Trucking news and briefs for Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021:
Former small-fleet owner sentenced to probation for falsifying logs
The former owner of a Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based trucking company was sentenced to three years of probation – which includes six months of home confinement – 50 hours of community service, a $1,000 find and a $100 special assessment for falsifying federal records.
Damir Sisic, the owner of now-defunct Sisic Transport Service LLC, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to falsify federal records in October 2020. According to the Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General, Sisic allegedly conspired to falsify the hours of service listed in STS drivers' electronic logs from January 2018 through May 2019.
"STS truck drivers were routinely exceeding the maximum number of driving hours and 'on-duty' hours, without spending the required hours off-duty," OIG said.
Sisic owned approximately 11 tractors and 10 van trailers and employed between seven and 10 drivers at a time. Each truck was equipped with an ELD.
HHG mover sentenced for fraud
Farah Al-Ibrahim, a New Jersey-based household goods mover, was sentenced to three years of probation, $75,193 in restitution and a $100 special assessment for her role in a conspiracy to obtain money from customers of various moving companies through false and fraudulent pretenses.
DOT OIG says the sentencing follows her Feb. 22, 2019, guilty plea to conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
