United States v. John Henricks, Inc., a Corporation

The defendant, John Henricks, Inc., having its principal place of business in Arlington Heights, Illinois, is a private motor carrier engaged in buying, selling, and transporting hay in interstate commerce. It usually employs seven truck drivers who pick up and deliver loads of hay from farmers.

An information containing multiple counts charged that between December 7, 1965 and February 14, 1966 the defendant “knowingly and willfully” failed to require four of its truck drivers “to make, keep, and submit a driver’s daily log; in violation of 49 CFR 195.1, 195.8; 49 U.S.Code 322(a).” After a…