Procedural History

This investigation is an outgrowth of Decision (D.) 00-06-013, wherein Respondent agreed to a settlement requiring it to pay restitution to several of its former customers, pay a fine to the Commission, and file semi-annual reports of customer claims to the Commission. According to a sworn declaration accompanying the Order Instituting Investigation (OII), Respondent is delinquent in all of these requirements. The OII in this matter suspended Respondent's permit 15 days after service of I.02-09-002. The Commission files show that actual suspension occurred on October 2, 2002, and was to continue until all provisions of the settlement in D.00-06-013 had been fulfilled.

I.02-09-002 provides Respondent with the opportunity to request an evidentiary hearing and show why Permit T-178,958 should not be revoked with prejudice. It also ordered Respondent to cease and desist from violating any provision of the Household Goods Carriers Act or any Commission orders, rules, and regulations.