by Matt Thorpe | Nov 5, 2020 | News
By Jamie Campbell, Managing Director, JCS Transport Consultancy I’ve worked in haulage for 25 years and April and May 2020 will be imprinted on my mind forever. Two months when the world closed down for most people. While there was a lot of public recognition of...
by Matt Thorpe | Nov 5, 2020 | News
FORS gold awards are the highest level of FORS accreditation a transport operator can achieve and for those of us who work in this field, it makes sense to aim high. The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) is a prestigious voluntary programme that demonstrates to...
by Matt Thorpe | Oct 9, 2020 | News
We’re delighted to have helped our client Fox Brothers achieve their FORS gold accreditation during the challenging Covid-19 lockdown. In 2016 Fox achieved FORS bronze accreditation. In 2019 they achieved FORS silver. To achieve FORS gold amid all the challenges 2020...
by Jamie Campbell | Feb 14, 2019 | News
There are now under three months until the introduction of the Central London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), which will help to tackle London’s toxic air. The level of air pollution is contributing to thousands of people dying prematurely every year. The...
by Jamie Campbell | Feb 14, 2019 | News
In the years 2017/18, the traffic commissioner had disqualified 110 operators and 144 transport managers. But through existing licence holders or a business which looks legitimate on paper, some people ignore the ban they’ve been given and carry on operating. It is...
by Jamie Campbell | Dec 17, 2018 | News
Licence revoked for an operator who failed to understand the importance of undertakings. A public inquiry recently carried out saw an operator have its licence taken away for not putting enough importance on the undertakings it agreed to when applying for the...
by Jamie Campbell | Nov 12, 2018 | News
Scaffolding company loses its O-licence. Don’t lose yours!! Redhill Scaffolding Services and its sole director have been disqualified from holding an O-licence for 18 months following an investigation that revealed widespread non-compliance at the firm. A DVSA traffic...
by Jamie Campbell | Nov 6, 2018 | News
The 16th October will see the FORS standard v5.0 be available for download from the FORS website. Hard copies will be handed out at the FORS Members Conference to attendees. Organisations with audit dates on and from 14 January 2019 will be audited against v5.0 and...
by Jamie Campbell | Nov 6, 2018 | News
Nick Denton West Midlands Traffic Commissioner (TC) stated in a decision last month that operators must have a vehicle available to operate at all times to be able to hold an O-licence. A public inquiry in Birmingham which was carried out regarding Solihull- based...
by Jamie Campbell | Nov 6, 2018 | News
Novadata- transport compliance specialist said operators need to consider training staff for the arrival of smart tachographs next year. EU regulation 165/2014 requires all new HGVs sold in the UK from 25 June 2019 to be installed with such devices, which allow...
