Hauliers vow to fight 'super-truck' restrictions

Road hauliers today vowed to fight any attempts to prevent so-called "super-trucks" in Ireland after a European court ruling overturning a ban on heavy lorries in an Austrian region reignited the debate.

The decision by the European Court of Justice challenged a regional government ban imposed on trucks of more than 7.5 tonnes on a stretch of main road linking Germany and Italy through the Austrian Tyrol.