Haulier praised for improvements
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A West Wales haulage company has been commended for stick ing to its promises. 0 Jenkins & Sons appeared at a public inquiry in Neath to apply for a new eight vehicle licence to replace the licence held by Evan Jenkins, trading In the same name.
Granting the licence, Welsh Traffic Commissioner David Dixon said it was good to see an operator "who had done all he said he would at a previous public inquiry".
Jenkins, which is based in Felin-Fach, primarily transports cheese from a local factory. Its licence was cut from seven to five vehicles last August because of its maintenance record.
But vehicle examiner Keith John told the inquiry that he carried out a check on the fleet in April and only issued one prohibition notice, which did not cause him concern.
John added: "In my opinion the operator has improved his operation considerably since the last public inquiry. The prohibition I issued was cleared on the same day:' The inquiry heard that the company now had all the necessary systems in place, including nil defect reporting systems and a flow chart for maintenance inspections. Jenkins was confident it could manage the increased size fleet requested on the new licence.