Feds Shut Down 26 Intercity Bus Companies for Safety Violations

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The unprecedented motorcoach safety crackdown primarily targeted bus companies operating along the East Coast's I-95, where crashes last spring left several people dead and dozens injured.

In an unprecedented move, the US Department of Transportation Wednesday shut down 26 intercity bus operators, declaring them "imminent hazards to public safety."

It was the single largest safety crackdown in the history of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), the branch of the DOT established in 2000 to help curb fatalities and injuries resulting from bus and truck crashes.

In its move, unveiled formally on Thursday, FMCSA ordered 10 individual bus …