Breaches relating to water discharges are covered by the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales Regulations) 2010 but what can you as an operator do to avoid such incidents happening?

As part of … more

A material change at a transport business is an important change which, if brought to the attention of the traffic commissioner, may lead them to take a different view of a firm's O-licence.

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HMRC and the UK Border Force (UKBF) have broad powers to seize vehicles or trailers where they have reasonable grounds for suspecting that the duty payable on the goods being transported into Britain … more

You made a mistake, held your hands up at the public inquiry and hoped that the traffic commissioner would be lenient.

Unfortunately, that hasn’t happened: the TC has deemed your errors to be … more

The definition of an operating centre is simplicity itself: it’s the place where a lorry is normally kept according to the Goods Vehicles (Licensing of Operators) Act 1995.

A company may have … more

With the summer holidays getting nearer, many haulage firms will be thinking about taking on someone to help out unpaid in the workshop, the traffic office or the warehouse.

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Magistrates' courts can impose fines of up to £20,000 for breaches of the Health and Safety at Work Act, while higher courts can hand out unlimited fines and prison sentences.

Directors and … more

Trade unions may not wield the power and influence they did in their 1970s heyday but they still regularly leave their mark on Britain’s industrial relations landscape.

In road transport, they … more