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Truck down the pan for toilet supplier

A portable toilet supplier whose work plummeted by 85% during the pandemic has had its licence temporarily curtailed following unsatisfactory traffic and vehicle examiner investigations.

Operator pays price of growing too fast

A haulage operator that “grew too fast” has had its licence cut by two trucks for 14 days after a DVSA investigation found numerous vehicle defects, incomplete records and a lack of drivers’ hours monitoring.

First offence leads to suspension

A scaffolding firm with a host of compliance issues was saved from having its licence revoked after taking remedial action.

House crash driver gets six-month ban

An HGV driver who crashed into a house in Harlow, narrowly missing sleeping children, has been banned from the roads for six months.

Director given time to prove his worth

A company director has been given six months to produce an audit that demonstrates his firm’s full compliance – or its application for 12 lorries will be rejected.

Smart motorway deaths result in jail sentence

An HGV driver that caused the deaths of two motorists on the M1 has been jailed for 10 months

Suffolk firm’s licence trimmed after significant failures

An Ipswich transport firm had its licence curtailed for four weeks for historic drivers’ offences

Licence increase granted despite previous shortcomings

A Boston-based haulage operator has had an application for a licence increase to 16 HGVs granted despite historic shortcomings

Firms trained up to recognise criminal exploitation

Hauliers are being trained by the police to keep an eye out for criminal exploitation and vulnerability across the Midlands

‘Self-isolating’ director’s application refused following PI non-attendance

A St Albans-based operator that threatened the traffic commissioner’s office with legal action if it heard a case in his absence, has had his application refused following a public inquiry