Compliance

A Welsh operator that fitted AdBlue cheating devices to at least 20 vehicles in its fleet has had its licence curtailed. 

  Nine applications and decisions that caught out eye including H Sivyer (Transport)'s bid for a new operating centre 

CM sister title Motor Transport is holding a half-day Clean Air Zone (CAZ) Roadshow for HGV operators in Leeds on 3 July.

The director and transport manager of IPL Haulage, Ian Percival, has lost his repute and been disqualified as a transport manager for two years from 30 June 2018 after a public inquiry (PI) in Bristol.

Midlands operator RM Commercials has had its O-licence suspended for 28 days from 1 July after a public inquiry (PI) heard of a string of offences, including running a vehicle with an AdBlue emulator.

Lorry drivers have been urged to be patient as L-plated drivers take to motorways for the first time.

A transport lawyer has warned truck drivers not to bring illegal torch/stun gun combination devices into the UK because they risk a five-year prison sentence if caught with one.

On 1 April 2018, Slovenia implemented electronic tolling for vehicles above 3.5 tonnes GVW covered by a system commonly refered to as DarsGo.

The growth of the transport industry in the last few years has been remarkable in terms of importing and exporting goods. The influx of HGVs using the motorways has become a real political and economic topic. This is due to many influences, including maintenance, infrastructure, financing and environmental standards. In some countries a toll system and tax system has been put in place to recover some of the costs imposed by these factors.

A tipper operator that ran bigger vehicles than permitted from its operating centre has been allowed to carry on its business, after a public inquiry (PI) decided it was a misunderstanding rather than deliberate disregard.