At a public inquiry in Leeds on 12 May 2015, deputy traffic commissioner Miles Dorrington also warned the firm that its vehicles will be impounded if they are used while the licence is suspended.
Dorrington ruled that the company's fitness had been 'severely tarnished' after hearing evidence from the DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) which revealed that the company had failed to make any improvements to maintenance standards after an unsatisfactory inspection in May 2014.
At a follow-up investigation in November the same year, a DVSA vehicle examiner found issues with missing paperwork, record keeping, driver defect reporting and safety inspection arrangements.
He also reported that a vehicle stopped earlier in the month was being used despite a prohibition for mechanical defects still being in force.
At the time of the encounter, the defects originally identified on the prohibition had not been repaired.
The agency's records revealed that other notices had been issued to vehicles operated by the firm, including two fixed penalties for dangerous loads.
Dorrington also noted that the annual test failure rate was higher than the national average and that Construction Access (NE) had previously been called to a public inquiry due to concerns about driver compliance issues, in August 2013.
Dorrington also reminded the firm that staying compliant was an ongoing expectation and should never be an aspiration.