Author: John Loughran

Prometeon Tyre Group, a leading company in the development, production, and marketing of tyres for the industrial, agricultural and OTR sectors, and represented in Ireland by Heffernan Tyres is celebrating the extraordinary victory of Martin Macík Jr. in the Truck category at the 47th Dakar rally, the legendary rally held in the Arabian desert from

Electro Maintenance, specialist in rotating electrics in Ireland for more than 60 years, has added a new alternator to its impressive portfolio.

A fast-growing logistics group in the UK has chosen Durite to help it comply with new safety standards.

Several European countries are adjusting regulations regarding winter tyres and equipment for trucks this year, with Germany among the nations making changes.

Hella won big at the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) Pride of the Aftermarket Awards 2024 last week, with the company’s continuing commitment to the commercial vehicle sector recognised when it was named CV Supplier of the Year.

Bridgestone Ireland sponsored the Driver of the Year at the Coach and Bus show in the RDS recently.

All trucks fitted with an analogue or digital non-smart tachograph (vehicles typically first registered prior to 14th June 2019) have until the end of the year to fit a Smart Tachograph Version 2 unit to their vehicle.

More than one in 10 fatal road collisions involved a heavy goods vehicle, researched presented by the Road Safety Authority (RSA) has shown.

Which truck powertrain has the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO)? Which one reduces CO₂ emissions the most? And what determines the TCO?

If you run a 24-hour breakdown and recovery business, then please fill in your details below before Monday, 28th October for inclusion in the Irish Tyre Industry Yearbook & Diary 24-hour Breakdown and Recovery Directory.

Transway Fleet Solutions is celebrating 40 years in business this year. The company can trace its roots back to a small workshop in Ballyfermot, Dublin, where founder Brian Balfe set up a trailer repair business in 1984. It has been onwards and upwards ever since, John Loughran reports.