The Traffic Commissioners for Great Britain on 11 June launched a consultation to look at whether the financial resources test for restricted operator licence holders needs to be changed. All operator licence holders must demonstrate a certain level of financial resources based on the type of licence they hold… Read more »
Kelty livestock firm’s transport licence suspended for six weeks
A Kelty livestock haulier is to be suspended from operating HGVs at the end of this month after Scotland’s Traffic Commissioner said the business hadn’t paid enough attention to safety and licensing standards. Andrew Adams and partners, trading as A&Y Adams and Sons, won’t be able to operate any… Read more »
Traffic Commissioner suspends Rutherglen food and drink supplier’s transport operations in April
A Rutherglen food and drink supplier has been suspended from running vehicles this month by Scotland’s Traffic Commissioner. Joan Aitken said it was “shocking” that GSR Distributions Ltd, trading as Spiceway, had operated a defective vehicle on the road in July 2017 and which had last been given a… Read more »
HGV cab’s final patrol after catching over 5,000 careless drivers
An unmarked HGV cab is taking to the road for the final time after catching over 5,000 careless drivers in the past three years. The cab has travelled 99,000 miles on motorways and major A roads since the safety initiative began, spotting an average of one driving offence every 16 miles…. Read more »
New ‘supercab’ tackling dangerous driving in Midlands
A new HGV ‘supercab’ is taking to Midlands roads as part of a unique initiative to tackle dangerous driving on England’s motorways and major A roads. Highways England has announced plans to fund three new unmarked HGV cabs, including one based in the Midlands, after a single one used by police… Read more »
Traffic Commissioner warns licence holders not to request hearings just to delay inevitable action
A Leighton Buzzard haulage firm has been criticised for wasting valuable tribunal time after failing to withdraw a public inquiry request. Richard Turfitt, the East of England Traffic Commissioner, concluded that the actions of NCH Logistics Ltd had had a negative impact on the resources of the Office of… Read more »
Indefinite disqualification for Cockermouth transport manager after multiple emissions cheat devices fitted to commercial vehicles
A transport manager who admitted AdBlue cheat devices had been fitted to multiple vehicles on his instructions has been banned from the industry indefinitely. Eric Nicholson, who is also a director of Cockermouth transport firm EW & PA Nicholson Limited, said he’d made the biggest mistake of his life… Read more »
Fines for commercial drivers – do not take the path of least resistance
Are you inclined to accept the decisions of people in authority? Think again! As new fixed penalty laws come into force, it may be a case of ‘act in haste, repent at leisure’ for many drivers who are stopped at the roadside. Since 5 March 2018, the Driver… Read more »
Why logistics businesses should be afraid of cyber warfare
The Global Risks Report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) found that 59 per cent of experts predict that risks of cyber-crime will intensify. Attacks such as NotPetya which cost shipping giant Maersk in the region of $200-300 million are proof that the transport and logistics industry is under threat. Risk-proofing supply… Read more »
Traffic Commissioner takes action against transport operators running vehicles with AdBlue defeat devices
The West of England Traffic Commissioner, Kevin Rooney, has warned commercial transport operators that fitting an AdBlue emulator to a vehicle is equivalent to using a magnet to interrupt a tachograph. He added that circumventing emission controls is a serious matter – because the emulation device defeats the vehicle’s… Read more »
