A scaffolding operator has been kicked out of the haulage industry for four years after failing to put in place any proper systems for managing its drivers, drivers’ hours or vehicle maintenance, writes Chris Tindall.
A MOTHERWELL scaffolding operator had its operator’s licence revoked for four years following a Glasgow public inquiry (PI) at which the traffic commissioner for Scotland, Claire Gilmore, said T&M Contracts and sole director Michael Lally posed a significant risk to road safety.
She said it was more likely than not that the company, which traded out of a Cleland operating centre, had not had any adequate systems in place for downloading and analysing tachograph data, ensuring compliance with the working time directive, driver training, licence checking or maintenance forward planning since it was granted a licence in 2018.
At that time, T&M Contracts’ application for a restricted licence authorising three vehicles and one trailer was considered at a PI following allegations that it had been operating without a licence.
