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Overloading convictions put Licence at risk
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A HAULIER WITH a history of overloading convictions, including a £2,000 fine, faces suspension or revocation of its licence.
Wolverhampton-based STB Foods was told such action was likely when it appeared before West Midlands Deputy Traffic Commissioner Miles Dorrington.
The firm, which holds a two vehicle restricted licence, appeared at a public inquiry in 2007 when its licence was suspended for 14 days due to three overloading prohibitions and two convictions.
At that time, an undertaking was given that the company would install weighing equipment within a month that accurately measured the weight of vehicles before they took to the road. Since then, there had been four further prohibitions for gross overloads. On three occasions, the vehicles were being driven by one of the company's directors. The company had also been lined £2,000, and director Balbir Singh £.265, for overloading.
Singh said the weighbridge equipment had been installed, hut it had been inaccurate and the staff had not operated it correctly. Account had not been taken of the weight of the pallets, the driver and assistant. There had been no overloading problems since the directors had carried out the work themselves, Singh now checked th weight of vehicles before they lel He accepted that vehicles ha been overloaded for commerci; gain, so that they did not have I carry out more than one trip.
The DTC is to announce h decision in writing.