Disqualified for encouraging drivers to commit drivers’ hours offences
Posted by AndrewT on 19th Dec 2016
The director of a haulage firm with operations in Shrewsbury and Coalville has been disqualified for two years after the Traffic Commissioner for the West Midlands, Nick Denton found that he encourage
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DVSA improves OCRS to focus on the least compliant operators
Posted by AndrewT on 8th Dec 2016
The DVSA use the Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS) system to help decide which vehicles should be stopped for roadside checks. It gives a score for risk of an operator running a vehicle with roadw
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Have your say on harsher penalties for drivers causing death by dangerous or careless driving
Posted by AndrewT on 6th Dec 2016
In 2015, 122 people were sentenced for causing death by dangerous driving with a further 21 convicted of causing death while under the influence. In a survey currently running in Fleet News, almost 70
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Paying the ultimate price after encouraging drivers to work excessive hours
Posted by AndrewT on 10th Nov 2016
Following a ruling by Traffic Commissioner Nick Jones, a midlands businessman has been disqualified indefinitely from operating trucks in a number of operating companies after encouraging drivers to w
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Indefinite ban from running HGVs
Posted by fionastewart on 9th Aug 2016
An Enfield-based fruit and vegetable retailer was banned indefinitely from running heavy goods vehicles following a history of non-compliance.
Evidence presented convinced to Nick Denton, Traffic Com
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91% of hauliers want online driver CPC data checking alongside driving licence checks
Posted by fionastewart on 13th Jul 2016
A survey of over 100 senior UK haulage fleet managers, conducted by the Association for Driving Licence Verification revealed that 91% of respondents want driver CPC data to be made available alongsid
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Disqualified for five years for drivers’ hours offences
Posted by fionastewart on 5th Jul 2016
A South Wales operator was disqualified by Traffic Commissioner for Wales, Nick Jones, for five years after committing over 100 driver’ hours offences. The owner operator used two driver cards to con
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Coach operator disqualified for drivers’ hours offences
Posted by fionastewart on 20th Jun 2016
A Dundee coach operator has been disqualified for two years from 31 May 2016 by Scotland's Traffic Commissioner after breaching drivers’ hours and tachograph rules that exist to safeguard against driv
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Smart tachograph specifications published
Posted by fionastewart on 9th Jun 2016
The Regulation on the new digital smart tachograph specifications was published on 27 May 2016.
The digital tachograph was first introduced in 2006 as a device to record drivers’ hours, breaks, rest
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DVLA updates guidance on fitness to drive
Posted by fionastewart on 24th May 2016
The DVLA has recently updated its guidance to help Medical Professionals assess their patients’ fitness to drive.
The new guide entitled ‘Assessing Fitness to Drive: a Guide for Medical Professionals
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Turners enhances driver compliance with Descartes’ SmartCompliance
Posted by fionastewart on 20th May 2016
Descartes Systems Group announced that one of the largest independent haulage companies in the UK, Turners (Soham) Ltd., is using Descartes’ SmartCompliance™ solutions to gain efficiencies and improve
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