TERRELL, Texas — Federal regulators say a trucking company linked to a crash that killed five people in Terrell is now at risk of being shut down.

A U.S. Department of Transportation spokesperson told WFAA that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration had completed a compliance inspection of Hope Trans, LLC on Aug. 15 and three days later issued the company a proposed "unsatisfactory safety" rating.

“FMCSA’s action would take the carrier out of service and off the road if substantial corrective actions are not taken immediately,” the statement said.

FMCSA uses a three-tier system for carriers: satisfactory, conditional, and unsatisfactory. A proposed rating is not an enforcement action on its own. But if an unsatisfactory rating becomes final, the carrier must cease operat

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