The Late Late show
Late payments can cause major problems for haulage companies, imposing unnecessary administrative burdens, impacting on cash flow and in some instances causing insolvency. John Loughran reports.

IRHA calls for fuel duty relief
A delegation from Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) met with Finance Minister Brian Cowen at the end of July in a bid to secure a reduction in excise duty on diesel for licensed and tax compliant hauliers. Irish Trucker reports.

IRU warns on enlarged EU
The International Road Transport Union (IRU), of which the Irish Road Haulage Association is a member has warned that practical measures need to be put in place to prevent an economic "free-for-all" in an enlarged European Union.

A little advice
The Fianna Fail / Progressive Democrat Coalition Government is back in harness and will be guiding the fortunes of the country and the road haulage industry for the next five years. Here Gerry McMahon offers some salient advice to Bertie and Mary and the troops

The new DAF construction range
Construction drivers deserve to work in comfort too - and the best can choose to work in the jobs - and the trucks - that appeal to them most.

£1IR = 1.27 euro
The ir£ pound is worth 1.27 euro or the euro is worth 78.8p whichever way you want to look at it. Come 1st January 2002 all transactions will be conducted in the new currency. John Loughran dug up these euro relevant facts.

European Transport: a time to decide
The European Commission's White Paper "European Transport Policy for 2010: time to decide", published in mid-September was given a warm welcome by hauliers in the UK.

Are Euro ready?
A recent survey conducted by the EU shows that Irish people are the most ignorant of all member States about how much the euro is worth in relation to its own domestic currency.

Commercial equipment finance
At a time of year when many transport operators are considering fleet renewals and acquisitions and how best to finance them, Denis Murray, Regional Director of G.E. Capital Woodchester Finance Ltd., one of the market leaders in commercial equipment finance in Ireland spoke with John Loughran and gave him an overview of the financial services it has to offer.