FTA Ireland is urging hauliers to pay close attention to national weather warnings ahead of predicted stormy weather conditions.
FTA Ireland has offered six top tips to hauliers:
1 Only operate when it is safe to do so. Pay heed to the national weather alerts and adapt operational activity as necessary. The safety of drivers and other road users is of the highest priority.
2 As a distribution business ensure you know your drivers’ routes and check in regularly with them.
3 Update drivers and customers regularly and be prepared to change your plan or scrap it entirely and recall your drivers if the conditions deteriorate to an unsafe level.
4 Always plan for an alternative route to allow for road closures during bad
weather. When planning a route during bad weather try to: — Identify the locations where there is a risk of high winds, particularly on high or exposed routes. Be aware of potential localised road closures through snow gates, flood risk, landslip or other dangers.
5 Drive at speeds that are suitable to the weather and road conditions
6 Pull into the side of the road where safe to do so where the winds are very high and or very heavy hail or rain showers, keeping lights and hazard lights on.
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