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Legal.(Armet Logistics's drivers licences suspended for reckless driving)
July 2, 2009... Twenty-six drivers appear before TC after more than 300 convictions over tacho fiddling offences. Drivers employed by Liverpool- based edible oil tanker operator Armet Logistics have had their HGV licences suspended or revoked. The disqualifications range from six months to five...

Legal.(equality law for transport workers)
July 2, 2009... Useful contacts Balancing act A new equality law will place pressure on industry employment practices, obliging firms with government work to introduce and fulfil equality policies. The Equality Bill promises to Bring all existing equality legislation, some dating back to...

TC's decision is overturned by Tribunal.(Legal)(John Coyle and J Coyle Haulage into licensing fraud cases)(Brief article)
July 2, 2009... The Transport Tribunal has quashed a Traffic Commissioner's decision to revoke a haulier's licence and issue a disqualification order. South-Eastern & Metropolitan Traffic Commissioner Philip Brown (pictured right) had revoked the licence of J Coyle Haulage and disqualified director John...

'No-show' operator loses his O-licence.(Legal)(Hudson's Transport company's licences investigated)(Brief article)
July 2, 2009... A haulier with a history of prohibitions, including one for loose wheelnuts, has had his licence revoked after failing to appear at a Birmingham public inquiry. The three-vehicle licence held by Clun, Shropshire-based Aubrey Hudson, trading as Hudson's Transport, was revoked by the West...

Revocation after firm's fleet goes missing.(Legal)(Al-Le Logistics Northern's licences and vehicles under investigations)
July 2, 2009... CASE FOUR The licence held in the North-Western Traffic Area by Sheerness-based Al-Le Logistics Northern has been revoked with immediate effect. In addition, the company has been disqualified from holding or obtaining an O-licence for an indefinite period. The Southport firm,...