to abandon Arrow CMVs on any public highway or to leave vehicles on which hazardous materials are being transported unattended or parked in violation of federal regulations.
“Arrow is also directed to work cooperatively with federal, state and local law enforcement officials to arrange for the orderly and safe movement, parking, attendance and surveillance of its CMVs.”
Arrow executives could not be reached for comment.
The order, dated Dec. 24, was delivered by FedEx courier, e-mail
and fax to Arrow President Thomas J. Witt and Vice President for Safety Daniel L. Smith at the company’s offices at 4230 S. Elwood Ave. A copy of the order was sent to the Tulsa World Thursday afternoon.
Federal authorities became concerned when the Tulsa World and other publications reported that Arrow drivers were abandoning trucks and freight after the company’s lenders canceled company fuel credit cards Dec. 21.
Although Daimler Truck Financial, the owner of the Freightliner trucks, offered $200 or a bus ticket home to Arrow drivers who turned in their Freightliner or Kenworth trucks at the nearest Freightliner dealer, some drivers did not have enough fuel to reach a dealer, drivers said.
Navistar Financial Corp. has made the same offer to Arrow drivers who turn in their International trucks to an International dealer.
On Dec. 22, Arrow executives told employees at the corporate offices to go home and that the company was suspending operations.
The company offices have been closed and its phone system has been shut down since Dec. 22.
Neither CEO Doug Pielsticker nor Chairwoman Carol Pielsticker have issued a statement about the company’s future.
In his order, Quade advised Arrow executives that failure to comply with the provisions of the order would subject them to prosecution in U.S. District Court.
Source: The Arrow falls short - Feds order execs to retrieve stranded trucks and trailers
The emergency order was issued by William Quade, acting associate administrator for field operations of the Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration in Washington, D.C.
The order directs management and officers of Tulsa-based Arrow “to direct Arrow employees or other responsible and qualified operators to drive Arrow CMVs (commercial motor vehicles and cargo) to appropriate facilities for the safe and orderly transfer of responsibility and control over the vehicles.
“In the event qualified drivers are not available or driving is otherwise not possible, Arrow is ordered to have the vehicles towed to a safe and secure area and to arrange for transfer of responsibility over the vehicles,” Quade wrote in the order. “Arrow is specifically directed not to permit its drivers to abandon Arrow CMVs on any public highway or to leave vehicles on which hazardous materials are being transported unattended or parked in violation of federal regulations.
“Arrow is also directed to work cooperatively with federal, state and local law enforcement officials to arrange for the orderly and safe movement, parking, attendance and surveillance of its CMVs.”
Arrow executives could not be reached for comment.
The order, dated Dec. 24, was delivered by FedEx courier, e-mail
and fax to Arrow President Thomas J. Witt and Vice President for Safety Daniel L. Smith at the company’s offices at 4230 S. Elwood Ave. A copy of the order was sent to the Tulsa World Thursday afternoon.
Federal authorities became concerned when the Tulsa World and other publications reported that Arrow drivers were abandoning trucks and freight after the company’s lenders canceled company fuel credit cards Dec. 21.
Although Daimler Truck Financial, the owner of the Freightliner trucks, offered $200 or a bus ticket home to Arrow drivers who turned in their Freightliner or Kenworth trucks at the nearest Freightliner dealer, some drivers did not have enough fuel to reach a dealer, drivers said.
Navistar Financial Corp. has made the same offer to Arrow drivers who turn in their International trucks to an International dealer.
On Dec. 22, Arrow executives told employees at the corporate offices to go home and that the company was suspending operations.
The company offices have been closed and its phone system has been shut down since Dec. 22.
Neither CEO Doug Pielsticker nor Chairwoman Carol Pielsticker have issued a statement about the company’s future.
In his order, Quade advised Arrow executives that failure to comply with the provisions of the order would subject them to prosecution in U.S. District Court.
Source: The Arrow falls short - Feds order execs to retrieve stranded trucks and trailers
