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Waste operators to pay back illegal earnings

Two waste operators have been ordered to pay back hundreds of thousands of pounds of money they illegally earned following a proceeds of crime case brought by the Environment Agency.

Safe and sound

A rigorous risk assessment and proper planning are crucial to health and safety compliance

Haulage worker suffers injuries in conveyor incident

Haulage and waste processing business Loosemores Transport has been fined £18,000 after an agency worker received injuries while working on a waste sorting conveyor.

Big brother or big bother?

Under what circumstances is it appropriate for employers to use covert surveillance of employees?

“Keeping it in the family” sees O-licences suspended

Traffic Commissioner (TC) for Scotland, Joan Aitken has suspended three Bonnybridge-based hauliers for a “tangled family weave” that allowed one of them to operate vehicles in excess of its authorisation.

Brexit: Are EU ready?

CM looks at the effect a no-deal Brexit could have on employment rights in the transport sector for UK employers

Defect app gives instant access

Freeway Fleet Systems has launched a defect management app that gives workshop technicians immediate access to documents such as manuals and diagnostic sheets on smartphones and tablets.

DVSA updates its MoT manual

The DVSA has updated its inspection manual for HGVs with changes clarifying rules regarding the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and emissions.

SEPA clamps down on illegal waste haulage

The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has launched a clampdown on illegal waste haulage and disposal, which involves the police and the other three UK environmental agencies.