THE Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has imposed a preventive suspension on the operations of 15 Florida buses involved in a viral road racing incident on a national highway from Diadi, Nueva Vizcaya to Cordon, Isabela on Sunday.
LTFRB chief Teofilo Guadiz III said the GV Florida Transport Inc. buses were suspended for 30 days for employing reckless drivers.
The LTFRB directed the bus company to explain in writing why is franchise should not be suspended, cancelled or revoked.
Guadez said failure to comply with the order before the June 25 hearing, as well as neglect to attend the hearing would be considered a waiver of respondent’s rights to be heard.
The drivers in question must also undergo a road safety seminar and compulsory drug testing during the suspension period.
Florida’s buses would likewise undergo roadworthiness inspection to be conducted by the Land Transportation Office or an authorized vehicle inspection center.
According to Guadiz, Florida was directed to surrender the “For Hire Plates” of the units involved upon the receipt of the preventive suspension order.