Tipper operator's licence curtailed
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• At a Section 178 inquiry, on Tuesday, John Borthwick (Tippers) Ltd., Aberdeen, had a Contract A-licence curtailed for two months, by the Scottish LA at Perth. The LA warned John Borthwick, the firm's managing director, of the position in which he stood in respect of future applications. In doing so the LA referred him to several organizations which could possibly help him.
Mr. Borthwick agreed that he was in a very bad situation with seven GV9s served in about a year. The LA said he appreciated that he was obviously trying hard and he did not want to see him in court again on a similar charge.
Answering questions on fleet maintenance, Mr. Borthwick said there were six vehicles on Contract A and three on B-licences. Tippers were used on quarry work and had to travel over rough dirt roads. The firm had taken over a railway yard at Doune and installed maintenance plant using a Gulf maintenance chart. His maintenance scheme started at the end of 1967, he said, and vehicles were checked every few months, although since May, they had also been looked over at each weekend. He had proposed a special check-list in cooperation with the Ministry inspector for general haulage work,