Goods Transport
The Swiss electric truck builder Designwerk has put a new truck with a milk collection body on its wheels.
The so-called Mid Cab Tanker 6x2R 510E, based on a Volvo FM 6×2 chassis, is equipped with 510 kWh batteries, which should enable a range of 250 to 300 kilometers. The bright yellow electric truck with shiny silver milk tanks runs on electricity and its body is powered by whisper-quiet electricity.
Fleet owners and motor traders must upload their vehicle details to the National Fleet Database (NFD) by the 30th of November 2023 under newly enacted legislation, according to the Motor Insurers’ Bureau of Ireland (MIBI).
This legal responsibility was set out in the recently enacted Road Traffic and Roads Act (2023), and the Department of Transport confirmed the deadline.
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Irish National Professional Drivers Championship 2023where your performance can showcase your talent and skillCircle K Kilcullen Service Area
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The skills Competition consists of 10 skill assessments
ECO Driving Competition is 25K’s on Public roads. Competition Vehicles are Provided
Competing for your country is an honour for any professional driver. Team Ireland will be competing in their third World Championship in Slovenia, and EPDA Ireland is looking for the very best professional drivers to compete against the best in the World.
A full range of training assessments and a map of the ECO course are available.
In August 2020, Regulation 2020/1055 came into force. From 22nd February 2022, vans with a Gross Vehicle Weight between 2.5 tonnes and 3.5 tonnes undertaking the transportation of goods internationally will need to prove they have left the vehicle registration Country. This will mean that vans must be equipped with a smart tachograph.
Gas Networks Ireland (GNI) has launched a €2.9 million compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicle grant scheme to support hauliers in opting for cleaner fuel. The scheme will support the purchase of up to 400 gas-powered trucks, buses, and vans to help drive a more sustainable transport sector. It will cover 20% of the difference between […]
Message from the Driver Education | Road Safety Authority | 04th March 2021 > Further Extension to Driver CPC cards > To: All Professional Drivers’, Driver CPC Trainer and Driver CPC Training Organisations > > Due to the continued Covid-19 situation, with effect from 6 March, 2021 driver CPC cards will be further extended by […]
Exporters advised by Department for International Trade officials to form EU-based companies to circumvent border issues. Brexit nightmare: British businesses at breaking point Requirements for EU transport firms to provide VAT and tariff guarantees have left hauliers refusing contracts to carry loads for small- and medium-sized UK businesses. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images British businesses that […]
RSA Update for Driver CPC Training 31 Dec 2020 As you are all aware the Government has announced Level 5 restrictions across the State from midnight 30th December until 31 st January 2021 in a bid to curtail the spread of Covid-19. Although the country is moving to Level 5 the RSA’s position […]
