Road freight faces a decarbonisation challenge

The Climate Action Plan proposes a 10% reduction in emissions from the heavy goods road freight sector by 2030.Transport accounts for approximately 18% of Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions. Diesel-powered heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and buses produce 38% of our road transport emissions. The road to transition to alternative fuels that will produce zero emissions is

FTA IRELAND SCOOPS PRESTIGIOUS SAFETY AWARD

PRESS RELEASEFJP/002/2310 March 2023 FTA Ireland (FTAI) is today (10 March) celebrating following it’s win at last night’s prestigious Irish Logistics and Transport Awards held at the Crowne Plaza, Dublin. The trade association scooped the Safety Award for its renowned TruckSafe Standard, developed in 2012 by members, for members. The scheme is aimed at recognising,

FTAI REACTS TO NORTHERN IRELAND PROTOCOL ANNOUNCEMENT

PRESS STATEMENT27 February 2023 Following the announcement made today by UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak MP, regarding the Northern Ireland Protocol, Chief Executive of FTA Ireland, Aidan Flynn, comments: “The announced breakthrough on the NI Protocol looks set to create greater certainty for businesses on the island of Ireland, EU and the UK, where focus

FTA IRELAND’S TRUCKSAFE DRIVES LOGISTICS TO NATIONAL ROAD SAFETY

PRESS RELEASERFH/011/2213 December 2022 Business group FTA Ireland (FTAI) is celebrating today (13 December 2022) after its Trucksafe Standard won the Road Safety Authority’s Leading Lights in Road Safety Award for business. The Standard, which was created and implemented in close partnership with the association’s member businesses, assists organisations working on Ireland’s roads to achieve

FTA IRELAND WELCOMES SECOND CONSULTION ON 10-YEAR STRATEGY

PRESS RELEASEFJP/009/2211 November 2022 FTA Ireland (FTAI) welcomes the second 10-year Strategy for the Haulage Sector consultation as published earlier this week (9 November 2022) by Department of Transport. However, to make the strategy a success, FTAI, which represents the country’s logistics industry, urges government to collaborate with the sector on the delivery of its

MINISTER OF STATE OPENS FTAI TRANSPORT MANAGER SEMINAR

PRESS RELEASEFJP/008/2219 October 2022 Speaking at FTA Ireland’s Transport Manager Seminar held at today (19 October 2022), Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Hildegarde Naughton, has reaffirmed her commitment to the freight distribution sector amid the ongoing, and uncontrolled, fluctuation of energy and operational costs. Minister of State Hildegarde Naughton said: “I am