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Driver sentenced after illegally dumping waste

A truck driver from Manchester who illegally dumped 100 tonnes of pungent waste on the site of a school has been sentenced to 12 months in prison.

Tudor Griffiths fined £44,000 after employee suffered serious arm injuries

Building materials company Tudor Griffiths has been fined £44,000 after it failed to keep fixed guards in place on moving machinery at a quarry, causing serious injuries to an employee’s arm.

Nine applications and decisions from Scotland

Two granted applications for Ferguson Transport (Spean bridge) were among the most recent applications and decisions in the Scottish traffic area this week.

HMRC closes fuel laundering site

Two men have been arrested and a suspected fuel laundering facility dismantled as part of an HMRC investigation into what is believed to be a multi-million-pound fraud.

Nine applications and decisions from the North-West and West Midlands

A new authorisation for DHL Supply Chain (pictured above with customer Morrisons) at an Esso site in Birmingham were among the latest applications and decisions from the Office of the Traffic Commissioners that caught our eye this week.

Repute intact for Welsh haulier

Traffic Commissioner (TC) for Wales Nick Jones (pictured) has issued Llanfyrnach, Pembrokeshire-based Adrian Poole & Sons International with a formal warning for operating more vehicles than the maximum number authorised on its O-licence.

PCS Recycling O-licence revoked after investigation finds 'unsatisfactory system' for brake testing

Upminster-based PCS Recycling has had its restricted O-licence for 17 vehicles revoked following an investigation that revealed an unsatisfactory system of brake testing at the company.

Loyalty to son costs operator his O-licence

Erith-based operator Joseph Jebb’s standard international O-licence for six vehicles will be revoked on 1 March after police officers caught his son driving one of his trucks without a licence.

Waste haulier Whites Recycling fined £20,000 after stream turns black

Whites Recycling has been fined £20,000 after a stream was polluted following a land spreading operation in wet weather at a farm in the north-east.

Haulier fined £44,000 after worker severely injured

Building materials company Tudor Griffiths has been fined £44,000 after it failed to keep fixed guards in place on moving machinery at a quarry, causing serious injuries to an employee’s arm.