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'Untruthful' operator refused O-licence

A licence application has been refused by the traffic commissioner after the haulier was found to have operated a vehicle for almost two years without authorisation.

Paperwork mess lets sole trader down

A scrap metal haulier has been given eight weeks to sort out his financial resources and overhaul his maintenance and documentation systems – or else the TC will revoke its licence.

Driver given suspended sentence for tachograph fraud

An HGV driver who used two tachographs to do a full day’s work and then drive home to his family has received a suspended prison sentence.

'Incompetent and ignorant' directors lose licence

A company that operated uninsured vehicles, failed to monitor drivers’ hours, forged records and lacked financial standing for “a considerable period of time” has had its licence revoked.

Court issues £50,000 fine for leg injury

The HSE has warned companies to separate their transport operations from where pedestrians will pass after a worker suffered a broken leg.

Former convict's licence application denied

A haulage firm’s O-licence application has been refused after deputy traffic commissioner (TC) John Baker heard evidence that the operator had previously been sentenced to 14 years in prison for supplying drugs.

Aggressive operator disqualified for two years

An operator who behaved in an aggressive manner towards a DVSA vehicle examiner, leaving him “scared for his life”, has been disqualified.

Check driver employment status, warn solicitors

Operators should consider checking the employment status of their drivers and ensure they are not avoiding paying tax by hiding behind a self-employed status, according to law experts at Shulmans LLP.

Asset Alliance report looks at cost of clean air

The majority of operators would consider moving on from a client if the introduction of a clean air zone or low emission zone meant that doing business with them would no longer be cost effective, according to the findings of the Asset Alliance Industry Monitor 2019.

TV-watching HGV driver kills woman

Lorry driver Viorel Sandulache was distracted by a TV show on his mobile when he drove into the back of a 21-year-old woman’s car on the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge at the Dartford River Crossing in Kent. He was sentenced to nine years at Maidstone Crown Court on 8 April.