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             California Public Utilities Commission
505 Van Ness Avenue, Room 5301            San Francisco, CA 94102
CONTACT: Dianne Dienstein           November 29, 1995  CPUC - 110
         415-703-2423
   CPUC INVESTIGATES EZI TRANSPORT - SUSPENDS OPERATING PERMIT
          Pending conclusion of an investigation which already
has uncovered numerous violations of state law, the California
Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has ordered Richard Eugene
Rake, doing business as EZI Transport, to stop operating and
suspended his operating permit.  EZI Transport is headquartered
in Stockton.  The ongoing CPUC investigation is also examining
the role of Michael Cardoza in EZI Transport's operations.
Cardoza once held a permit but the Commission revoked it because
of his unsafe operations.
          The Commission took quick action after finding a
pattern of conduct by EZI Transport which seriously threatens
public safety and willfully violates state law.  The Commission
wants to warn the public of the company's history and its ongoing
investigation of the company.  EZI Transport has been cited by
the California Highway Patrol (CHP) 21 times and involved in an
at-fault accident that resulted in the death of an EZI driver.
          If Richard Rake operates during suspension, he risks
fines and criminal prosecution.
          CPUC investigators' preliminary findings are that EZI
Transport violated the Public Utilities Code by failing to:
submit to regularly required CHP inspections, enroll drivers in
the Department of Motor Vehicles Pull Notice Program which tracks
the status of drivers' licenses and driving records, comply with
property, liability and worker's compensation insurance
requirements, and pay required fees to the CPUC.
          Rake's operating permit can be reinstated only if he
shows that EZI Transport vehicles and operations comply with all
state safety, insurance, and operating laws and requirements.
The Commission order requires him to show cause why his operating
authority should not be permanently revoked.  A CPUC hearing to
allow him to do so will be scheduled soon.                ###