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HAULIERS whose traffic dictated that they had to use certain
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routes were more likely to receive prohibitions in roadside checks, because. vehicle examiners tended to use particular spots to undertake such checks.
This was claimed by Malcolm Cawthorne, a director of Cawthomes (Transport) Ltd, trading as Majestic Motors, of Barnsley, at a Leeds public inquiry. He maintained that the imposition of prohibitions on the roadside was a lottery, entirely dependent on the routes operated.
The company, which held a licence specifying 16 vehicles
and nine trailers, with vehicles to be acquired, h been called to disciplina proceedings before the Yor shire Licensing Authorit Major General V. H. J. Ci penter.
Mr Cawthorne admitt that since 1973 there had be five immediate prohibitions,
delayed prohibitions* fi defect notices placed on 1 company's vehicles.
He said that of these, 90 cent had been imposed on t 14 tippers operated, involvi springs and other parts whi were easily broken in arduc conditions.
After Major General penter had commented tt
e of the defects shown d not possibly have arisen :he same day, since the cle had left its base in the fling, Mr Cawthorne said e had been difficulties over failure of drivers to report cts and liaise with the fitstaff.
rivers were now, however, iosed to be professionals Ling good money, and he aved in giving them res;ibility.
ecepting that defects had allowed to slip through inspection system, Mr rthorne said a number of ors were involved. Superin had not been as tight e he had been away from business for some time lying hospital treatment, is brothers were younger less experienced.
addition, some vehicles been taken home at night rivers, who had transport )1erns when making an start, with the result that night maintenance staff been unable to check their vehicles, le company had now ;ht a "work-a-bus," which tended to use to collect ars making early starts, to e this problem.
avid Cawthorne, . the ctor in charge of the kshops, said some of the 'aibitions had been the It of oil-seal problems with an vehicles. This had now a solved with the assistof Fodens.
tking no action other than ;sue a warning and order a fleet inspection be car. out by DTp vehicle niners within the next six iths, the LA said the aing of vehicles in good ar was, apart from anyg. else, sound economic ;e in view of the capital .stment involved.
e took the view that the eedings had jolted the ipany into taking the essary measures to put ters right.