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PUC staff recommends revoking carrier certificates after lapsed insurance; judge to issue recommended decision
Summary
At a Public Utilities Commission show-cause hearing on Jan. 14, 2026, staff recommended revoking the operating certificates listed in its updated hearing cycle for failure to maintain required insurance, while removing two respondents from the list after those companies updated coverage; the ALJ will issue a recommended decision and affected carriers may cure before it becomes final.
Administrative Law Judge Kelly Rosenberg presided over a Public Utilities Commission show-cause hearing on Jan. 14, 2026, where staff asked that the Commission revoke operating certificates for motor carriers that lack filed proof of required insurance.
Assistant Attorney General Justin Larson called Marquita Riley, a program assistant in the Commission’s transportation unit, as staff’s witness. Riley said the Commission’s records show several carriers for which insurers sent cancellation or nonrenewal notices and that the agency follows rules requiring motor carriers to file evidence of financial responsibility. “The letter explains how all operations under its authority are suspended as of the date the insurance expires unless proof of proper…
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