Operator licence revoked after failure to adhere to drivers hours rules

14th January 2020 | No Comments

An operator has had its licence revoked after being found guilty of ignoring their responsibilities to ensure driver’s hours and tachographs rules were observed. In July 2019, a report from the DVSA was passed to the traffic commissioner regarding H&J Transport, an operator running 10 LGVs and 10 trailers. The report highlighted that the director, George Hunt, was failing to download drivers’ digital tachograph cards and vehicle tachograph unit data within the required timeframe. As a result of this, drivers were clocking up a number of repeated and serious infringements and some drivers were found to often drive without a card inserted
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Driver CPC deadline

12th June 2019 | No Comments

For many professional lorry, bus or coach drivers in the UK the deadline to complete their driver CPC periodic training and maintain their current card is approaching. If you haven’t already done so, you need to make sure you’ve completed 35 hours of periodic training by 9 September 2019. Following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU professional drivers of lorries and buses will still need a valid CPC to continue to operate in the UK. It is illegal for professional drivers to operate without a Driver Qualification Card (DQC). Finding a training course You can find training courses by visiting the Joint Approvals Unit
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Scaffolding Company Fined

20th November 2018 | No Comments

A scaffolding company has been fined after a worker was crushed by a forklift truck, sustaining lifelong injuries. The employee was working for Whiterose Scaffolding (Leeds) Ltd, operating a lift truck in the yard when the truck overturned, trapping him underneath. As a result of the incident the worker sustained serious life changing internal injuries and since the accident, is now living with chronic pain and severe mobility issues. An investigation carried out by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after the incident showed that the company had failed to provide operator training to employees who were required to use
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Taking Learners on the Motorway

12th November 2018 | No Comments

From Monday 4 June 2018, learner drivers are able to take driving lessons on motorways in England, Scotland and Wales. This will help to make sure more drivers know how to use motorways safely. How the change will work Learner drivers will need to be: accompanied by an approved driving instructor driving a car fitted with dual controls Any motorways lessons will be voluntary. It will be up to the driving instructor to decide when the learner driver is competent enough for them. Until the law changes, it’s still illegal for a learner driver to drive on a motorway. The
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RTITB Launch New ‘MEWP’ Operator Training Course

26th October 2018 | No Comments

To increase safety and efficiency when working at height, our updated Mobile Elevating Work Platform (MEWP) training course will ensure operators have the necessary skills and knowledge. The Accrediting Bodies Association for Workplace Transport (ABA) categorises MEWPs – sometimes referred to as cherry pickers or access platforms – into four main groups: 1a, 1b, 3a and 3b, these classify the different capabilities of the machines. The operating environment can significantly vary as well as the machines differing in weight, height, dimension and capacity. The MEWP course has been developed to cover a wide range of vehicle mounted, scissor, telescopic and
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