Fines for overload
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SCOTTISH hauliers are angry about a growth in the numbei of prosecutions against overloaded lorries on the A74 Glasgow-Carlisle road, as a result of the introduction of a dynamic axle weigher.
RHA Scottish area secretar Tom Brattin has had talks wilt
Licensing Authority Hugh McNamara, and has pointed 'au' that many involved only axles not gross weights, but he de scribed the LA's response ' ' unsympathetic-.
Mr McNamara said OE weighbridge at Beattock sum mit, has been sited to ensurf that the maximum number o checks is carried out on south bound vehicles, and said tha once current 50 per cent staf shortages are overcome, then will be more checks.
The first hearing agains operators took place on Monde, this week at Lanark Sherif Court. In every instance thi firms pleaded guilty, and esker the court to exonerate the drive charged along with hi employer.
They stressed that driver had no possible scope to reclist ribute their loads, and that the' should not have them endang ered.. The Sheriff accepted this and fined each of the operator £30.
In all cases, the vehicles which had been loaded with wide variety of goods, includin! pigs and malt grain, wer loaded within permitted trail weights, but were overload& on some axles,
Operators mentioned the fi. ments of sleeper cabs and th location of fuel tanks as dete mining whether or not the axl loading was in order.