An Alabama trucking company has been shut down after one of its trucks crashed into a van in March, killing 10 people in the van, many of whom had Lancaster County connections.

Killed in the crash on a Kentucky highway were eight members of the John and Sadie Esh family along with two family friends. The driver of the tractor-trailer was killed as well.

The only survivors were boys ages 3 and 5, who were grandsons of the Eshes.

Both John and Sadie Esh, who were Mennonite, were from large Amish families and had many relatives in Lancaster County.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ordered Hester Inc., of Fayette, Ala., to cease operations after it failed to correct "critical" violations, including allowing drivers to operate trucks longer than allowed by law.

The order was issued in June but was released to The (Ky.) Courier-Journal on Wednesday after the newspaper requested it through the Freedom of Information Act.

Scott Hester, president of the company, declined to comment to the newspaper.

A truck driven by Kenneth Laymon went across the median on I-65 near Munfordville on March 26 and struck the van carrying the Esh family and their friends, who were traveling to a wedding in Iowa.