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Formal warning after fast growth led to problems with maintenance
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A SOUTH Wales haulage company that was said to have encountered maintenance problems by growing too quickly escaped with a formal warning at a Cardiff disciplinary inquiry.
Paul Brown Haulage, of Llanbradach, had been called before the Welsh Deputy Traffic Commissioner Roger Seymour.The company holds a licence for 15 vehicles and handles the movement of aggregates for the Hansen Group.
Vehicle examiner Christopher Enea said that four vehicles were examined last August at two days' notice, with one immediate and two delayed prohibitions being issued. The maintenance records were unsatisfactory It was accepted that there were difficulties in the South Wales valleys due to a shortage of staff and workshops with rolling road facilities.
For the company, Miles Dorrington said the period between inspections was being reduced from six to four weeks. The company was demanding a higher standard from its maintenance contractor and was asking the FTA to carry out random inspections. It also hoped to recruit a full-time mechanic.
Managing director Paul Brown said the six vehicles being maintained locally seemed to attract prohibitions, whilst those maintained by main dealers under warranty did not. He agreed there was difficulty in recruiting good drivers, explaining that this was specialised work. He accepted that in the past he had tried to take on too many roles.
The DTC was impressed by the drivers' handbook produced by Brown's wife Jayne.