IBEC welcome fuel laundering find
Retail Ireland, the IBEC group that represents the retail sector, has said that the discovery of an illegal fuel laundering plant in County Louth, with the capacity to produce 12 million litres of fuel per year, was yet more evidence of a need to reform the system of fuel excise and to impose harsher fines on those convicted of fuel laundering.

C&F Tooling see rise in profits
C&F Tooling have reported a 164% rise in their profits thanks mainly to the rise in demand for green energy solutions.

Hauliers urged to take care
Hauliers have been urged to take greater care on the roads as over night frost have left roads in a treacherous condition.

Greyhound deny investigation probe
Greyhound Recycling and Recovery have categorically denied that they are under investigation from the Office of the Data Protection Commission.

SNCF jobs turned down by SeaFrance staff
SeaFrance workers have opted to take redundancy packages instead of keeping their jobs with new employers SNCF.

SDC First With Longer Trailer Approval
SDC Trailers has become the first UK trailer manufacturer to be granted approval for its longer semi-trailers and continues to lead innovation within the industry with all five of its new models the first in the country to pass the strict VCA tests.

KD (Garage) Services celebrates 25 years in business
This year marks the 25th anniversary of KD (Garage) Services Ltd’s opening in Co. Wexford. In that time, the garage has become synonymous with the Scania and Mitsubishi Fuso brands.

Fuel laundering plant found in Louth
Gardai have arrested two men after a massive diesel-laundering plant was found in Co Louth.

Lorry spills fish into field
An overturned lorry caused a bit of a smell in Co Down when the load of mackerel it was carrying spilled into a field.

Belfast filling stations closed
Three filling stations in Belfastfound to be selling laundered fuel have been closed down.

Oil prices on the rise … again
Oil prices have risen in Asiafollowing the news that the US Federal Reserve would keep interest rates low for at least another two years.

FTA want foreign hauliers to pay for U.K roads
The Freight Transport Association has called on the U.K Government to charge foreign hauliers for using their roads.

Cleary Motors - a premier outfit
Celebrating over 30 years in business, Cleary Motors in Thurles, Co Tipperary are still going strong in the motors sales industry, despite the economic downturn. Irish Trucker spoke to Managing Director, Pat Cleary, about the company which was recently re-appointed as the main Renault dealer in the Premier County.

Dublin bin charges were set for increase
Dublin City Council has said the local authority would have had to double bin charges if it continued its waste collection service.

Toyoya lose sales top spot
Toyota has confirmed that its world group sales fell below the eight million mark in 2011, losing the firm its number one spot in the global car makers’ league.

Uncompleted repair complaints rise in NI
The amount of customers making complaints about the failure to complete repairs on their vehicles has increased over the past year in Northern Ireland.

IRU calls for roadblocks to cease
In an urgent letter to the Italian Home Affairs Minister, Anna-Maria Cancellieri, and to European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani, the IRU today called for immediate action to lift blockades set up by striking Italian truck drivers.

Road train approaching: SARTRE project enters final phase
The SARTRE project, Safe Road Trains for the Environment has successfully completed the first test demonstrations of a multiple vehicle platoon.

Exceptional customer care at Armstrong Transport Services
Irish Trucker travelled to Dromore, County Tyrone and met Alan Armstrong, founder and managing director of Armstrong Transport Services, a dedicated transport company whose main emphasis is quality of service.

NI operating licence to be by April
Northern Ireland environment minister Alex Attwood has told the Freight Transport Association that Operator Licensing would be introduced in the country by April.

IRHA meet midland hauliers
The Irish Road Haulage Association held a regional AGM in Portlaoise on Monday night.

Two cargo ships sink in Philippines
In what is a bad week for the shipping industry, two more vessels have capsized over the weekend.

SeaFrance workers to get priority
The new service provided by DFDS-LD Lines on the Calais-Dover route will see ex-SeaFrance workers priority on the work available.

A hybrid refuse collection vehicle in Mulhouse
The Mulhouse Alsace Agglomération conurbation authority has just taken delivery of a hybrid refuse collection vehicle.