Operators hit with Public Inquiries over trailer defects

Senior Traffic Commissioner Richard Turfitt (pictured) has warned hauliers of their obligations regarding trailers amid a spate of Public Inquiries following serious transgressions. Speaking at the Microlise Transport Conference last week, Turfitt said: "I need to flag up a concerning pattern of cases emerging from last year. It involves the maintenance of third-party trailers. "There have been considerable efforts by the DVSA to make test reports available to all, but operators seem oblivious to maintaining trailers.

It makes the ongoing [...]

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