Kildare-based Road Truck Services (RTS) has secured an expanded three-year logistics partnership with Holland & Barrett as the health and wellness retailer announces a €17.5 million investment in its Irish fulfilment operations. The agreement represents a significant boost for RTS, which has worked with Holland & Barrett for the past eight years, providing import, customs, […]
The President of the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA), Ger Hyland, has strongly criticised the announcement by Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) of increased toll charges for motorists and hauliers from January 2027, describing the decision as “tone deaf” given the mounting pressures facing the transport industry. Hyland said the announcement comes at a particularly difficult […]
At the 2026 Repak Resource Awards, gala awards ceremony on Friday 23rd of October, Midland Tyre Services were crowned the 2026 Irish Tyre Champion. The Repak Resource Awards celebrate organisations and businesses delivering real impact through waste prevention, recycling, resource eficiency, packaging innovation, reuse and refill initiatives, and circular economy solutions. The Tyre Champion award […]
Morris Lubricants has launched Versimax HD19, a new 10W-30 heavy-duty diesel engine oil developed to meet the latest DAF PSQL 2.4 LD specification along with other Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) qualifications. Versimax HD19 10W-30 is a high-quality heavy-duty diesel engine oil formulated for modern diesel engines and advanced emissions systems, including Diesel Particulate Filters (DPFs), […]
The 33rd UICR Professional Driver World Championship (PDWC 2026) has successfully concluded in Eppelheim, near Heidelberg, Germany, bringing together professional drivers, national teams, officials, volunteers, transport industry representatives and guests for an international celebration of professional driving skill, road safety, technical competence and friendship. Held from 9–12 September 2026, the Championship was organised under the […]
The Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA) has warned that next week’s Budget could have a lasting impact on the future of Ireland’s transport and logistics sector, calling on Government to support an industry that underpins businesses and jobs across rural Ireland. IRHA President Ger Hyland said Government has a major opportunity to simultaneously protect rural […]
DAF Trucks Ireland has handed over a new DAF XB 230 FA 4×2 rigid to BOC Gases, the latest addition to the company’s extensive fleet. The fully equipped 14-tonne unit was handed over to Ian Smith, National Fleet Manager at BOC Gases, by DAF Fleet Sales Manager Paul O’Reilly. BOC Gases is a leading provider […]
The Irish Road Haulage Association have said that government are fooling themselves if they think that fuel prices will have fallen in advance of the November 1st date at which fuel supports are due to start unwinding. The IRHA have called on the government to take radical and decisive action on fuel policy arguing that the […]
EVM doesn’t just sell coaches and buses — it builds long-term partnerships with operators. From midi coaches and luxury fleets to electric minibuses and PSVAR-compliant accessibility ranges, here’s why operators keep choosing the company as their fleet partner. For coach and bus operators, the vehicle is only part of the equation — uptime, aftersales support […]
Yokohama HPT Ltd has announced the appointment of Midland Tyre Services Ltd, the truck and bus fleet specialists based in Co. Laois, as an authorised importer and distributor of Yokohama Truck and Bus Radial (TBR) tyres in the Republic of Ireland. The appointment forms part of Yokohama’s continued strategy to strengthen the availability, distribution and […]
