Agri-Business
The Irish Road Haulage Association has accused the Road Safety Authority (RSA) of massaging the driver testing figures by moving testers.
Rural Life
Hauliers have warned that a lack of hedgerow management is causing road traffic accidents on rural road and are a 'clear danger'.
Access for tractors to Ireland’s motorway network is essential to agriculture and road safety, according to the FCI.
Carol Nolan has claimed that the RSA is "generating chaos" for learner drivers and road hauliers due to delays in test waiting times.
MEP Ciaran Mullooly has called for "urgent reform" of EU road regulations to address the "unique challenges" faced by hauliers from islands.
The Department of Transport has approved a temporary derogation on driving hours and rest periods for animal feed and fertiliser deliveries.
The RSA has confirmed that it took part in a recent enforcement operation in Cherbourg, France which involved Irish livestock hauliers.
Hauliers may be forced to cease the transport of livestock if targeted inspections continue,...
Independent Ireland leader Michael Collins said Irish livestock hauliers feel they are being targeted for additional inspections at ports.
The National Fodder and Feed Security Committee (NFFSC) heard calls for a derogation for hauliers to transport feed and fertiliser to farms.
Machinery
Diesel fuel can be derived from just about any organic matter, including old tyres and biomass, the race is now on to exploit them.
Tillage
Carol Nolan has written to the ministers for agriculture and transport to support a request for an exemption to certain driver rules.
The IFA and hauliers are seeking an exemption from rules relating to resting times for drivers involved in grain haulage.
Hauliers can still apply for emergency support and receive a payment of €800, Minister Ryan and the minister of state said.
A number of truck drivers and hauliers have descended on Dublin city this morning (Monday, April...
Deputy Nolan has urged Minister Ryan to prioritise the issue of fuel costs for hauliers and make support payments as soon as possible.
Emergency support of €18 million for hauliers has been announced by the Minister Eamon Ryan and Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton.
A convoy of lorries and other vehicles, including some tractors, disrupted traffic flow into Dublin...
A TD has called on the Taoiseach, to urgently revise the Diesel Rebate Scheme in order to provide a level competitive playing field for Irish road hauliers.
A new Covid-19 testing site has opened today in Holmestown in Wexford for hauliers travelling by ferry from Ireland to France.
France will require a negative Covid-19 test for hauliers entering the country from tomorrow, with the rule set to be in place for a month.
The Council of the EU has adopted a "reform" of the EU road transport sector, which is aimed at improving lorry drivers' working conditions.
The RSA and department have agreed to allow a temporary derogation in respect of certain provisions of the EU driving and resting time rules.
