The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has published a new guidance document on driving for work. This guidance document has been jointly developed by An Garda Sรญochรกna, the Health and Safety Authority and the Road Safety Authority to help employers understand and manage the main risks that working drivers face...
Hannon Transport is set to sponsor Northern Ireland Transplant Games team, as its main corporate sponsor. The announcement was made at a special reception hosted by Communities Minister Gordon Lyons at Parliament Buildings on the 1st July 2025. The Transplant Games celebrate remarkable individuals who have received organ transplants and...
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is hitting the festival circuit this summer with a high-profile campaign aimed at keeping road safety front of mind for music lovers across Ireland. Teaming up with some of the countryโs most iconic music events, the RSA is bringing essential safety messaging directly to tens...
Jungheinrich Lift Truck Ltd, the Irish subsidiary of Jungheinrich AG Hamburg, has significantly invested in a new green initiative and taken delivery of a fleet of zero emissions Opel Vivaro Electric light commercial vehicles, illustrating the company’s commitment to reducing its transport emissions and environmental impact. The leading material handling...
Leatrans Ltd has added a number of new Volvo Trucks and Schmitz Cargobull temperature controlled trailers to its fleet. Writing on his LinkedIn profile, Seamus Burke, Business Developement Manager said: โThis investment will strengthen our position as one of the top suppliers of national and international transport in Ireland. โWe...
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is reporting continued strong progress in reducing waiting times for driving test invitations, as part of its ongoing Driving Test Action Plan. As of this week, the average national waiting time to receive a driving test invitation has fallen to 16.3 weeks, well ahead of...
JLA, a leading supplier of commercial laundry equipment, catering equipment and commercial heating, has reduced distracted driver behaviour by 70% in the past 12 months following the adoption of an AI dashcam solution from Ctrack. The company has seen a significant drop in mobile phone usage and other actions that...
Following a strategic route review, Stena Line has announced that from 30 September 2025, the ferry operator intends to withdraw its existing three-day Rosslare – Cherbourg service. The last sailing will depart Cherbourg on 29 September, arriving in Rosslare on 30 September. These plans have been developed after an extensive...
Mobile phone blocking technology offers a non-intrusive alternative to driver-facing AI cameras for those fleets facing opposition from drivers and unions. According to Mark Hadley, CEO of Blackout Technologies, this emerging innovation can help eliminate illegal smartphone usage โ responsible for a significant proportion of collisions โ without raising privacy...
Marlin Industries, the integrated manufacturing and logistics business within the cable industry, has dramatically reduced insurance claims and improved driver performance following the adoption of a dual-facing dashcam from SureCam. The video telematics solution โ fitted on a fleet of 20 HGVs that operate from bases in Wales and Scotland...
EU-funded researchers are accelerating the rollout of self-driving trucks on public roads to solve driver shortages and improve safety and sustainability in Europeโs logistics sector. n the not-so-distant future, unusual looking cargo vehicles โ sporting large black windscreens and with no human driver behind the wheel โ could become a...
The chronic shortage of truck drivers continues to threaten the efficiency of transport and logistics operators. The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has outlined why a major part of the solution lies in professionalisation at ALACAT 2025 in Madrid. There are 3.6 million unfilled truck driver positions across 36 countries,...