Moll failed to tell haulier
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of warrior's weight gain IIII A specialist heavy haulier overloaded an artic with two armoured personnel carriers after the MoD failed to disclose modifications to the vehicles for security reasons.
Eastleigh magistrates heard how administrative errors led to the truck, owned by Heanor Haulage of Langley Mill, Nottingham, being overloaded by nearly 50%.
The firm, which has four previous convictions for overloading, was fined 11,500 with £200 costs. The court heard that the vehicle was steppe while carrying the Warrior APCs from Marchwoo military port to Tidworth. Checks found the truc to be 48,400kg, nearly 50% over its plated weigf of 33,000kg.
But defence counsel said the overload ha resulted from an administrative error. The Yoh tractor, which has a design weight of 44,000k had been downplated to save VED costs—th semi-trailer was capable of carrying 80,000kg.