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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...
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...
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