Professional Marine Hauler's LLC
Outcome
FMCSA declared Professional Marine Hauler's LLC an imminent hazard and ordered it to cease all operations on January 14, 2022, following a November 2021 fatal crash that killed 2 people and injured 9, caused by complete trailer brake system failure.
Details
Professional Marine Hauler's LLC — Fatal Crash / FMCSA Imminent Hazard Shutdown (2021–2022)
Outcome: FMCSA ordered Professional Marine Hauler's LLC (USDOT No. 3574084) to immediately cease all interstate and intrastate operations on January 14, 2022, following a November 9, 2021 crash that killed 2 people and injured 9, caused by complete trailer brake system failure, after investigators found egregious safety non-compliance across every measured area.
Professional Marine Hauler's LLC, a small carrier based in West Palm Beach, Florida, operated commercial motor vehicles hauling marine equipment. On November 9, 2021, one of the company's commercial motor vehicles was involved in a crash that resulted in 2 deaths and 9 injuries. FMCSA safety investigators determined the crash was caused by complete trailer brake system failure.
The subsequent FMCSA compliance investigation revealed what agency investigators described as "egregious levels of non-compliance and a complete failure of the carrier and its owners to implement any aspect of a safety management plan." Investigators found the company violated federal regulations in effectively every monitored category: vehicle maintenance was non-existent; driver qualification files lacked medical certificates and background check documentation; the company had no controlled substances and alcohol use and testing program in place; hours-of-service records were not maintained; and the company was operating oversize/overweight vehicles in violation of federal limits.
The company's principals — Claudia Angelique Abreu and Ariel Martinez of West Palm Beach — were personally named in the shutdown order. On January 14, 2022, FMCSA served the imminent hazard out-of-service order requiring the company and all its principals to immediately cease operating any commercial motor vehicle in interstate or intrastate commerce. FMCSA's investigation concluded that continued operation posed an imminent hazard to public safety, meaning the risk of serious injury or death was substantial and immediate.
Primary Source: Imminent Hazard Operations Out-of-Service Order for Professional Marine Hauler's LLC
How Crucible Prevents This
A vehicle maintenance log review process would have caught the complete absence of brake inspection records. Driver qualification file audits are a direct Crucible control — the company had no medical certificates and no background check documentation on file. A controlled substances and alcohol testing program tracker would have flagged complete non-compliance before any driver operated a CMV.
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