Traffic Commissioner - Page 7

Drivers will face action for failing to secure loads effectively, warns transport commissioner

Drivers employed by a Cramlington haulage firm have been warned they will face serious action if they fail to secure loads effectively.

20 Jun

Licence ban for Thornley skip operators involved in criminal activity

Two of the owners of Thornley-based S M Skips have been banned from operating vehicles after failing to declare serious convictions to the industry regulator.

14 Jun

FORS accredited transport manager faces two year disqualification following DVSA inspection

A transport manager has been disqualified from the industry for two years by the East of England Traffic Commissioner, Richard Turfitt.

10 Jun

Driver refused LGV provisional licence after drink-driving ban expires

A driver has been refused permission to obtain his first provisional LGV licence until June 21, 2016, after he was disqualified for drink-driving.

7 Jun

Frequent driving offender receives vehicle licence reduction

Scotland’s Traffic Commissioner restricts Glasgow based fruit and veg wholesaler company’s vehicle licence for four months.

26 May

Bonnybridge demolition firm’s vehicle licence curtailed for six months

A Bonnybridge demolition firm’s operating licence has been curtailed by Scotland’s Traffic Commissioner because convictions were not reported to her office.

24 May

'Wholly dishonest management' at Bilston haulage firms disqualified by Traffic Commissioner

The directors and transport managers of two Bilston haulage firms have been disqualified indefinitely from the industry by the Traffic Commissioner.

20 Apr

Transport manager and licence holder banned for surrendering control to disqualified operator

A transport manager who allowed a disqualified operator to continue running his vehicles has been banned from the industry indefinitely by the Traffic Commissioner.

15 Apr

Phoenix firm refused operating licence after previous bad form

A Blaydon-on-Tyne scaffolding firm which tried to wipe away a £260,000 debt has been refused an operator’s licence.

12 Apr

Regulator calls for vast improvement on digital tachograph records

The London and South East of England Traffic Commissioner has said that parts of the haulage industry need a culture change when it comes to downloading digital tachograph records.

8 Apr

Farming business sees transport manager and driver disqualified for working excessive hours

A farming business in Leominster has seen its operating licence temporarily suspended, and a former transport manager, along with a driver, disqualified.

23 Feb

Removals firm loses operators licence while employee disqualified for a year

A Walsall HGV driver has been disqualified from driving professionally for a year after he tried to hide his abuse of safety rules.

15 Feb

Traffic commissioners deal with O-licence application issues by overhauling system

29 Jan

Gravesend operator 'entirely unfit' to hold licence

A Gravesend scaffolding firm has been refused an application to run commercial vehicles after a series of failings.

27 Jan

Scottish skip operator disqualified from running commercial vehicles

The owner of an skip firm in Central Scotland has been disqualified from the industry for three years by the Traffic Commissioner.

12 Jan

Disqualification for HGV driver who kept poor records and ignored breaks

A West Midlands HGV driver has been disqualified for over a year after poor driving record keeping and failIng to observe breaks.

18 Dec

Changes announced to road transport regulation to target non-compliant operators

The senior Traffic Commissioner for Great Britain, Beverley Bell, has today published a revised set of statutory documents.

14 Dec

Transport manager and haulier labelled “extremely foolish” by Traffic Commissioner

Darrells Transport Services and a transport manager for MJD Services have been labelled “extremely foolish” for giving cover to an illegal operation.

2 Dec

Fry's Logistics disqualified for 10 years after double fatal

A transport manager’s “lack of regard for the law” contributed to the deaths of two cyclists, a traffic commissioner has ruled.

20 Nov

Waste disposal company owner disqualified from running trucks for poor safety

The owner of Alsager Contractors has been disqualified from running trucks for 12 months after an investigation revealed poor safety standards.

4 Nov

Traffic Commissioner - Page 7

Drivers will face action for failing to secure loads effectively, warns transport commissioner

Licence ban for Thornley skip operators involved in criminal activity

FORS accredited transport manager faces two year disqualification following DVSA inspection

Driver refused LGV provisional licence after drink-driving ban expires

Frequent driving offender receives vehicle licence reduction

Bonnybridge demolition firm’s vehicle licence curtailed for six months

'Wholly dishonest management' at Bilston haulage firms disqualified by Traffic Commissioner

Transport manager and licence holder banned for surrendering control to disqualified operator

Phoenix firm refused operating licence after previous bad form

Regulator calls for vast improvement on digital tachograph records

Farming business sees transport manager and driver disqualified for working excessive hours

Removals firm loses operators licence while employee disqualified for a year

Traffic commissioners deal with O-licence application issues by overhauling system

Gravesend operator 'entirely unfit' to hold licence

Scottish skip operator disqualified from running commercial vehicles

Disqualification for HGV driver who kept poor records and ignored breaks

Changes announced to road transport regulation to target non-compliant operators

Transport manager and haulier labelled “extremely foolish” by Traffic Commissioner

Fry's Logistics disqualified for 10 years after double fatal

Waste disposal company owner disqualified from running trucks for poor safety

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Traffic Commissioner - Page 7

Drivers will face action for failing to secure loads effectively, warns transport commissioner

Licence ban for Thornley skip operators involved in criminal activity

FORS accredited transport manager faces two year disqualification following DVSA inspection

Driver refused LGV provisional licence after drink-driving ban expires

Frequent driving offender receives vehicle licence reduction

Bonnybridge demolition firm’s vehicle licence curtailed for six months

'Wholly dishonest management' at Bilston haulage firms disqualified by Traffic Commissioner

Transport manager and licence holder banned for surrendering control to disqualified operator

Phoenix firm refused operating licence after previous bad form

Regulator calls for vast improvement on digital tachograph records

Farming business sees transport manager and driver disqualified for working excessive hours

Removals firm loses operators licence while employee disqualified for a year

Traffic commissioners deal with O-licence application issues by overhauling system

Gravesend operator 'entirely unfit' to hold licence

Scottish skip operator disqualified from running commercial vehicles

Disqualification for HGV driver who kept poor records and ignored breaks

Changes announced to road transport regulation to target non-compliant operators

Transport manager and haulier labelled “extremely foolish” by Traffic Commissioner

Fry's Logistics disqualified for 10 years after double fatal

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