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UK government not to tax foreign lorries
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Transport (DfT), Paul Clark, says the government has not found a way of introducing a reduction for UK vehicles without making it overly bureaucratic and costly.

Economy counting the €1.2bn cost of collisions in single year
According to new figures released by the Road Safety Authority collisions cost the Irish economy a staggering €1.2bn in 2008.

Road transport initiative gets EU financial support
Emons Cargo is the first road transport company to receive financial grant aid from the European Union’s Marco Polo Project.

French logistic giants see revenue drop
Norbert Dentressangle the giant French logistics company has announced a drop in revenue for 2009 recording revenue of €2.72bn down 12.5% on 2008.

Recession claims long standing haulage firm
The recession and the fluctuation high cost of fuel were all factors blamed for the collapse of Royton Express.

Antrim based transport company victim of recession
The biting recession is claimed to have affected the winding-up of a county Antrim transport company.

Hauliers facing tyre price rises
The current massive rises in natural rubber raw materials are set to push up the prices all tyres.

Strong sterling affects Northern Ireland hauliers
Hauliers operating in the Sterling area are now facing the dilemma that due a weak pound now find themselves paying the price for the devaluation of sterling.

Transport survey in over 51 countries forecasts slight growth
A survey by the IRU Road Transport Indices held over 51 countries, a benchmark in GDP growth, new truck registration and road transport volumes have forecast a slight growth in economic levels worldwide.

Resilient Stiller Transport ‘beats’ recession
A resilient Stiller Transport has shown that there is light at the end of the recession tunnel.

Transport company looks to future
Confidence in the future was very much in evidence at Bristol based haulier Wrings Transport Ltd as it increased the size of its trailer fleet with the acquisition of 20 recently launched S.CS Freepost curtainsiders.

Insolvencies in haulage business on the rise
According to a report in the British parliament last week, company insolvencies in the transport business rose sharply during 2008.

IRHA: job losses and increased cost by-product of harsh budget
Vincent Caulfied, President of the Irish Road Hauliers Association did little to disguise his disappointment at the outcome of Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan’s harsh budget on Wednesday last.

British transport companies express disbelief at 16% duty rise
Just like their Irish counterparts, the Road Haulage Association (UK) was quick to express their disappointment with Chancellor Darling after he decided in his budget submission to increase diesel.

Carbon Tax to damage competitiveness
As expected Finance Minister Brian Lenihan has introduced a carbon tax announced in his budget speech yesterday (Wednesday).

UK hauliers bruised by Darling
Simon Chapman, chief economist with FTA, is scathing in his remarks on the government’s claim of the fuel duty escalator as a ‘green tax’ describing it as primarily a ‘revenue raising tool’.

‘Stop no go’ for new road construction
The expected hair shirt budget set to be delivered today is likely to see in its financial cuts a reduction of all National Road Authority (NRA) funding.

Budget fuel increase set to cause transport pain
Transport companies across the country are set to take the pain of a new carbon tax on fuel which is set to be introduced in Wednesday’s budget.

New orders put Irish manufacturing on stronger footing
Pre-budget nerves, talks of recession and winter gloom got a ray of sunshine with the news that production at Irish manufacturing firms rose in November.

Carbon tax levies to affect cost to hauliers
Both petrol and diesel are set to increase by 5c a litre with the introduction of a new carbon tax proposed by the Green Party.

Hauliers North of border set to see soaring oil prices
With the UK seeing its first rise in inflation since last February the AA have said that UK petrol prices have reached a record 108.69p a litre, the highest in over a year.

Irish hauliers face Dutch charge
Already under financial stress, the beleaguered Irish hauliers now face a further charge when travelling through Holland.

Hauliers unhappy with proposed carbon tax
Minister for Finance, Brian Lenihan has said that he will introduce a new carbon tax in the upcoming budget.

Hauliers brace themselves for insurance hike
With insurance companies set to increase their premiums next year, the hauliers industry is bracing themselves for another added cost to an already overburdened industry.

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.

OPEC predicts bright future
The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) stressed that the world economy would soon take a turn for the better.

NIEA reveal hauliers suffering
The Northern Ireland Exporters’ Association has stated that the haulage industry in the country has suffered more job losses than any other area of business, due to the global recession.

EU to act on transport
Members of the International Road Transport Union have met EU officials to discuss the impact that the economic crisis is having on the road transport sector.

Southern businesses suffering
A survey has revealed that more jobs are being lost in the south compared to the north of Ireland with a large number of lay offs in the haulage industry.

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Features

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.