Hauliers in Northern Ireland appeal for new post-Brexit checks to be eased

The haulage industry is just weeks into a new era of mandatory customs declarations for most commercial goods arriving in the region from Great Britain (Brian Lawless/PA)

The haulage sector in Northern Ireland has appealed for an easing of new post-Brexit checks amid a drop-off in trade.

A number of haulage operators appeared before a Stormont committee just weeks into a new era of mandatory customs declarations for most commercial goods arriving in the region from Great Britain.