THE Independent Express Group — one of Ireland’s leading freight and logistics service providers — has forecast further growth, saying that its turnover for the current year should rise by about €2 million, to €18m.

The Pallet Network (TPN), a freight, transport and logistics services provider, has signed a deal worth €750,000 with Weber UK & Ireland.

TRUCK drivers have claimed proposed new EU legislation aimed at standardising the height of all new semi-trailers to four metres will have dire consequences for Ireland’s already fragile transport and freight industry.

K&L Deliveries, based in Millstreet, Co Cork, has been named Fleet Transport Irish Haulier of the Year 2009 at the second annual Fleet Transport Awards gala dinner in Meath recently.