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Claire Gilmore confirmed as new traffic commissioner for Scotland

Transport secretary Chris Grayling has appointed Claire Gilmore as traffic commissioner (TC) for Scotland.

Tired driver went wrong way around roundabout

Witney-based A W Cleaver Haulage has had its O-licence revoked after one of its family directors had committed tachograph and driving offences.

UK heavy truck registrations continue decline in October

Registration of new trucks at 16 tonnes and above fell in October, continuing a trend of overall decline for 2018.

Insufficient records lead to O-licence ban

Allscaff SW has had its O-licence revoked after it was found to be operating vehicles without keeping adequate tachograph records.

Minster Tippers fined for illegally dumping waste

A Somerset haulier has been fined £10,476 for illegally disposing of thousands of tonnes of waste on agricultural land near Exeter in a case brought by the Environment Agency.

Places available at final FTA Transport Manager conference of 2018

FTA’s final Transport Manager conference of 2018 takes place next week at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, with places still available.

Lawyer warns of O-licence ‘ignorance’

A leading transport lawyer has warned that too many restricted licence holders are completely ignorant of O-licence requirements.

Sibling smugglers jailed in HMRC sting

Two London-based brothers, who evaded £3.6m in tax by distributing alcohol smuggled into the UK, have been jailed for more than 12 years.

Truck and Trailer Sales launches new self-widening trailers

Coventry-based Truck and Trailer Sales has started selling self-widening trailers to help operators overcome the pitfalls of owning and running STGO (special types) trailers

Bodycams to be used at waste sites

Environment Agency enforcement teams have found inspecting waste sites so risky that some are now wearing body mounted video cameras to discourage and record abuse.