Applications and decisions
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WESTERN AND WEST MIDLANDS TRAFFIC AREAS
Brake Bros
BRAKE BROS IS looking to temporarily vary the condition already in place at its facility in Summit Avenue, Farnborough – currently authorised for 28 vehicles and eight trailers – to enable it to service the Olympic and Paralympic games.
The existing permanent condition at the yard is: • movements of the authorised vehicles into and out of the operating centre are conined to the hours of 5am to 11pm, except that one vehicle can leave outside these hours and four vehicles may return in the period 11pm to 1am.
The condition does not prevent vehicles arriving in contravention of these limits in exceptional circumstances, like vehicle breakdown or abnormal trafic conditions. When such an event occurs, the trafic commissioner (TC) needs to be informed in writing giving the circumstances within ive days. The proposed temporary change of condition is: • movements of the authorised vehicles into and out of the operating centre will be conined to the hours of 5am to 11pm, except that nine vehicles may leave outside these hours and nine more may return in the period 3am to 5am. The period of change is from Friday 20 July 2012 to Friday 17 September 2012 inclusive. All existing conditions will remain in force before and after these dates.
The condition will not prevent vehicles arriving in contravention of these limits in exceptional circumstances like vehicle breakdown or abnormal trafic conditions. When such an event occurs the TC will be informed in writing, giving the circumstances within ive days.
Walon
WALON HOPES to get authorisation for six vehicles and the same number of trailers at the Imperial Commercials site in Leek New Road, Stoke-on-Trent.
Gregory Distribution
GREGORY DISTRIBUTION is looking to base four vehicles and the same number of trailers at a site in Wallops Wood Farm, Droxford, Southampton.
Freshlinc
FRESHLINC HAS been granted permission to base 10 vehicles and the same number of trailers at a unit on Enterprise Way, Vale Park, Evesham.
WG Underhill (Haulage)
WG UNDERHILL (Haulage) wants to locate ive trucks at the Aggregate Industries facility in Moorcroft Quarry, Plymouth.
FORTHCOMING PUBLIC INQUIRIES Bristol
• A PI on 13 February will look at a variation application from Shaws Transport Company, based in Poole. Also on the agenda will be disciplinary action against the company.
• On 22 February, a PI will discuss disciplinary action against Harleywood Haulage, based in Gloucester. The TC will also carry out a review of the firm’s operating centre and the transport manager’s repute.
• Disciplinary action against ND Hardiman Haulage, based in Shaftesbury, Dorset, will be on the agenda at a hearing on 22 February.
• A PI on 23 February will consider disciplinary action against Bicester Crane and Plant Haulage. The TC will also look at the transport manager’s repute.
Birmingham
• Reynolds Transport, based in Much Wenlock, will attend a PI on 14 February, at which disciplinary action and the repute of the transport manager will be on the agenda.
• Hixon Stafford-based Crushers (UK) will be up before the TC on 16 February and a new application will be considered.