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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact: PUC Press Office, 415.703.1366, news@cpuc.ca.gov
PUC INVESTIGATIONS RESULT IN ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS AND FINES IMPOSED ON VARIOUS MOVING COMPANIES
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20, 2007 - During the second quarter of 2007, the California Public Utilities Commission's (PUC) Consumer Protection and Safety Division, Transportation Enforcement Section, took the following enforcement actions against moving companies for violations of the Public Utilities Code, and PUC rules and regulations including Maximum Rate Tariff 4 (MAX 4).
Three companies were cited and fined (totaling $12,250) for violations ranging from:
1. Operating and advertising without a permit
2. Engaging employees without evidence of workers' compensation insurance coverage
3. Failing to comply to consumer protection rules in MAX 4 such as not showing a Not To Exceed Price on shipping documents
4. Operating as a sub-carrier without a permit
5. Failing to provide the "Important Information for Persons Moving Household Goods" booklet
6. Failing to issue the "Important Notice About Your Move" document
Companies cited are:
1. Carlos Rodriquez, Woodland Hills (MTR189360-Active)
2. Chipman Corporation dba Chipman Relocations, Sacramento (MTR-114272-Active)
3. Hamilton Solis, Gretna, LA (MTR190146-Denied)
4. Hu Jie and Hang Alexander Baoshan dba U S Trucking and Moving Inc La Puente, (MTR-189075-Revoked)
5. Jaime Calderon dba JC Moving, Covina (MTR-190352-Pending)
6. Jaime Gonzales dba A & J Moving and Delivery, Cathedral City (MTR-190349-Active)
7. Joshua Ryan Tracy, Rio Oso (MTR-189819-Active)
8. Linda Livesay dba Churchill Transportation Company, Hemet (MTR-22115-Revoked)
9. Oscar Hernandez, Bellflower (MTR-189971-Denied)
10. Robert Lusk and Kelli J. Rodriquez, Chino (MTR 189976-Active)
Four companies were issued Official Notice for one of these violations: advertised or operated prior to issuance of a permit, failed to include a Cal-T # in advertisement, failed to issue a Change Order or a Not To Exceed Price. Companies cited are:
1. Rani Ullman dba All American Moving & Storage, San Jose (MTR-189335)
2. Redondo Van and Storage, Redondo Beach (MTR-168486)
3. Robert H Watson dba Barrett Moving and Storage of California, Oxnard (MTR-189958)
4. Tok Kim dba Kim's Express, Oakland (MTR-None)
PUC staff issued 17 cease and desist notices to moving companies for operating and advertising without a valid permit. These companies are:
1. Aldo Di Sorbo dba AAA Nationwide Relocation Services, Fort Lauderdale, FL (MTR-None)
2. All Safe Move, Inc. Santa Clara (MTR-190181)
3. Alvaron Morrow dba Small Moves R Us, Alhambra (MTR-None)
4. Angel's Delivery & Moving, San Rafael (MTR-None)
5. Bayardo Aleman-Castro dba Timex Express, Petaluma (MTR-None)
6. Brendan Keane, CEO, CaliMovers, Inc., Los Angeles (MTR-Pending)
7. Carrie Beets Dba Move Now Moving Systems, Los Angeles (MTR-None)
8. Dave Huggon Dba Smart Move, Los Angeles (MTR-None)
9. First Choice Moving and Storage, Sherman Oaks (MTR-None)
10. Gabriel Ortega dba Heaven Sent Moving, Van Nuys (MTR-None)
11. Hong Zhang dba Northern Moving, San Jose (MTR-190130-Denied)
12. Joseph Berns Dba Loadstar Moving and Anthony Aira, Santa Barbara (MTR-None)
13. Richard S. Youngs Jr., dba Help U Move, Laguna Hills (MTR-None)
14. Serhiy Lohvynenko dba SmoothRelocation.com, Los Angeles (MTR-None)
15. Shlomi Shalom dba All Safe Move, Inc. Santa Clara (MTR-190181)
16. Steve Murray dba Murray's Moving, Paradise (MTR-None)
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For more information, please visit the PUC's website at www.cpuc.ca.gov.
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