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Part-time manager lost repute, says TC
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by Michael Jewell Part-time transport manager Michael Waddington—currently nominated on six Operator's Licences—has been held to have lost his repute by the North Eastern Traffic Commissioner Tom Macartney.
In a written decision, the TC said: "Mr Waddington has forfeited his good repute, as he clearly has not been providing continuous and effective control of two licences on which he is nominated and employed to provide professional expertise, something which he singularly failed to do.
The firm of Blake & Waddington, which consists of two transport managers who have both lost their good repute, would be well advised to direct its energies into a different profession."
As a result, the TC revoked the licences held by Sheffield-based Martin Walsh, trading as Marty's Transport and Mar-Sea Express, of which Walsh is a director. However, he granted an application by Jayne Brame, trading as Bradford-based Queens Road Haulage, for a new licence for five vehicles and six trailers.
Waddington had been nominated as a transport manager for this operation as well, but the IC said he was prepared to give Brame an opportunity to pass the CPC Examination.
The TC had been told that a vehicle belonging to Marty's Transport was given an S-marked prohibition for faults Including a defective speed limiter. An initial attempt to lift that prohibition failed because of a defective tyre. A vehicle belonging to Mar-Sea was also given an immediate S-marked prohibition for serious brake and tyre defects. In addition, the driver defect reporting system was not being used effectively (CM 6-12 Feb).
Waddington was nominated transport manager on a number of licences in various traffic areas, In addition to being an HCV driver, said the TC. His total hours of work were apparently between 69 and 77 hours per week, not counting his own driving time. He had failed to ensure that Marty's Transport and Mar-Sea Express operated in a satisfactory manner, and his lack of contact with the vehicles, drivers, fitters and the maintenance contractor all indicated either incompetence or a shallow understanding of the requirements.
The hours of work which he had put forward combined for all the licences were horrifying, he continued, when added to the casual driving which he carried out for more than one operator.