Tennants Bitumen choose BRUCE for bespoke specialised solution
Tennants Bitumen, are based in the Belfast harbour estate and is ideally placed for the import and distribution of bituminous binders for the Northern Ireland road construction and maintenance industry.
Kilsaran to create 170 jobs
Leading concrete manufacturer the Kilsaran Group has announced that the opening of a new facility in Co Meath will eventually create 170 jobs.
Lorry waste spill causes outrage
An investigation has been launched by a pharmaceutical company into how three containers with harmful waste material fell of a truck transporting the liquid for testing.
Lay-offs reach new level
Since the start of the year almost 36,000 people have been laid off work in Ireland with many of those jobs connected to the haulage industry.
Manufacturing slump to hit Haulage industry
The latest official industrial production figures released by the CSO reveal how much the manufacturing industry has been hit by the recession, which is bad news for the haulage sector.
VOSA set out more stringent tests
The Vehicle and Operator Services Agency (VOSA), which has come in for some criticism over its handling of Irish drivers in the U.K has launched a new initiative.
Slane residents to bring bypass campaign to Dail & warn over future accidents - McEntee
On Wednesday 6th May a delegation of Slane residents will call for heavy vehicles to be banned from their village when they attend the Oireachtas Transport Committee in order to prevent further serious accidents, Fine Gael Road Safety Spokesman and Meath East TD Shane McEntee has announced.
CRH invest big
Irish-based Concrete firm CRH whose lorries can be seen all over the country has announced that it has bought a major US producer of paving and decorative stone for $540 million.
Dempsey handed transport role
Following the announcement of the new government on Thursday, Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has appointed experienced TD Noel Dempsey the position of Minister for Transport and Marine.
IRU welcomes simplified dangerous goods instructions
The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has welcomed the move to simplify the instructions governing the carriage of dangerous goods.
New EU directive to aid truck manufacturers
Manufacturers of trucks, vans, buses, and trailers will no longer need to get approval for the same vehicle in each European Member State, before placing it on the market.
Irish Rail to roll out laser technology to prevent bridge strikes
Irish Rail is poised to install laser technology in a pilot programme on two railway bridges in a bid to avert serious bridge strikes.
Considerable interest in longer vehicle combinations in Europe
Volvo Trucks, together with together with the Swedish Road Administration and the Dutch Transport Ministry, is promoting the value of longer vehicle combinations in Europe.
The Hover Group rolls out pan european tyre contract with Michelin
Bulk transport logistics specialists Hoyer is in the process of switching its tyre procurement to Michelin contracts in a number of major European countries, following the success of its Michelin-fitment policy in the UK.
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