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Dual hearing takes adion against haulage partnership
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TWO LINKED CHESHIRE companies faced disciplinary action when they appeared before North Western Deputy Traffic Commissioner Patrick Mulvenna. Knutsford-based RMG Freight Services' licence was revoked and Warrington-based Ranger International Transport was given a formal warning at a St Helens disciplinary inquiry.
Both companies held licences authorising the operation of four vehicles and six trailers.
Vehicle examiner Peter Turner said 13 prohibitions had been issued to RMG vehicles, four of which were 5 marked, indicating a significant lapse in maintenance.
Ranger International had a track record of poor brake performance at annual test. Because the vehicles were two-axled 50-tormers a very high level of brake efficiency was required. The safety inspection records lacked detail; driver defect reports were only available since December.
When interviewed. Ranger director John Preston said they had worked with RMG for a number of years. Since RMG boss Roy Ferguson's became ill he had been organising RMG's work — RMG's vehicles were insured by Ranger International.
Preston explained that the Ranger vehicles were originally built to work at 50 tonnes but they only ran them at 38 tonnes. They had changed the size of the brake shoes to overcome brake performance problems and were now achieving the required results, albeit only marginally. For the future, the vehicles would be roller brake tested four times a year. They had not realised that rectification work should be recorded and hence had no records.