CPUC Investigations Result in Enforcement Actions and Fines Imposed on Moving Companies
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During the first quarter of 2014, CPUC staff took the following enforcement actions against moving companies for violations of the Public Utilities Code and CPUC rules and regulations, including Maximum Rate Tariff 4 (MAX 4), which contains maximum rates that carriers must observe as well as rules and regulations governing intrastate moves.
Administrative Citation
1. Operated as a household goods carrier without CPUC authority
2. Failed to procure and maintain cargo insurance,
3. Advertised as a household goods carrier without a valid permit
4. Various MAX 4 violations
5. Failed to report gross revenue for 2nd and 3rd Quarter 2013
1. Operated with a revoked authority
2. Failed to procure
3. Advertised as a household goods carrier without valid CPUC authority
4. Various MAX 4 violations
Phone Disconnections
As part of its ongoing efforts to clamp down on illegal moving companies, the CPUC had telephone service shut off to two moving companies operating in
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2) McGuire Movers,
Criminal Actions
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CPUC staff assisted and/or directed moving companies to refund consumers more than
Official Notice
The following company was issued an Official Notice for advertising and operating without a permit:
Cease and Desist Notices
The following were among the companies issued Cease and Desist notices for operating and advertising without a valid permit (unlicensed, revoked, or denied) 4 in the first quarter of 2014:
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9. Back Breaker Movers,
10. Pineda Paz Moving,
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14. Markis F. Stone, Jr., dba
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For more information on the CPUC, please visit www.cpuc.ca.gov.
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