Hauliers warned over pool trailers
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• Hauliers who pull another com pany's trailers could be blamed if the trailers are found to be defective.
North Western Licensing Authority Martin Albu gave this warning when he refused to increase the authorisation on the licence held by Stalybridge, Cheshire-based haulier Albert Brocklehurst, who trades as AB Transport.
The company wanted to increase its authorisation from two vehicles and two trailers to three vehicles and three trailers.
Vehicle examiner John Moss gave details of five delayed prohibitions issued to AB Transport-owned vehicles and trailers since April 1993.
For Brocklehurst, Fred Randall said he transported containers for Maritime Haulage. He placed a number of trailers with Maritime and they could be allocated to any other haulier. More often than not Brocklehurst did not pull his own trailers and they were either parked at Maritime's operating centre or in use.
Expressing concern, the LA said Brocklehurst had three months to find a transport manager who was in "continuous and effective control" after hearing
that Brocklehurst had not seen his nominated transport manager since December.