RecruitAuto.ie, Ireland’s leading online recruitment website for the Motor Industry, is celebrating its second birthday this month with the launch of a brand new website. The new website, which has a bright fresh look, and is very easy to navigate, goes live on Tuesday morning, with 60 current jobs. Motor industry related businesses currently seeking
An Garda Síochána, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) will be running a series of free seminars that are designed to help employers put in place safe Driving for Work Risk Management practices. Driving for work involves risks not only for the driver but also for fellow workers, members
Goodyear has unveiled two new truck tyre lines – Kmax and Fuelmax. These brand new tyres will help lower fleets’ operating costs thanks to the extended mileage and low rolling resistance they offer. A recent survey of European fleets, commissioned by Goodyear confirms that today’s vehicle operators have a different approach to buying tyres: they
Maxon has announced that it will withdraw from the UK tail lift market by the end of 2013 because of a lack of acquisition targets. Maxon said it would continue to support existing customers with a large spare parts inventory with a partner organisation in the UK, and stand behind warranty agreements and its established
With less than three months to go before the new Euro 6 emissions requirements come into force in January 2014, there’s still a buffet of options facing operators when it comes to making truck and bus purchasing decisions. To exhaust gas recirculate (EGR), or not to exhaust gas recirculate. And is this selective catalytic reduction
Schmitz Cargobull, the largest trailer manufacturer in Europe, has engineered a new line-up of aluminium fixed roof curtainsider trailers at its trailer manufacturing facility in Altenberge, Germany. The new range has been developed exclusively for the UK and Irish markets and is built alongside the sliding roof curtainsiders favoured by operators on the Continent. At
A haulier in the UK avoided a very ‘messy’ insurance nightmare after accident camera shows driver blameless following horrifying head-on smash between truck and motorcyclist. Shocking video footage captures the moment a motorcyclist veers across a winding country lane and is involved in a terrifying collision with a truck. The video shows the bike being
The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is advising trailer manufacturers and retailers that all new completed, multistage built trailers built after October 29 must have type approval certification. Type approval is already required for complete, built in a single stage trailers. Further information on trailer type approval is available at the following links: Light Trailers (up
Cummins has unveiled a new global Heavy-Duty engine platform that it has developed to complement its existing global product offering. The G Series platform is an in-line six cylinder engine, and will be available in 10.5- and 11.8-liter displacements to meet a broad variety of on-highway and off-highway global market requirements and emissions standards. Initial
Transport News Brief reports that an interface between Paragon’s route optimisation system and Tachomaster’s tachograph analysis software makes it easier for transport operators to cut costs through better driver management as a result of levelling workloads and improving shift allocation. The interface between the systems was developed by two of the transport industry’s leading software
Marc Preedy, Commercial Director for Goodyear Dunlop Tyres UK has just completed a 335km bike ride for the international development charity, Transaid. The cycle ride, which saw Marc conquer the roads of both the UK and Holland in just three days, has seen him raise an impressive £4000 for the charity. The journey started at
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