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Sucklings Eco Guardian project - savings with safety
Suckling Transports award-winning Eco Guardian project - which pioneered the concept of environmentally-friendly trucks way before it became PC to do so - is displaying its latest fleet addition at the CV Show.


CV Show space waiting list grows
Crystal Communications, the stand space sales and marketing agency for the CV Show says the waiting list for stand space at this year’s CV Show is still growing, less than a week before the exhibition opens. 

Calling all Light Commercial enthusiasts
Anyone involved in the Light Commercial industry will be pleased to learn that a show dedicated solely to this sector has been scheduled for the RDS in April.

Iveco plans CV Show splash
Iveco, will be exhibiting products across two main stands at the CV Show 2008, which takes place at the NEC in Birmingahm next month, with a line-up of vehicles ranging from 3.5 to 44 tonnes.

Leading companies FPS debut
FPS EXPO 2008, Europe’s largest annual event for the fuel distribution industry, will this year feature a number of brand new exhibitors when it takes place from 23-24 April 2008 at the RDS Dublin.

LDV eyes up CV show opportunities
LDV, is aiming to be top of the class with its line up at April’s Commercial Vehicle Show.

Modec makes European debut in Amsterdam
Modec, the UK-based manufacturer of the world’s first zero emission light commercial vehicles, has made its continental Europe debut at the European Road Transport Show.

Iveco hybrids at the Amsterdamtruck show
Iveco is focusing on hybrid power for its heavy truck range and on new models in its light off-road range, at this week’s European Road Transport Show, which is taking place at the RAI in Amsterdam.

Just what the trucker ordered ...
So far, 2007 has been a complete wash-out for Irish truck show enthusiasts. Show-goers have had nothing positive to shout about, with a distinct shortage of quality events to keep them ticking over. The inaugural National Truck Display at The Showgrounds in Ennis for October Bank Holiday weekend aims to put that right.

Nissan’s renewed LCV focus
Nissan’s renewed focus on its LCV business in Europe will be underlined at this year’s European Road Transport Show at RAI, Amsterdam.

DAF to unveil new high roof CF in Amsterdam
A new DAF CF with a high roof, similar to that on the XF105, will be launched at European Road Transport Show in Amsterdam from October 26th to November 3rd.

TankCon fills up at the CV show
TankCon is returning to the UK exhibition scene as one of five specialist sectors within the Commercial Vehicle Show 2008 – alongside the Cool Zone, Municipal Hall, Workshop 2008, and the recently announced re-launch of TipCon.

TipCon returns to the NEC in 2008
Organisers of Europe’s second largest road transport event – the Commercial Vehicle Show 2008 – have announced the return of TipCon to the industry calendar next year.

Trucks at the RAI show from Volvo
Drive fuel-efficiently and you can save both money and the environment. This is Volvo’s message at this year’s European Road Transport Show, which takes place at the RAI in Amsterdam from October 26th to November 3rd.

FTA at Coach and Bus Live 2007
Tachograph analysis, vehicle maintenance systems and the new EU Driver CPC will all be featured on the Freight Transport Association’s stand at Coach and Bus Live 2007, which will be held at the NEC Birmingham on 10–11 October.

NATIONAL TRUCK SHOW - Just what the trucker ordered…
So far, 2007 has been a complete wash-out for Irish truck show enthusiasts. Show-goers have had nothing positive to shout about, with a distinct shortage of quality events to keep them ticking over. But there is still one last chance to put things right as the inaugural National Truck Display has been booked into The Showgrounds in Ennis for October Bank Holiday weekend…

CV Show 2008 on target for sell out
Demand for exhibition space at the Commercial Vehicle Show 2008 has hit a record high, setting the event on target to become the largest dedicated road transport show in Europe.

CV Show 2008 on target for a sell out
Demand for exhibition space at the Commercial Vehicle Show 2008 has hit a record high, setting the event on target to become the largest dedicated road transport show in Europe.

Truck & Bus World Forum to ride into Lyons in December 2007
The first Truck & Bus World Forum will be held in Lyons from 12 to 14 December 2007.

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.

Germany to host international logistics trade fair
Germany’s Minister of Transport Wolfgang Tiefensee will officially open Transport Logistic 2007, the 11th International Trade Fair for logistics, telematics and transport in Munich on 12 June 2007.

Chevin’s CV Show Treble
Chevin Fleet Solutions is launching three new modules to further extend its award-winning fleet management software at this year’s CV Show, at the NEC from 24th-26th April.

Heil Trailer International exhibiting at this year’s CV Show Stand 3031
Leading road tanker manufacturer, Heil Tanker International will be exhibiting a 42800 litre 6 compartment, aluminium alloy, tri-axle petroleum spirit tank semi-trailer on stand 3031 at this year’s CV show - one of over 200 tanks manufactured by Heil’s Polish production partner during the last two years.

cfc solutions signs exclusive deal for new Maintbook truck data at CV Show 2007
An exclusive deal to offer Maintbook’s new service, maintenance and repair cost forecasting information for heavy commercial vehicles to users of cfc solutions’ market leading range of fleet software is to be signed at CV Show 2007.

Putting the romance back into haulage
Trucking companies are not typically associated with romance, but with Haulage Exchange’s "online freight dating service" gaining more than 300 new members since the start of the year, this may be all about to change.

New web-based fleet management tool
A Dublin-based international fleet management firm CarrierWeb will have a new mobile display terminal on its stand 5777 at the CV Show at the NEC in Birmingham next week.

New EU rules may scupper St. Patrick’s Day parades
New EU legislation, which came into force last week, will prevent truckers volunteering to drive large floats on their days off.

Exciting concepts at the CV Show
Van drivers wanting to make an express delivery could do worse than hot-foot it over to the Vauxhall (Opel in Ireland) stand at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC in Birmingham.

Nissan spotlights versatile LCV’s at CV Show
The CV Show 2007 plays host to the full constellation of Nissan’s light commercial stars including the premiere of the new Primastar Crew Van.

Clean Moves to empower home made mobility
Under the patronage of Germany’s Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel, “Clean Moves Expo” will present energy and fuel efficient technologies in a global market context under the umbrella of the world’s leading industry show, the Hannover Fair.

Fiat’s CV Show offering
Fiat Auto will be strongly represented at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham’s NEC, 24-26 April 2007.

Alcolock system at CV Show
The UK based technology company Traka, says its will use the forthcoming Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC in Birmingham to unveil it Alcolock system.

First European Road Safety Day: Friday, 27th April 2007
The European Road Safety Event, organised and sponsored by the European Commission, will take place on the 27th of April in Brussels.

M1 Marketing to administer marketing first aid at the CV Show
M1 Marketing, specialists in marketing and press relations for the UK and European CV industry, will be exhibiting at this year’s CV Show held in the NEC Birmingham between 24th and 26th April.

Euro 4 Hinos at CV Show
Hino says it will have 25 trucks at the Commercial Vehicle Show, at the NEC in Birmingham next month
The company says it will have 20 bodied and liveried tippers on an outside display are and five more trucks on its stand.

New tipping trailers
One of Ireland’s leading commercial and agricultural trailer manufacturers is appearing for the first time, at the Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC in Birmingham next month.

Volvo to exhibit hybrid engine at CV Show
Volvo Has confirmed that it will show a diesel-electric hybrid D7 engine on its stand at the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham next month.

New Iveco Stralis to take centre stage at cv show 2007
Iveco is preparing to exhibit a full range of vans and trucks at the Commercial Vehicle Show 2007 in Birmingham next month.

CV Show sells out
Exhibition space at the Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC in Birmingham in April has sold out in record time, according to the organisers.

All roads lead to Birmingham
More than 130 new exhibitors have already signed up for the Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC in Birmingham in April.

Volvo confirms CV Show participation
Volvo Truck and Bus will once again be exhibiting at the Commercial Vehicle Show to be held at the NEC, Birmingham from 24th to 26th April 2007.

World debut for automatic coupling
A new, fully automatic multi-function coupling for drawbar trailers, will be unveiled at the Commercial Vehicle Show in at the NEC in Birmingham in April.

Commercial Vehicle Show on the horizon
The Commercial Vehicle Show returns to the NEC in Birmingham from 24-26 April, and will have a combined floor space of more than 90,000 square metres.

All roads lead to Glassex
Supertrucks Ltd, the UK’s largest manufacturer of specialist glass transport systems, is setting the pace at this year’s Glassex Show, which takes place at the NEC in Birmingham from 4-7 March.

Volvo’s Integrated Safety Truck
At the recent Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress in London a Volvo truck took centre stage on the EU Commission’s stand.

DVTA hosts HGV roadworthiness seminar
The Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency (DVTA) hosted a Roadworthiness Open Day at its Balmoral Road Headquarters in Belfast recently to highlight the importance of vehicle roadworthiness.

Boot to the headlight II
Live music and entertainment
A day out for the whole family
Everything for the trucking enthusiast

Flagship National Truck Show
Gabriel Moloney, Kevin Mulqueen and Eric McNamara from AMP Event Promoters organised their successful Flagship National Truck Show which was held at the Showground’s, Drumbiggle road, Ennis, Co Clare on the October bank holiday weekend 2007, the first in the county.

FPS Expo 2008
FPS EXPO 2008 is the event for the oil distribution industry in the UK and Republic of Ireland. The exhibition provides an opportunity to see at first hand the latest products and innovations in the industry. The conference provides a platform for confronting issues and legislation affecting the industry.

All roads lead to Birmingham
The 2008 CV Show, which runs April 15-17 at Birmingham’s NEC, will be the biggest and best yet. With over 13,000 people registered online at www.cvshow.com by mid-March and the figure expected to rise significantly by the time the show gets underway, the excitement is almost palpable.

Boot to the headlight
The third annual Boot to the Headlight truck show took place at the AUL grounds in Swords over the second weekend of July 2007.

CV Show 2007
The Commercial Vehicle Show returns to the NEC in Birmingham this year from the 24-26 April, with over 90,000 square metres of space to enthral both visitors and exhibitors alike.

Another bumper CV Show in store
The sixth annual Commercial Vehicle Show takes place at the Birmingham NEC on April 25-27. Expanding upon the proven formula of the past while adding some notable improvements into the mix, this year’s extravaganza promises to be even bigger and better than ever.

Volvo Trucks to show off all new product range at CV Show
The 2006 Commercial Vehicle Show, to be held at the NEC, Birmingham from 25th - 27th April 2006, will feature three Volvo stands - Volvo Trucks, Volvo Selected Trucks and Volvo Parts and Service/Roadcrew.

CFC Solutions celebrates 25th birthday at CV Show 2006
Twenty-five years in business will be celebrated by fleet software market leaders cfc solutions at CV Show 2006.

PM's increasingly popular 1300 onboard weighing indicator to feature strongly at this year's CV Show
On stand 2668 in Hall 2, PM Onboard Ltd, world leaders in the design, manufacturer and service of onboard weighing systems, will be heavily promoting its PM1300 onboard weighing indicator, which, since its launch, now includes a number of new features.

Heil to exhibit three of the best at this year's CV Show
Heil Europe, the world’s largest refuse collection vehicle manufacturer is exhibiting three of its best selling products at this year’s CV Show on Stand 2431 Hall 2.

Alcoa Workhorse TM wheel
Alcoa Wheel Products Europe has developed, together with DaimlerChrysler, a new wheel for the Axor construction vehicle.

Skills for Logistics joins Skills Centre to raise industry's profile
Skills for Logistics - the Sector Skills Council for the freight logistics industries - has renewed its support for the Skills Centre at this year’s CV Show and ATS.

Reduce costs; Improve efficiency: Thermo King launches the TracKing
Thermo King, the leader in transportation refrigeration equipment, is set to launch its new temperature management and communication product – TracKing – across Western and Eastern Europe.

CV Show 2006 - DAF Trucks Press Conference
We meet at what is probably the time of some of the biggest changes in the CV industry for 20 years. I’m referring not only to the onset of digital tachographs just next week but more particularly to the arrival of Euro 4 legislation less than six months away.

Brityrex International 2007 up and running
The UK tyre industry welcomed the return of its own exhibition when Brityrex International was staged in May last year.

Michelin's new durable technologies make CV Show debut
Michelin is using the occasion of the Commercial Vehicle Show 2006 to display a number of new tyres in its range, including a preview of the 315/80 R22.5 XDN2 Grip, due for launch in the UK this autumn.

Boot to the headlight 2005
If you fell in love with Limerick and were bowled over by Punchestown, then the National Show Centre, Cloughran, Swords, Co. Dublin is the place to be this weekend for Ireland’s latest outdoor truck show.

Irish Truck and Motor Show 2005

Irish Truck & Motor Show 2005
The Irish Truck and Motor Show is back by public demand at the Limerick Racecourse over the June Bank Holiday Weekend.

RORO makes its Belgian debut
Lloyd’s List Events is pleased to announce that RORO2006 will take place at the Flanders Expo, Ghent, Belgium from 16 to 18 May 2006, when the biennial conference and exhibition will bring together key representatives from the ro-ro industry for the 18th time to discuss up-to-the-minute issues and challenges.

The Commercial Vehicle Show 2005
The Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC in Birmingham is on the horizon once again. John Loughran previews this year's three-day extravanganza, which runs from April 5 - 7.

Irish Truck and Motor Show 2005
The Irish Truck and Motor Show takes place at Limerick Racecourse, Patrickswell, Co. Limerick on Sunday 5th and Monday 6th June. Irish Trucker previews the event with co-promoter Finbar O’Flaherty.

DAF Trucks addresses skills shortage with dedicated CV Show stand
DAF Trucks No1 in the British truck market, is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the founding of its industry-leading apprentice training programme - already the largest in the road transport industry - with a dedicated stand at the CV Show at Birmingham's NEC Show.

DAF CF65 evolves with increased payload
DAF has made major enhancements to its popular CF65 model of which around 800 were sold in the UK market last year.

Evolution order of the day for DAF at CV Show 2005
DAF Trucks is featuring new model derivatives, evolutionary enhancements across its range and the lightest 44 tonner money can buy on its stand at the CV Show 2005 which opens at Birmingham's NEC today.

BVRLA CV Show Brochure
The BVRLA is launching a new guide - the BVRLA guide to driving at work for the fleet and light commercial vehicle industry at the BVRLA stand at the CV Show Hall Seven, stand 7-239.

Catch the bus at the CV Show!
What is certainly one of the very few buses on display at this year's CV Show appears on the Eberspacher UK stand (No: 9-340) - its an Optare Alero low-floor vehicle.

IRHA annual conference
The Irish Road Haulage Association’s Annual Conference takes place this weekend at the Rochestown Hotel in Cork.

DaimlerChrysler set for Birmingham
DaimlerChrysler is set to exhibit two special tractor units at the Commercial vehicle Show in Birmingham in April.

CV Show promises host of debuts
The Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham, which runs from April 5th to 7th inclusive, will be bigger and better than ever, according to show organisers Crystal Communications.

Hell's Kitchen winner snubs truck show
The Irish Commercial Vehicle Show has been branded a complete success, despite the non-appearance Hell's Kitchen winner Jennifer Ellison.

Horse power but no horses at Punchestown
The Irish Commercial Truck Show 2004 takes place at the Punchestown Event Centre, near Naas in Co. Kildare on Saturday 19 and Sunday June 20. Promoter Andrew Short previewed the two-day extravanganza with John Loughran.

 

Limerick Show

June 14th-15th 2003

Overwhelming Success




Back, bigger and better

This year's CV show from 18 to 20 March promises to the biggest yet and irishtrucker.com will be covering the event from start to finish. The event has grown to be one of the worlds biggest and most important show with stands to interest anyone, not just those in the haulage related industry. Keep online as we build up to the biggest show in the UK, with news on the show itself, the exhibitors, and tips how to get the best out of a visit to Birmingham.

 

 

 

Get there early
'The CV Show this year, March 18 to 20 will be big and visitors may need to spend two days at the NEC', says the SMMT's Tim Maunder.

Truck-Lite gets incandescent
On its stand 2-539 at the CV Show, Truck-lite will show its increasing range of incandescent and LED rear lights for trucks.

New long haul trailer tyre
Goodyear plans to use its stand 4-709 at the CV Show to launch its new LHT or Long Haul Trailer Tyre.

New 12 tonner from BMC
BMC will use its stand, 3-521 at the CV Show to launch its latest model, the 518.

Zeta at the CV Show
An new engine speed controller, an engine idling limiter, and a new anti-theft system are among new products that Zeta Controls will launch at the CV Show on stand 3-125.

New Transit Towstep from Brink
Brink UK is Europe's largest towing systems maker and will use its stand, 2-227 at the CV Show for the debut of its new combined towbar and towstep for the latest Ford Transit range.

New cranes and skip loaders
Partek Cargotec will use its stand 5-431 at the CV Show to introduce three new Hiab loader cranes and improved Multilift skip loading gear.

Belfast's truck Odyssey
The Transport and Logistics Show, held in the Odyssey Arena, Belfast at the beginning of September proved to be a huge success for promoters AJS promotions. John Loughran reviews the three-day spectacular.

Truck Show 2002 A big hit with the fans
They came in their thousands (over 12,000 in fact) on August 31st/September 1st to the ninth running of the Irish Truck Show at Mondello Park.

Ireland's Show Piece Truck Show
The Odyssey Arena in Belfast, will play host to Fleet Solution Transport & Logistics Show 2002 which runs from Friday 6th to Sunday 8th September inclusive. Event organiser, Andrew Short gave Irish Trucker a sneak preview.

Mondello Show on the horizon
Truck Show 2002 at Mondello Park on Saturday 31st August and Sunday 1st September promises to be Ireland’s biggest and best commercial vehicle exhibition.


Irish TruckFest 2002

Commercial Vehicle Show 2002

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