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Timber haulier's expansion put on hold

20th September 2007
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ATIMBER HAULIER who racked up two prohibitions in the first two months of his 0-licence has been refused authorisation for a further three vehicles and three trailers.

Instead, Carlisle-based Michael Johnston, trading as M Johnston & Kids,has been granted one additional vehicle and trailer by North Western Deputy Traffic Commissioner Mark Hinchliffe. who considered the original application too big an increase.

The DTC was told Johnston had received a delayed prohibition and two variation notices. A maintenance investigation in October 2006 was unsatisfactory because brake efficiencies had not been recorded in the inspection reports Johnston said he transported timber. mainly around Cumbria and to north Wales,The prohibition for overloading followed an incident in Scotland, when the vehicle had been loaded at the roadside on an incline.

The delayed prohibition had been for a speed limiter problem, but when he took the vehicle to Scania at Carlisle he was told the limiter was fine. The variation notices were for low brake efficiency. The brakes had ben relined but the automatic slack adjuster had wound itself off. In future he would have roller-brake tests carried out every quarter. Work was readily available for the additional vehicles.

Johnston agreed to a daily driver nil-defect reporting system, four-weekly safety inspections and correctly completed safety inspection records. He also agreed his maintenance contractor would make preMoT inspections before vehicles were sent in for test.


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