rish hauliers, fleet operators and workshop teams have every reason to head to the RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin, this weekend, as the CV Workshop EXPO, Auto Trade EXPO and 271 Truck & Trailer EXPO bring the industry together on Saturday and Sunday, 10–11 October. From the parts and equipment that keep...
Ireland’s freight and logistics sector is showing growing signs of investment caution, with more than one in five fleet operators planning no capital expenditure over the coming year, according to new research from FTA Ireland. The findings, published in the FTAI 2026 Manager’s Guide to Distribution Costs Ireland, paint a...
Hauliers cannot finance the switch to zero-emission trucks while waiting for overdue payments and struggling to access suitable charging infrastructure. That is the message from the International Road Transport Union (IRU), which is calling for a maximum 30-day payment period for road transport services and clearer EU rules allowing operators...
Irish hauliers operating on the Continent need to review their toll budgets as changes introduced during 2026 feed into another round of charges in 2027. The Netherlands has replaced its Eurovignette with distance-based charging, Flanders has introduced a CO₂ surcharge, and Germany has tightened vehicle classification thresholds. The financial impact...
Budget 2027 has delivered some welcome short-term relief for Ireland’s haulage, passenger transport and logistics operators, but significant questions remain over the sector’s longer-term competitiveness and the cost of decarisation, according to FTA Ireland. The organisation has welcomed a number of measures announced in Budget 2027, including the temporary deferral...
Irish hauliers need clear answers on how the extension of the Road Transporters Support Scheme (RTSS) will operate following its announcement in Budget 2027. While the commitment to additional support offers welcome relief, important details remain up in the air, including individual payment amounts, application requirements and when operators will...
European regulators are moving closer to introducing new rules governing truck and bus tyre abrasion, potentially changing how commercial vehicle tyres are tested, developed and ultimately selected by haulage operators. The UNECE Tyre Abrasion Task Force meets in Brussels on 8–9 October, with one of its key objectives being to...
Irish hauliers serving the north-west have moved a step closer to improved road connections after the Court of Appeal in Belfast overturned the ruling that blocked the A5 Western Transport Corridor upgrade. The judgment, delivered on Tuesday, 6 October, clears a major legal obstacle to the long-delayed project, which has...
Ireland’s direct freight connections with continental Europe have been formally placed at the heart of the European Union’s latest Atlantic Corridor strategy, strengthening the case for further investment in ports, road links and freight infrastructure. The European Commission has published its first Atlantic European Transport Corridor Work Plan under the...
The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has welcomed a number of measures set out in Budget 2027, which the association says it had campaigned for. Those measures include a continuation of the diesel rebate scheme until the end of 2026 with continued review, an extra two month payment to hauliers...
Irish hauliers have been given breathing space on diesel taxes in Budget 2027, but operators pricing next year’s work still face uncertainty over the withdrawal of fuel supports. In his Budget speech, Finance Minister Simon Harris announced that the temporary reduced fuel excise rates will remain in place until 28...
As Ireland’s haulage industry continues to grapple with high diesel costs and the enormous challenge of decarbonising heavy road transport, one question is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: why isn’t the Government doing more to encourage hauliers to switch from fossil diesel to HVO? Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) offers one...
G7 countries have agreed to release 100 million barrels of diesel and crude oil from emergency reserves in an effort to stabilise global energy markets and take some of the heat out of soaring fuel prices. The coordinated release, overseen through the International Energy Agency (IEA), will begin immediately and...
European haulage operators are facing pressure from two directions: the rising cost of keeping trucks on the road and a shortage of drivers to put behind the wheel. For Irish hauliers serving continental markets, the combination threatens profitability, complicates planning and makes it harder to take on additional work. Emergency...
Irish businesses using vans for cross-border deliveries need to ensure their vehicles, drivers and transport schedules comply with the tachograph requirements introduced on 1 July 2026. The extension of the European rules brings goods vehicles with a maximum permissible mass exceeding 2.5 tonnes and up to 3.5 tonnes into scope...