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CASE TWO

8th October 2009, Page 25
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No action taken after undertakings made

NO ACTION was taken against the 0-licences held by two members of a group of firms with operating centres located across the country, following an undertaking to appoint a second transport manager.

General Electric Capital Equipment Services, trading as GE Equipment Services Plant Hire and GE Capital TLS, had been called before DeputyTraffic Commissioner Elizabeth Perren. The nominated transport manager in i. e ch case was Paul Bevan.

For the two companies, Gary odgson said GE Plant hired out plant of various sizes, and the authorised vehicles were low loaders, which were used to transport that plant to and from the hirers' sites. TLS hired out vans and cars, and the authorised vehicles were car transporters.

Bevan detailed the various monitoring systems, and the steps taken to address any perceived shortcomings. He said he was based in Sale, Manchester, but supported by central support functions, and a branch and regional network.

Hodgson said there was a robust computerised system, with day-to

day contact with the depots. These were not haulage depots as such. No issues within the past five years had been flagged up. The previous systems had clearly been working, but even so, they had been reviewed and changes made.

The DTC said the significant number of operating centres were in places as far apart as St Austell and Glasgow.

It was unusual for one transport manager to be responsible for such a large number of operating centres spread over such a wide geographical area.

The two companies were part of a much larger group that had welldeveloped systems of accountability and chains of command.

Taking no action, subject to the appointment of a second transport manager, the DTC said time would tell if the arrangements were successful and, no doubt, VOSA investigations would reveal if such a centralised computerised system of supervision worked in practice.


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