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Incredible deal from Truck & Trailer Works

Truck & Trailer Works (TTW) keeps rolling out incredible deals, as evidenced by its latest offer, from its depot in Swords, Dublin.

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New HGV registrations continue to surge

HGV registrations continue to surge year to date, despite a significant decline in October.

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Dervla McKay appointed Managing Director of Go-Ahead Ireland

The Go-Ahead Group has appointed Dervla McKay as Managing Director of its bus company in Dublin, which operates services in and around the Greater Dublin Area.

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Road safety alert for rain and wind

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is asking road users to exercise caution while using the roads from today Tuesday 31 October until Thursday 2 November as Met Eireann has issued a weather advisory, with flooding likely in places.

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An Post wins EU Excellence in Road Safety award

Ireland’s An Post has won an EU Excellence in Road Safety Award for its Driving towards Zero campaign aimed at improving the safety of their drivers and other road users.

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Logistics UK warns against NI strike

Logistics UK, one of the UK and Northern Ireland’s leading business groups has warned that next next week’s planned industrial action by NI vets and meat inspectors could be highly disruptive to businesses and consumers.

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New Meiller tipper for Lynn International

Lynn International has taken delivery of a new Meiller Tipper from Setanta Vehicle Sales.

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Applied Driving joins forces with Women in Transport  

Applied Driving, the global provider of driver safety and performance management solutions, has teamed up with not-for-profit organisation Women in Transport to help promote diversity and equity in the transport sector. Under the partnership, Applied Driving will become a sponsor of the Women in Transport Advance 2024 mentoring programme, as...

EU Commission offers grace period given tachograph 2 shortage

The European Commission has proposed a grace period until the end of the year for trucks and coaches registered since 21 August 2023 to be equipped with the new smart tachograph version 2 (SMT2), for both national and international transport, as advocated for by IRU.

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Pay attention to pedestrians this Bank Holiday Weekend

Minister Jack Chambers, the Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána are urging road users to pay particular attention to pedestrians this October Bank Holiday Weekend, as a new analysis of road traffic collision data shows a steep rise in pedestrian fatalities over the past two years.

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Finance your driving lessons with Airport Driving School

Airport Driving School, one of Ireland’s most successful Driving Schools has been providing driver training since 1968. In an innovative move, the company has partnered with Humm by Flexifi to offer tailor made financial solutions for driver training.

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IRU to take Austria to court over Brenner impasse

The Italian government has confirmed its intention to take Austria to court over the Brenner impasse, which has been crippling goods transport and the users of road, rail and combined transport for many years.

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Keeping an eye on costs with FTA Ireland  

Inflation in Ireland may have dropped back to 6.4% in September, but the cost of moving goods to and from customers remains a key concern throughout the supply chain. To ensure that both suppliers and customers continue to achieve best possible value for money for their logistics movements, business...

Dublin’s Toga Freight Services joins Italy’s One Express Network

One Express, Italy’s number one network for palletised shipments, has appointed Toga Freight Services as their exclusive and sole member in the Republic of Ireland.

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Certa opens Ireland’s first HVO biofuel station in Liffey Valley

Fuel supplier Certa, which is part of DCC plc, has become the first operator in Ireland to open a fully-fledged HVO fuel station as it pursues a new strategy to make the fossil-free biofuel, which is a renewable alternative to diesel, more widely available to motorists.

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