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The penalty order, presented by staff investigator Hassan Latif, follows an August compliance investigation of the carrier, which is based in Garden City, Kansas. Latif said the investigation identified 134 violations summarized in 12 counts and assessed total penalties of $11,650. “The penalty order before you arises out of a compliance review of Jaime Varela, doing business as Varela Trucking,” Latif told commissioners. “In total, staff believes the fines are appropriate and recommends approval of the penalty order. Both I and staff are present and available to stand for any questions you have.”

Commission staff listed several of the larger fines in the order, including a $3,000 penalty tied to use of a driver who had previously been declared out of service for lacking a commercial driver’s license and was later found operating without a CDL; a $750 penalty related to failure to obtain required periodic inspections for the commercial motor vehicles operated by the carrier; a $3,000 penalty for hauling loads in excess of a posted weight limit (weight amount not specified in the meeting transcript); a $1,000 penalty for failing to retain supporting documents; and a separate $1,000 penalty for use of a driver without a valid CDL to operate a CDL-required vehicle. Staff also referenced additional penalties tied to the carrier’s drug- and alcohol-policy compliance and recordkeeping, but specific dollar amounts for those items were not specified in the meeting remarks.

Commissioner Keither, during the discussion, expressed alarm at the breadth of the violations. “No questions. Just a comment that I’m just horrified at. Did they do anything right? I mean, it’s just amazing to me,” Keither said. After brief discussion, Commissioner Keane moved to approve the order; the commission recorded the motion and voted in favor. Chair French, Commissioner Keither and Commissioner Keane each cast aye votes and the order was approved.

The approved order lists the docket number 26TRAM086PEN and the carrier as Jaime Varela, d/b/a Varela Trucking, but the commission’s statement did not include additional remedial requirements, suspension terms, or an implementation timeline beyond the assessed monetary penalties. Staff told commissioners it conducted a compliance special-investigator review from Aug. 6 to Aug. 21 that produced the findings summarized in the order.

The commission adjourned after approving the order.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Business Meeting for Tuesday, September 30, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Kansas Corporation Commission approved a proposed penalty order against Jaime Varela, doing business as Varela Trucking of Garden City, after staff investigators found multiple safety and records violations totaling 134 counts and $11,650 in fines.","taxTitle","Corporation Commission, Departments, Boards, and Commissions, Organizations, Executive, Kansas","taxId",24989,"location","Kansas","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6454794,"Kansas Corporation Commission approves consent agenda; Commissioner Keane recuses on item 5",44,7600,52215,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5858813-6cb049ec7d8d8082b816363be69327be&start=7&end=52","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5858813-6cb049ec7d8d8082b816363be69327be/thumbnail_7600.jpg","/articles/6454794/Kansas/Kansas-Corporation-Commission-approves-consent-agenda-Commissioner-Keane-recuses-on-item-5","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6454794-c41b24ae488a6bee3bd3642a1c133a12/orig.mp4?Expires=1775532804&Signature=JGHW9iLDEskQS9YpW5M-hXLNc42RObMK~e5IFhxtK8Wsp2Y9PGBuoCcSSefU6ML4CVTOeh~x-2UTda5ptB82VNojf70oaBg588rEhSV4R6IW6qaFaJ~gK~E-ha2rHUDMmIIa2CTw1jylUWvIYmXjyfukzFSj0rq8GIo2UVkh58Lk755n-78H-vPZYdiSB35PAdcF3FB~S2h9~Gr-mmTDL5WfLH7vRwiAqLQ~4K3BiCnasAlJWvJdsa62lJTFiZPO5UNwnVXWgWtHykqemBYQf6jmZ7Sl3vKsrw8FdSun23Owe2YOgqnYydQ2nAdyzMhGHlO8DgPBxZ~ZSJrEGQZczg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Kansas Corporation Commission on Sept. 30 approved a 16-item consent agenda during a brief business meeting. Commissioner Keane announced she was recusing herself on consent agenda item number 5, then moved to approve the full consent agenda; the motion passed.

At the start of the meeting, Chair French said commissioners had reviewed the consent items and invited questions. Commissioner Keither said she had no questions. Commissioner Keane stated, “I’m recusing on consent agenda item number 5. No further than that recusal. I would move that we approve the consent agenda.” Chair French noted there was a motion and a second, and the commission voted aye to approve the consent agenda. The meeting record does not specify the second or list individual titles for each item on the consent agenda.

The commission’s roll call on the motion recorded affirmative votes and no opposition. The transcript did not read the text of the 16 consent items into the record; details of those items are not specified in the meeting remarks. Following approval of the consent agenda, the commission moved to a noticed enforcement item (docket 26TRAM086PEN).","The Kansas Corporation Commission approved a 16-item consent agenda at its Sept. 30 business meeting. Commissioner Keane announced a recusal for consent agenda item number 5 before joining the motion to approve the full consent agenda.","actionData","errors"]

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Kansas Corporation Commission approves $11,650 penalty order against Varela Trucking

Kansas Corporation Commission approves consent agenda; Commissioner Keane recuses on item 5