European road freight contract and spot rates reached around 134 points in Q3 2025, according to Upply–Ti–IRU’s European Road Freight Rate Development Benchmark Report released today. Key highlights: Quarter on quarter, the Upply–Ti–IRU benchmark spot rate index increased by 1.7 points to 134.3, while the contract rate index rose by...
Volvo Trucks has once again redefined what’s possible in heavy-duty transport efficiency, with the FH Aero achieving an extraordinary 11.25 miles per gallon (mpg) in the rigorous Commercial Motor fuel test. The result surpasses the manufacturer’s own previous record by nearly 1.5 mpg and sets a new benchmark for real...
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) have today launched a powerful new advertising campaign urging parents and guardians not to buy e-scooters for children under the age of 16 this Christmas. The campaign highlights the very real and devastating consequences of underage e-scooter use, which is...
Pallet-Track and its Northern Irish partner have teamed up with Women in Logistics UK to host a leading industry event on the unique challenges facing the logistics sector in Ireland. The pallet network and TST Group, which has depots in Ballymena and Birmingham, held the event to discuss the complexities...
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) and FuelsEurope have warned that the omission of road transport from the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP) will undermine the availability of sustainable fuels. With STIP presented last week, the European Commission is committing almost € 3 billion for sustainable aviation and maritime fuels...
EU lawmakers have reached a provisional deal on CountEmissionsEU, a regulation introducing a single method to calculate and report greenhouse gas emissions across all transport modes. CountEmissionsEU is a common framework for quantifying the greenhouse gas emissions of transport services across different modes. The Commission has proposed a single methodology...
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) today hosted a moving ceremony at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin, to launch Ireland’s national commemoration of the 2025 World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. The international day honours the memory of those who have lost their lives or been seriously injured on the...
BWG Foods recently unveiled the latest addition to its award-winning sustainable distribution fleet, with Ireland’s first long-haul fully electric Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV), the Mercedes-Benz eActros 600. This significant milestone in Ireland’s transition to sustainable logistics and transport was marked at a special event, hosted at BWG’s National Distribution Centre...
Minister for Public Expenditure, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, Jack Chambers, together with Minister of State for the Office of Public Works, Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran has officially opened the new Customs and Border Control Complex (Terminal 7) at Rosslare Europort, Co. Wexford. Delivered by the Office of Public Works...
The Transport Operations & Commercial Driving Apprenticeship and the LAA – Logistics Associate Apprenticeship took part in the FTA Ireland Sustainable Transport Seminar 2025, which took place at Johnstown House Co. Kildare earlier this week. Minister of State Seán Canney TD, who gave the keynote address visited the The Transport...
Hauliers moving goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland will soon be able to use a free UK government sponsored tool to meet new customs requirements. The system, called the Trader Integration Micro Service (TIMS), will automatically handle key border notifications when new import rules come into force at the...
Trak Global Security Solutions, the stolen vehicle and asset recovery specialist, has expanded its partnership with telematics hardware provider, Queclink Wireless Solutions, as part of its growth strategy in the road transport sector. Under the technology agreement, the company will have full access to Queclink’s range of tracking hardware with...
One of Northern Europe’s leading fleet management providers, the Latvian company Mapon, continues to expand its business across Europe by acquiring 100% of the shares of the Irish fleet management solutions company Envirokind Limited, known under the Fleet DATA brand. Both Mapon and Fleet DATA offer fleet management, GPS tracking,...
Freight Transport Association Ireland (FTAI) has launched its seventh annual Manager’s Guide to Distribution Costs (MGDC), a definitive benchmark for logistics leaders and service procurers seeking to understand the real cost drivers shaping Ireland’s supply chains in 2025. Speaking at today’s launch, FTA Ireland’s Chief Executive, Niall Cotton, said: “Cost...