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16 July 2021 Chris Tindall An Aldershot operator who lied to a traffic commissioner about the use of vehicles before its licence was granted has escaped revocation after it recruited a staff member to organise the business. However, deputy TC John Baker said the licence held by OTT Scaffolding Services would be suspended for a month to reflect the seriousness of the case. The operator appeared before the TC after a DVSA traffic examiner suspected one of its vehicles of being overloaded, as well...

BBC News Published image copyrightSteve White image captionThe lorry was carrying a mobile home when it went through the central barrier on the M62 A fatal motorway crash was caused by a haulage company boss "cutting corners", a court was told. Two men died when their car was hit by a lorry which smashed through the central reservation of the M62 near Goole in April 2018. Michael Holgate, who is alleged to run the transport firm, is on trial charged with manslaughter. Hull Crown Court heard th...