R&J's 0-licence cut
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by Michael Jewell • The company formed by the daughter and son-in law of Oswestry hauliers Geoffrey and Susan Hurdsman, which went out of business after one of its vehicles was involved in a fatal accident, has had the number of vehicles and trailers it is allowed to operate reduced.
R&I Transport had been given temporary permission to operate five vehicles and 10 trailers from Old Ifton Colliery, St Martins, near Oswestry, the former base of WT Hurdsman & Sons, Geoffrey and Susan Hurdsman's firm. The directors of R&J Transport are the Hurdsmans' daughter, Sarah Jayne McGowan, and her husband Russell. Geoffrey Hurdsinan was named as the company's transport manager in its licence application.
1VT Hurdsman & Sons ceased trading after its Operator's Licence for 30 trucks and 35 trailers was suspended last November, The suspension followed the fatal accident in June 1994 when the trailer of a drawbar outfit parted from its drawing vehicle on the A6 at Cromford in Derbyshire.
It crossed the carriageway and smashed head-on into an oncoming tipper, killing the driver. The company was subsequently prosecuted for using a dan gerous lorry but the case collapsed.
West Midland Deputy Traffic Commissioner Roger Seymour gave the new company temporary permission to operate pending the receipt of confirmation of some guarantees from its bank within 28 days.
The Deputy Commissioner granted a full licence but restricted it so that it only authorises the operation of three vehicles and three trailers.
He has told the company that any application for authority to operate additional vehicles and trailers would require a further financial evaluation.
L: See Letters page 20.