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Disregard to maintenance prompts action
A FAILURE TO maintain milk floats resulted in Creamline Dairy Services being called before North Western Deputy Traffic Commissioner Patrick Mulvenna.
The DTC has delayed his decision over what action to take against the company's 0-licence pending further maintenance investigations by Vosa. Crearnlinc holds a licence for 32 vehicles, at various depots in the North West.
Vehicle examiner Michael Bale said an investigation commenced after an accident involving one of the company's milk floats.
During his investigation at the Eccles and Manchester depots, he issued 23 immediate and five delayed prohibitions to milk floats, eight of which were `S' marked.
He agreed with Jonathan Backho use, speaking for the firm, that only three prohibitions had been issued to HGVs. Vehicle examiner Cohn Brown said be had imposed prohibitions on almost every float from Stockport. In addition, there was little evidence the light goods vehicles based there were being properly maintained. He agreed there were only minor defects in relation to the two 0-licensed vehicles operated from Stockport.
The DTC said poor condition of any vehicle operated on the road by an 0-licence holder was a matter of concern.
Christopher Swallow. joint managing director, said that without the HGV fleet, the company probably wouldn't have a viable operation.
When it acquired Lancashire Dairies from the receiver in October 2002 they inherited a large fleet of vehicles, which were in a poor state of repair. More emphasis had been put on rebuilding older floats than on maintenance. The firm had relied on experienced mechanics. With hindsight, that was flawed.
It now treated milk floats on a par with HGVs, increasing the thoroughness of the inspections.