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Operator dumped waste on farmland

A waste operator has been ordered to pay more than £6,650 for disposing of thousands of tonnes of waste illegally on farmland near Exeter.

10 O-licence applications and decisions that caught our eye this week - 8 October 2018

Commercial Motor picks out some of the latest O-licence applications and decisions issued.

Nine months jail term for £194,000 VAT haulage fraudster

The boss of County Tyrone-based Lyons Haulage has been sent to prison for his role in a £194,000 VAT fraud, following an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) investigation into his company.

Rogue operator has O-licence revoked

Mold-based haulier Flintshire Logistics has had its O-licence revoked after being found to be a front operation for a disqualified haulage boss.

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More than half of transport companies across Europe (52%) have had their offices inspected or audited for drivers’ hours compliance in the last year, according to a study from TomTom Telematics.

Drivers’ hours rules need to be clearer

A lack of clear guidance on how operators can manage and comply with drivers’ hours rules means enforcement authorities could be breaching government guidelines, according to a transport lawyer.

Drivers’ hours law and tachograph legislation: What happens next?

What will happen to drivers’ hours law and tachograph legislation post-Brexit?

Safety failings led to life-changing injuries

A charity has been fined £30,000 after a member of the public lost her leg when she became trapped under a truck carrying a fairground ride in Cambridge.

10 O-licence applications and decisions that caught our eye this week - 1 October 2018

Commercial Motor picks out some of the latest O-licence applications and decisions issued.

Colson Transport fined after residents affected by dust and odour

Nottingham-based Colson Transport and its director have been ordered to pay more than £70,000 for breaching the conditions of an environmental permit over a 19-month period that affected the lives of local residents.