Glyn John 0-licence terminated
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• Glyn John Transport has had its 0-licence prematurely terminated so it expires at the end of April 1988, and has been given a severe warning by the new South Wales Licensing Authority John Mervyn Pugh.
The company, which has a licence for 51 vehicles and 150 trailers in possession with two vehicles, and 10 trailers to be acquired, was called before the LA following three vehicle prohibitions and a number of convictions. The company reported that its vehicles were inspected every six weeks and the trailers were inspected every eight weeks.
Mervyn Pugh says he is prepared to allow people to prove they can be good operators, and it is not his policy to reduce the number of vehicles on their licences on the first occasion — but if they appeared again it will be a different matter.
Glyn John Transport's convictions appear to have occurred due to a lack of communication along the line. Mervyn Pugh wants warning letters sent to the company's drivers in simple and blunt language stating that offences like overloading will not be tolerated, He also wants the company to inspect its trailers every six weeks, and to introduce a flow chart showing when vehicles and trailers are due for inspection.
Six weeks will be the maximum period he will allow between inspections.
He has also warned that should the company be involved with any further offences of insecure loads or overloading he will seriously consider whether it has more vehicles than it can cope with.