Prison for breaking drivers’ hours
Posted by AndrewT on 30th Nov 2017
A HGV driver was handed out a six-month prison sentence for failing to take rest breaks and drivers’ hours offences.
The driver was stopped by DVSA staff. After downloading the tachograph data it was
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Three-year ban for misleading DVSA & missing tachograph downloads
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Nov 2017
A haulage firm director admitted that he deceived Government inspectors over employment of a transport manager and was disqualified by the West Midlands Traffic Commissioner, Nick Denton.
A Public In
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Descartes working with DVSA on Earned Recognition Pilot
Posted by AndrewT on 24th Oct 2017
Descartes has announced it is working with the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), the executive agency responsible for setting, testing and enforcing driver and vehicle standards in Great Bri
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DVSA launch Earned Recognition Pilot
Posted by Robin Layfield on 29th Sep 2017
Roadside checks cost operators time and money. Earned Recognition will help the DVSA target non-compliant operators. Earned Recognition proves that you meet driver and vehicle standards. Operators
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Fines of up to £1,500 for historic commercial drivers' hours offences
Posted by Robin Layfield on 26th Sep 2017
New rules mean the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will be able to issue on-the-spot fines for any drivers’ hours offences committed in the previous 28 days. Currently, the DVSA can only br
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Importing Tachograph Fraud
Posted by Robin Layfield on 25th Sep 2017
The BBC reported on an increase in tachograph tampering in the UK roads with over 440 HGVs crossing into the UK last year with manipulated tachographs.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)
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Driving tired is 'worse than being on drugs'
Posted by Robin Layfield on 31st Aug 2017
According to recent research, driving in state of fatigue has contributed to more road accidents in Great Britain than those impaired by taking drugs.
The study found 20% of road accidents on major r
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21-year ban for HGV driver
Posted by Robin Layfield on 7th Jul 2017
A HGV driver has been disqualified from professional driving until June 2038 after his driver card was used by another employee to commit serious offences.
The driver had his vocational driving licen
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HGV Roadside Emissions Tests
Posted by Robin Layfield on 26th Jun 2017
From August 2017, roadside checks of HGVs carried out by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) will include an emissions check.
The DVSA will target HGV drivers and operators attempting to c
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Three year ban for falsifying drivers' hours & tachograph records
Posted by Robin Layfield on 21st Jun 2017
An HGV driver was banned from professional driving for three years after falsifying drivers’ hours and tachograph records.
Government inspectors had found that the driver used a device to interfere w
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Want to get the most out of Smartanalysis? – Training
Posted by Robin Layfield on 20th Jun 2017
Smartanalysis training Thursday 3rd August 2017, from 9.30am to 12.30pm – Braintree, Essex.
Smartanalysis is continually improved and new features added to make managing compliance easier for transpo
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Banned for 3 years for vehicle maintenance & drivers’ hours infringements
Posted by Robin Layfield on 6th Jun 2017
The director of a Birmingham builders’ has been banned from operating HGVs for three years for showing no interest in vehicle and driver safety standards. The firm lost its licence to operate vehicles
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Driver CPC Validation with SmartLicence
Posted by AndrewT on 1st Jun 2017
The latest release of Descartes' SmartLicence online driving licence management and verification solution has been enhanced to accommodate Driver CPC and Digital Tachograph card validation.
In Septem
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Road freight weights must be declared by shippers
Posted by AndrewT on 22nd May 2017
All cargo owners must now provide road haulage operators with the weight of cargo goods to be transported in the EU. This is an extension to the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS)
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Weekly Rest Period Clarification for HGV drivers' hours
Posted by AndrewT on 20th Apr 2017
A statement by the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice has advised that a ‘normal’ 45-hour weekend break cannot count as ‘rest’ for tachograph and EU drivers’ hours regulations purposes
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