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Apr 4, 2017

RENAULT's GREEN TRUCKS.* Ireland

* Leinster - AES choose Renault for fleet replacement programme

--- Leinster and North Munster-based Advanced Environmental Solutions (AES Bord na Móna) have just put into service 10 new Renault Range C380 8×4 trucks complete with Dennis Olympus OL27 bodies, Zoeller lifts and Moba weighing systems... All 10 trucks are fitted with the Opti-driver extreme gearbox and Voith retarders. The bodies are both single compartment and dual compartment configurations... In addition AES have also taken delivery of 4 new Renault Range D320 6×2 rear-steer with Allison gearboxes...
 (Photo: One of the Range C380 8×4 trucks supplied by Setanta Vehicle Sales Ltd. of Dublin that went into service recently with Leinster and North Munster-based Advanced Environmental Solutions)   --  Dublin, Leinster, Ireland  - Transport Parts, by Declan O'Byrne - March 29, 2017

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DANGEROUS DRIVERS * Ireland - Dublin drivers ranked as country’s worst

* Dublin – AA Survey finds: Stupid and dangerous driving in Ireland

 (Video, by Mike Fitzgerald72 - Jun 19, 2016: Drivers in Dublin are the worst in the country according to the experiences of motorists surveyed by AA Ireland) 

--- As part of an AA Motor Insurance survey of over 7,000 motorists, drivers were asked which county had the worst behaved drivers based on their own past experiences. Almost half of those surveyed (46.77 per cent) stated that they believed driver behaviour was at its worst in our capital, with drivers in Donegal (19.25 per cent) and Cork (5.34 per cent) being ranked as the second and third worst behaved respectively... Conor Faughnan, AA Director of Consumer Affairs stated,  “Every day we come across cases of dangerous overtaking, drivers failing to acknowledge the right of way and motorists ignoring many rules of the road” ... Meanwhile, drivers in Sligo and Leitrim were viewed as the best behaved in Ireland according to the survey. Just 0.26 per cent of respondents held the view that drivers in these counties were the worst behaved in the country, reflecting a trend where rural counties were viewed as better behaved... 
Dublin, Ireland - Irish News, by Declan O'Byrne - April 3, 2017

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Nov 15, 2016

Criminals 'copycatting' registration plates * Ireland - Beware trucking

* Dublin - Plates of Irish vehicles "cloned" to transport illegal persons and alcohol

--- A major Irish trucking company has claimed the licence plates of some of its vehicles are being ‘cloned’ by criminals in Europe... Setanta Vehicle Importers Limited, based in Dublin, hire out some of their trucks on a contract basis and have had a number of incidents involving ‘copycats’ over the past two months... In one case, a customer of Setanta received a letter notifying them that their truck had been impounded by Austrian authorities, and they were being prosecuted for the transportation of illegal persons. The person’s actual truck was in Ireland at the time, and the registration details had been copied... In some cases, the cloned trucks are racking up toll charges of €1,000, which are being issued to the owners of the legitimate vehicles... Ms Concarr explains how the company are fighting the toll charges and parking fines. “In Ireland, you could go online to the road haulers licencing website and search for a road haulier and all his licence plates are there or online, so it’s easy enough to copy them"... Jerry Drummond, Operations Manager with Glantrans International Carriers Limited, recently received a letter notifying him that one of the company’s trucks had been seized in Dover, after it was found to be transporting 26 pallets of beer without a licence to do so. However, none of their trucks were in Dover on the day in question. In another incident, Mr Drummond was contacted by the Department of Public Prosecution in Bruges, who informed him that one of their trucks had been seized... The operations manager says the truck was in Dublin at the time. “It puts incredible strain on the business, having to fight these issues. I spent nearly my whole day yesterday trying to sort out who owns this truck” ... 
 (Photo: Renault Premium trucks which were 'cloned')  --   Dublin, Ireland - Independent.ie, by Amy Molloy - 11 Nov 2016

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Sep 6, 2016

TRUCKERS' WATCH * Ireland: Bridge collisions increase

* Dublin - Irish Rail tell truck drivers to 'wise up' about bridge collisions

--- Irish Rail has warned truck drivers to be more aware of their vehicle heights as the number of bridge collisions increased this year... In 2014 there were 85 bridge strikes across the network, however this year to date there have been 68 incidents... Irish Rail said that large vehicles hitting bridges is one of the greatest safety risks they face... They said bridge strikes can cause significant delays to both rail and road services, as it must carry out a structural assessment of the bridge before allowing trains to pass over following a hit, and road traffic can end up severely backed up... 
Dublin, Ireland - Independent Ireland, by Catherine Devine - 4 Sept 2016

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Sep 30, 2009

TRUCKING INDUSTRY * Ireland - Haulage operator hits out at cost of doing business in

One of Ireland’s leading haulage companies has hit out at the cost of doing business in the Republic

Dublin,Ireland -HGV Ireland - September 25, 2009: ... Eugene O’Reilly of O’Reilly Transport says that Ireland needs to reduce its cost base if it is to regain competitiveness... “Every economist is telling us that we are not cost effective in this country and as someone who operates businesses in Northern Ireland, England and the Republic I could not agree more,” he said... O’Reilly cites road tax as a case in point. Annual road tax on a truck on six axles running at a gross vehicle weight of 44 tonnes in Ireland is €2415.00. O’Reilly says road tax in the UK for the equivalent truck is £1200.00 or €1,332 at today’s exchange rate... O’Reilly singles out Dublin City Council for criticism. When the permit system for five-axle trucks came into force in February 2007, permits cost €5. The rate is now €7, an increase of 40 per cent in a little over two and a half years... (Image from oreillytransport.ie)


* Ireland - Distribution sector at low ebb

Dublin,Ireland -HGV Ireland -September 30, 2009: -- Business sentiment in the distribution sector remains at a low ebb, but some positive signs are beginning to appear, according to a study conducted by the Small Firms Association (SFA)... In the Autumn Business Sentiment Survey, distribution companies showed the highest negative rating at 78 per cent, followed by services at 73 per cent and manufacturing at 69 per cent... However, the equivalent figures for expectations in three months time are distribution at 63 per cent, manufacturing at 59 per cent and services at 58 per cent... Similar levels of ‘average’ or ‘good’ ratings can be seen in the manufacturing (26 per cent) and services sector (25 per cent) for the last three months with a slightly lower level for distribution (20 per cent)... (Picture from ggeorgemullinstransport.ie: Equine Express Trucks)


* Ireland - RSA criticises insurance industry over HGV insurance

Dublin,Ireland -HGV Ireland -September 30, 2009: -- The Road Safety Authority (RSA) has criticised the insurance industry for covering HGVs that don’t have an up to date Certificate of Roadworthiness... Chief Executive, Noel Brett, said the insurance industry could be more vigilant when insuring HGVs. “Trucks that do not have current commercial roadworthiness certificates should not be insured,” he said... Brett said he did not expect the insurance industry to take on the role of the Gardai but he said they could do more “in making it more difficult those who use vehicles that are simply unroadworthy and dangerous”... (Photo from hankstruckpictures: Ireland Transport truck. GAZ-66. Russian truck is an extremely rare truck and has an Irish registration plate)

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