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Coultons reapplies for O-licence

Coultons Bread, which trades as Happy Bread, has reapplied for an O-licence after appointing a new transport manager.

Directors prosecuted for running illegal waste site

Two men have been prosecuted for operating an illegal waste site in Worcestershire for financial gain.

License falsification leads to disqualification

A scaffolder who defrauded the DVSA by falsifying a vehicle licence disc has been disqualified from operating HGVs for six months.

Director jailed for worker's death

A Cheshire businessman has been sentenced to 12 months in prison after one of his workers died when he was crushed while loading his HGV.

Know the height of your HGV, warns FTA

The FTA has reminded hauliers that drivers must always know the height of their load after an HGV carrying a digger collided with a footbridge over the M20 at the weekend.

Haulier to pay £70,000 confiscation order following tachograph manipulation

County Armagh haulier M&S Freight Forwarding must pay a £70,000 confiscation order following the discovery of tachograph offences in 2012.

Tolling on the cards for UK road network

Government plans to introduce road charging in a bid to ease congestion and fund the rising cost of road repairs are still firmly on the table, according to industry experts.

A third of DVSA stops in 2015 lead to prohibitions

Almost a third of trucks and trailers stopped and checked by the DVSA last year were issued with a prohibition for a mechanical defect.

Firm that pressured drivers to falsify records is stripped of O-licence

The directors of a caravan haulage firm who had a “deep-seated drive to prioritise commercial gain over compliance” have been disqualified from holding an O-licence.

Senior TC Beverley Bell warns hauliers to notify TCs of any changes

Senior traffic commissioner (TC) Beverley Bell has reminded hauliers that they should notify their TC of any change that could affect their O-licence.