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TCs slam growing trend of sham transport managers

9th December 2010
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CM COVER STORY roger.browntarbi.ca.uk THE TRAFFIC Commissioners have hit out at what they describe as a growing trend among new haulage firms to submit the names of sham transport managers in order to secure an 0-licence.

Writing in the Traffic Commissioners' Annual Reports 2009/10, Joan Aitken. Scottish TC, says there are still too many instances of agents selling the names of nonworking transport managers to applicant operators.

-As in previous years I have taken a close interest in whether transport managers have the con tinuous and effective control required of them by law or whether they are sham arrangements to secure the licence," she says. "More and more we are scrutinising patterns of transport manager appointments and resignations and refusing to accept many individu its. Many new and naive entrants to operating are being exploited by agents who supply these names at considerable cost."

North West TC Bev erley Bell adds: remain concerned that there are still far too many named transport managers on licences who are just that — transport manager in name only, with no continuous and effective control as required by the legislation."

According to North Eastern TC Tom Macartney, 12 transport managers in his traffic area lost their repute following public inquiries last year, up from seven the previous year. I have seen evidence of several Cases in which transport managers have been removed from licences as part of a restructuring programme," he says. -They must remain confident that their new structure can exercise continuous and effective control of the transport operation."

Senior IC Philip Brown (pictured) says the trend of operators going into liquidation and applying for licences through a relative or friend in order to conceal disclosure of previous non-compliance, has continued over the past year.


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