Posted: Jun 12, 2011 3:28 PM EDT

GLADWIN, Mich. (AP) -- A Michigan company has been ordered to cease commercial bus operations after passengers were found in a luggage compartment during a trip to Ohio.

The order against Haines Tours of Gladwin was issued Friday by the U.S. Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

The order claims the company's operations constitute an "imminent hazard."

Haines was cited in August for using a luggage area as a sleeper berth for drivers.

An Ohio State Patrol officer found six people May 27 in the luggage compartment of a bus traveling from Michigan to Clyde, Ohio. Mattresses and pillows were in the luggage area. The order said the driver told the officer there was no room on the bus for more passengers.

The Associated Press left a voicemail Saturday seeking comment from Haines Tours.

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