Kearney Transport – the walking floor specialist
09/03/2026
Specialising in walking floor transportation across the island of Ireland, the UK and Europe, Kearney Transport Ltd.is an industry-leading haulage company that has been delivering the goods big time for more than a quarter of a century. Irish Trucker interrupted Seamus Kearney’s busy schedule for an update.
Since its inception in Moy, County Tyrone, in the late 1990s, Kearney Transport has established itself as one of Ireland’s premier walking floor transportation providers.
Hands-on director Seamus Kearney, who runs the family business alongside his father Kevin, is pleased to report that 2025 was another busy year for this exceptional, customer-focused operation, which is now also offering a dependable, value-added refrigerated transport option.
“We’ve bought a Chereau refrigerated trailer and added that to our list of services,” the amiable Tyrone trucker confirms. “Generally speaking, things are going very well and we’ve been kept fairly busy this year.
“There was a slow enough start to the year and then things picked up; we’re flying now. Horticultural compost out of Ireland was quiet for a while but it has picked up again now and we’re busy right across the board.”
Which is exactly how any haulage company wants it!
Synonymous with the professional transportation of horticultural products, woodchip, recycled materials and palletised goods, Kearney Transport was established by father and son Kevin and Seamus in 1998. Today, they operate a magnificent fleet of eight trucks, which are now half and half Volvo and Scania, the first-mentioned manufacturer having traditionally been the Kearneys’ lorry of choice:
“It’s 50:50 now, four of each,” says Seamus. “The change would be partly down to driver preference. Some of the drivers just prefer Scania, so that’s the road we went down. However, myself and my father would still be loyal Volvo men. Obviously, they are two brilliant makes and you can’t go wrong with either … there are no bad lorries being made anymore.”
In terms of fleet replenishment, a couple of new walking floors were added in 2025 and there’s every chance the lorry line-up could be upgraded in ’26. “We’ll wait and see how the end of 2025 and the start of 2026 goes before making a final decision. Come January / February next year, we’ll have a clearer picture of what we’re going to add.”
The fleet works hard and is kept in perfect working order at all times, through regular in-house servicing and upkeep as well as assistance from Kearney Transport’s dealers of choice – nearby Dennison’s in Dungannon for Volvo and Darren Courtney / DGC Motors in Inniskeen, County Monaghan and NR Trucks in the Moy for Scania.
Seamus joined the family business to work alongside his father more than 20 years ago, having got his HGV license at the age of 21. Although more and more of his time is taken up with the running of the fleet, he is a trucker at heart and still loves to get behind the wheel as frequently as possible.
“I enjoy it on the days it’s going well - not so much on the days when it’s not going so well and you just want to throw the phone out the window,” he quips. “I still go out three or four times a week and I really enjoy the driving side of it, although there are a lot of other things to take care off too when you’re running a transport business these days.
“Dad also drives and we have a good team of drivers on top of that. Drivers are a big problem these days – not easy to get or to keep. This shortage of labour is a problem right across the economy, not just limited to haulage. Garages are struggling to get mechanics and tradesmen are in short supply everywhere. That’s just the way it is.
“Thankfully all the trucks are out at the minute, bar one. We’re waiting on the right driver. As soon as we find the right man, we’ll be back to full capacity.”
In everything they do, Kearney Transport Ltd. put the customer first and prioritise service. This unswerving commitment to looking after customers is one of the main reasons why they continue to pick up so much repeat business, which has seen the company go from strength to strength over the past 27 years and counting.
Seamus believes that the personal touch invariably provided has been key to the success of the County Tyrone headquartered walking floor specialist:
“Being a small family business is our greatest strength,” he contends. “From a customer’s point of view, being small and being contactable is key. A smaller family firm can offer a much better service. With us, there’s only one number to ring and I’m the man who will answer the phone.
“We know all our customers and they can all contact us any time of the day or night. Apart from one large multinational company that we deal with via email, we speak regularly with all our other customers on the phone and you can’t really put a price on that personal touch. Our customers appreciate it and that’s the level of service we will continue to give them.”
As for the future plans of Kearney Transport, Seamus concludes: “We’ll just drive it on and continue to do what we are doing. We don’t have any desire to grow the business further; we’re content at the size we are at. Our aim for ’26 is to freshen up the fleet but other than that we are very happy with the service we are providing and the level we are providing it at.”
Kearney Transport Ltd.,
24 Seyloran Lane,
Moy,
County Tyrone.
Tel: +44 7796 277554
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ktransport23
First published in Irish Trucker magazine March/April 2026, Vol 29-2
