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Goggins Transport Limited – It all began on the N17!
Along the famed N17 road from Tuam to Galway city, there is a now dormant dancehall in the townland of Cummer. In its day, Cummer Dancehall was a thriving hotspot for regular weekend dances, attracting huge audiences from far and wide to see and hear top Showbands perform. Venues like these, dotted around the country, many in rural areas, effectively replaced the open air ‘dancing at the crossroads’ custom, that had entertained previous generations. Growing up nearby was Martin Goggins, who no doubt often treaded the boards at his local dancehall when he wasn’t operating his fledgling road haulage business as an owner driver. Indeed, it’s fair to say that Martin has passed along many such crossroads en route to building up a successful large transport company, one that has many strings to its bow. Established in 1979, Goggins Transport Limited remains a privately owned, family run road haulage company which has grown to become one of Ireland’s leading logistics companies, with over 90 tractor-units and in excess of 220 trailers. Its motto
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from the beginning has been that it strives on providing an excellent, reliable and predictable service, which can be tailored to each of its clients’ specific needs. Goggins’ geographical profile, with five depots across Ireland and the UK, puts the firm in a good position to offer customers full coverage to and from both islands. The company specialises in container deliveries / collection throughout the UK and Ireland (North & South) as well as general haulage and distribution, using its own liveried Skeletal, Tautliner, Coil Carriers and Euroliner semi-trailers. Over the years, business development centred towards the east coast of Ireland, with the result that two depots were set up in Dublin, one situated at Greenogue Industrial Estate adjacent to the M50 and the other in the heartland of Dublin Port. A western depot remains in Galway and a sales office is maintained in Wexford, near Rosslare Europort, while the UK depot is in Liverpool, not far from the city’s International Port. While the company’s primary work is in operating its truck and trailer fleet right across the UK and Ireland, Goggins’s can also cover mainland Europe upon request. “We provide full GPS monitoring of all of our trucks and pride ourselves
on being an efficient, professional and cost effective haulage company.” said Declan Goggins, Managing Director, Goggins Transport. Declan, explains the ethos within the company: “While we come from a ‘hands-on’ road haulage background, we have a team of experienced staff members very capable to deal with all aspects of the modern day transport and logistics world. We also have the ability to deal with large tenders and procurement processes. We are committed to the long term sustainabil-
ity of this sector and frequently engage with various transport organisations in order to ensure that our finger is fully on the pulse of an ever changing business landscape. To achieve these desired targets, we monitor and control our fuel emissions and we educate and train our drivers in best practices in order.” Declan outlined the principles and practices that have defined the company over the past four decades: “Optimisation: We have the tools, knowledge and experience to maximise the efficiency of our fleet, enabling the client to focus on their core business. Costs: We ensure that transport costs are driven down and controlled through our own salaried, trained and full-time drivers who use a range of on-vehicle telematics to ensure all vehicles are operated safely
