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Tag: Road Transporters Support Scheme (RTSS)

HGVIreland.com poses the €75million RTSS question

More than €45 million has now been paid to Irish transport operators under the Government’s €120 million Road Transporters Support Scheme (RTSS) – leaving a major question for the haulage industry: what happens to the remainder of the €120 million allocation? The RTSS was introduced earlier this year as part...

Courier companies excluded from Road Tranporters Support Scheme

Many courier companies are being excluded from the Road Tranporters Support Scheme because their vehicles do not meet the scheme’s eligibility criteria. Light Commercial Vehicles LCVs) with a Gross Vehicle Weight of less than 3.5 tonnes are not eligible for the Road Tranporters Support Scheme, HGVIreland.com can confirm. Following a...

Minister announces €120 million Road Transporters Support Scheme

Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien has announced details of the Road Transporters Support Scheme (RTSS) for hauliers, ‘own account’ road haulage operators and bus and coach operators. The RTSS supports the road transport sector in recognition of its essential role in Ireland’s supply chains, for businesses and in providing essential...

The Road Transporters Support Scheme explained

Haulage and coach operators are set to benefit from the Road Transporters Support Scheme (RTSS), which was set up by government as part of a suite of measures, to cut fuel costs in the wake of the recent fuel protests, according to HGVIreland.com’s John Loughran. The RTTS is a government...