Insurance canceled for trucking company battling lawsuits after deadly I-20 pile up crash

The trucking company involved in a deadly drowsy driving crash on Interstate 20 near Dallas over the summer had its insurance canceled this week. 

Trucking company Hope Trans had their insurance cancelled on October 8th, rendering them legally unable to operate further. 

In late August, Hope Trans was given 60 days to take “substantive corrective actions” to fix multiple violations discovered by the FMCSA. In late September, a wrongful death lawsuit was brought against the company, the owner, and a broker. The crash happened on June 28th. 

Truck driver Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni is currently in jail on a $2.25 million bond for the accident. He claims he fell asleep at the wheel. Gonzalez-Companioni was reportedly hauling mail for a USPS contract on an 800 mile trip that was legally required to have team drivers. 

Multiple truck drivers formerly employed with Hope Trans say that the company would consistently doctor paperwork and prioritized profit over driver and public safety. In early August, an arrest warrant was issued for an official working at Hope Trans believed to be responsible for much of the fraudulent documentation. That person’s name has not been released. At last update, police were still waiting for that employee to turn themself in. 

Hope Trans had its insurance canceled yesterday and is not authorized to operate as a carrier as stated by the FMCSA website.