Brakes put on hauliers’ action

THE brakes have been put on threatened disruption by truckers over rocketing fuel costs and widespread unlicensed haulage operations.

A clampdown on unlicensed hauliers and a reduction in road tax for certain trucks from next year are among the measures which the Government have offered to ease the plight of the Irish Road Haulage Association (IRHA).

Last week, truckers held a tense meeting in Dublin with Transport Minister Noel Dempsey at which they demanded steps be taken to prevent hauliers being driven out of business.