Majority of hauliers comply with legislation, says body

THE Irish Road Haulage Association is satisfied that the vast majority of hauliers on Irish roads are compliant with legislation governing vehicle safety, drivers’ hours and overloading.

It follows the revelation by the Irish Examiner that one of the country’s largest haulage firms — Nolan Transport of New Ross, Co Wexford — was refused an operating licence in Britain earlier this month over its poor record after more than 4,000 breaches of traffic and vehicle safety legislation were recorded against its drivers and vehicles over the past five years.

The Road Safety Authority has refused to confirm or deny that Nolan — which is not a member of the IRHA — is on its high-risk register for targeting hauliers believed to have a poor compliance record with legislation governing heavy good vehicles.