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4 Winners • Victory on the double for O’Toole Transport Ltd • Iveco Brand President visits Fleet Transport Awards • Another top award for Renault Trucks • Gabriel Warde is Ireland’s Best Driver too! 6 Winners Podium Profile Update on O’Toole Transport 8 Awards I Category winners pictorial – Hauliers
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16 Pictorial I Caught on camera at the Fleet Transport Awards
18 Awards II Trucks/Green Commercial/ Truck & Trailer Innovation Awards 20 Pictorial II Some of the action at the Fleet Transport Awards 22 Pictorial III Exhibitors Display – Outdoor Arena 24 Report Fleet Transport Energy Futures Forum 26 Pictorial IV Exhibitors Dipslay – Indoor Area Cover Photo: Paul White
FLEET TRANSPORT AWARDS 2015 - PRIMARY SPONSORS Rosslare Europort ‘Arguably The Best Located Seaport in Ireland’ In the current economic climate, exports and jobs are national economic priorities, and Rosslare Europort is a critical strategic asset in the national export and employment creation efforts. All the high added- value exports on which our economic recovery depends are exported as unitised freight and Rosslare Europort handles more unitised freight than any other Irish seaport except Dublin. In fact in 2012 Rosslare handled more unitised freight than the Ports of Cork, Shannon-Foynes and Waterford combined. Rosslare Europort’s location at the south eastern corner of the island makes it the best-located port in Ireland. With the shortest sea-crossings from the State to both Great Britain and the Continental mainland, excellent connections into the national roads network, its proximity to the large population centres and main markets in Ireland, and its rail connection, Rosslare is in a pivotal position to be the island’s primary sustainable gateway to Europe. Rosslare offers four round-trip services a day to and from Britain and six round-trip services a week to and from the Continental mainland. All services carry both passenger and freight.
ESB ecars – Green Commercial of the Year Awards 2015 ESB ecars is responsible for the roll-out of a nationwide charging infrastructure as well as the supporting IT and Communications platforms. To date, over 1,000 charge points have been installed across the island of Ireland. The Government has set ambitious targets for the introduction of ecars in the coming years with 10% of all vehicles to be electric-run by 2020. ESB is involved in a number of major EU electric vehicle projects including Green eMotion, TEN-T and MobiEurope. The ecars programme is part of ESB’s Innovation business division, which focuses on developing new emerging technologies such as ecars, ocean and solar energy as well as energy efficient products to help advance a low carbon future.
RSA Insurance Ireland www.rsagroup.ie RSA Insurance Ireland Ltd, is one of the largest non-life insurance companies in Ireland and part of the global RSA Insurance Group plc. With a 300 year heritage the RSA Group today employs around 23,000 people, serving 17 million customers in around 140 countries. Across the Irish market RSA is the major insurer of private and commercial properties, large and multi-national businesses and the SME sector. “We are also the leader in the delivery of bespoke motor & home insurance programmes for small scale business partners,” stated Seamus MacGabhann, Key Account Manager , RSA Insurance. “Our products and services are channelled through a nationwide network of Insurance Intermediaries and via our well known business 123.ie, one of the largest and fastest growing direct personal insurance providers.” Supported by a regional network, RSA Insurance’s 850 staff members provide insurance solutions to 950,000 policyholders across the country.
Road Safety Authority Associate Sponsor The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is a statutory body created by the Road Safety Authority Act 2006. The aim of the RSA is to save lives and prevent injuries by reducing the number and severity of collisions on our roads. The functions for which the RSA is responsible include driver testing and National Driver Licensing Service, vehicle standards and certain enforcement functions, road safety promotion, driver education and road safety research. These functions are assigned under four Directorates which include Driver Testing and Licensing; Road Safety, Research and Driver Education; Enforcement and Vehicle Standards and Corporate Services. Tel: 1890 60 60 80 Fax: 096 25252
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O’Toole Transport is driving forward with Fleet Transport Irish Haulier 2015 Awards
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’Toole Refrigerated Transport’s attention to detail in operating complex businesses such as seafood distribution was rewarded by winning the Fleet Transport Irish Haulier of the Year 2015 award, in association with Rosslare Europort. The Moycullen, County Galway headquartered company was warmly applauded for its achievement by the 820 attendees at the Fleet Transport Awards Gala Dinner held at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin on Thursday 2 October. In winning the International Haulier of the Year Award 2015 category, O’Tooles went on to take the coveted overall Irish Haulier of the Year 2015 title. The expert judging panel acknowledged O’Toole’s progress from humble beginnings to confidence in the future of its business with major investment in new facilities and updates to its vehicle fleet. The fact that it is contracted to some of the world’s biggest food companies throughout Europe was noted too.
Jarlath Sweeney, Fleet Transport magazine; Laurence O'Toole; John Lynch, Rosslare Europort and Orla Sweeney, Fleet Transport magazine.
Laurence O’Toole, Company Managing Director was delighted to receive the top prize at the Gala Dinner attended by leading representatives from the road transport and commercial vehicle industries. “Th is award means so much to us and is dedicated to all our staff that have helped us to reach this high level and join an elite group of past winners,” he said. Comperes for the evening Bob Conway (Today FM) and Brenda Donoghue (RTE Radio 1) also announced National Vehicle Distribution (NVD) Ltd, Dublin as winner of the National Haulier of the Year Award 2015, with DPD Galway winning the inaugural Best Van Fleet title. Personnel working behind the scenes were honoured with Rose Dixon presented with the Women in Transport Award and her colleague at Dixon International Logistics, Glen Morgan the well deserved holder of the Fleet/Transport Manager of the Year 2015.
Special guest speaker Dr. Eva Orsmond of RTE TV’s Operation Transformation fame entertained the audience with some interesting and humourous antidotes on how to eat healthily, deal with stress and above all, live longer. Other awards presented on the evening were Irish Truck of the Year 2015 in association with RSA Insurance which went to the new Renault Trucks’ Range T, to DAF Trucks’ PACCAR MX-11 Euro 6 engine (Truck Innovation) and to Knorr-Bremse/TIP Trailers for their jointly developed Trailer Innovation award winning iTAP FleetRemote system. Congratulating the winners, Jarlath Sweeney, Group Editor, Fleet Publications said, “Tonight we celebrate champions – leaders in the road transport and commercial vehicle industries and applaud all of the fi nalists. Congratulations to O’Toole Transport, which has been knocking on the door for the main prize for a few years now. Best wishes to them and all of the award winners.”
Iveco Brand President visits Fleet Transport Awards
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r. Pierre Lahutte, recently appointed Iveco Brand President, paid a visit to the Citywest Hotel, Dublin – host venue for the annual Fleet Transport Awards 2015. He stopped off for a few hours en route to the Paris Motor Show from Dubai. During his fi rst visit to Ireland, Mr. Lahutte attended the Fleet Transport Energy Futures Forum and met with senior representatives of the Iveco brand from the UK and Ireland. To mark the occasion and to acknowledge the new Iveco Daily, recently crowned International Van of the Year 2015 (IVoTY), Pierre was presented with a replica trophy by IVoTY Chairman, Jarlath Sweeney, (pictured left) Group Editor at Fleet Transport, alongside the newly launched light commercial range and other trucks from the Italian marque such as the Eurocargo and EcoStralis. The New Daily, the third generation of Iveco’s light commercial vehicle, powered by Fiat Powertrain Technologies (FPT) 2.3/3.0 litre Euro 5b+ & Euro 6 F1 Series engines, was announced as the “International Van of the Year 2015” during the 65th edition of the Hannover International Motor Show, the largest commercial and industrial vehicle show in Europe.
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The jury of the annual award, a panel of 23 leading journalists from major international commercial vehicle publications, elected the New Daily because of its excellent range with a broad choice of powertrains, as well as its contribution to the standards of efficiency and the sustainability of transport of goods by road with respect to environment and safety of people.
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Range T continues to gain awards for Renault Trucks *Voted Fleet Transport Irish Truck of the Year 2015
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enault Trucks’ Revolutionary Range T heavy-duty series has gained another major award – being named Irish Truck of the Year 2015 at the annual Fleet Transport Awards in association with RSA Insurance.
From the shortlist of three trucks in the Long Haul/National Distribution category the Renault Range T topped the ballot papers of the six expert jury panel consisting of commercial vehicle journalists, technicians and professional drivers. The new DAF CF Series ran its French rival close with only two points to spare, with the Iveco EcoStralis a further eight points behind. In the Regional Distribution class, it was an even closer race to the title with three of the six candidates fi nishing up with the same number of points. By sheer coincidence the DAF LF, Iveco Eurocargo and Mercedes-Benz Atego were neck-in-neck after the fi rst vote with the Atego taking the award on the fi rst preference count back. On the Renault Trucks' flagship, the judges liked the ‘Space-age’ look at the new Range T and noted, “It was a big change from the norm.” They were equally impressed with the truck’s interior design especially with its spaciousness and driver comforts. The driveline on the T430 4x2 Comfort cab accessed in early September was praised for its smoothness, power and fuel efficiency. “Congratulations to Renault Trucks on creating a stand out and outstanding truck with the new Range T. The Irish Truck of the Year Award is another significant title for the French flagship, just over a week after the Range T was honoured with the prestigious International Truck of the Year Award 2015 at the IAA CV Show in Hannover, Germany,” said Jarlath Sweeney, Group Editor, Fleet Transport. For the Mercedes-Benz Atego, its nimbleness around the urban centres were appreciated, assisted by a superb drivetrain from the latest Euro 6 engine to the new PowerShift 3 automated transmission. Good
Sean Murtagh, Fleet Transport magazine; Harry Nash, Setanta Vehicle Sales (Main Renault Trucks Dealer) and Gerry Traynor, RSA Insurance.
visibility, excellent driving position and a multi-function steering wheel on the latest generation Atego makes the town and city driver’s day a lot easier according to the jury panel. Popular amongst food, fashion and household goods distributors, the Atego is said by Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicle Sales Manager in Ireland, Fergus Conheady to be a “fi rst class successor to the previous Atego and one likely to carve an even larger share of the highly competitive distribution segment. The new Atego is set to become an even more familiar sight on Irish roads following its recent Irish launch.” The Volvo FE and FUSO Canter and FUSO Canter Eco Hybrid were the other fi nalists in this category. Also on the night the new zero emission Nissan e-NV200 was awarded Green Commercial of the Year in the Electric category with the new Euro 6 FUSO Canter Eco Hybrid winning the Hybrid class. Renault’s innovative 1.6 litre ENERGY dCi Twin-Turbo diesel engine on the latest Trafic took the Irish Green Engine of the Year 2015 Award in association with ESB ecars.
Gabriel Warde is Ireland’s Best Truck Driver!
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oughrea, County Galway native, Gabriel Warde has won the inaugural Fleet Transport ‘Ireland’s Best Truck Driver Award 2014’ in association with Enprova. The 36-year-old driver for Lynx Transport, Galway demonstrated his superb skill levels in the Grand Final held at Citywest Hotel, Dublin on 2 October. Gabriel manoeuvered the MercedesBenz-Actros and Hireco box semi-trailer around the challenging course set out by Mark Dodd at Advancedrive with great precision to take the national prize. 10 professional drivers were selected to go forward for the Grand Final and like Gabriel had also to undertake a walk around check on another Actros to find planted defects and also tie down a number of loaded pallets on a Hireco/SDC trailer, safely and securely, under the watchful eye of the Health & Safety Authority. The first two rounds of the competiton held in the weeks leading up to the finale, focused on eco-driving and a theory test. Vehicle and driver performance were monitored in real time using Daimler FleetBoard Telematics System. The presentation of the Vincent Sweeney Memorial Trophy and a family weekend away at the McWilliam Park Hotel, Claremorris was made to Gabriel leading into the annual Fleet Transport Awards Gala Dinner at Citywest Hotel, which was attended by 820 representatives from the transport
IRELAND’S BEST TRUCK DRIVER AWARD
2014 industry at home and abroad. Each finalist received a Fleet Transport/ Mercedes-Benz limited edition jacket and a €100 fuel voucher from Enprova. TRANSPORT
Runner-up was Adrian Brady (Brady International) Wexford with Paul Flynn (Adare Transport) Roscrea, third. In congratulating Gabriel on his latest success in the Grand Final, Jarlath Sweeney, Group Editor, Fleet Transport magazine said, “Well done to Gabriel on winning the Irish title to put beside the Scania Young European Truck Driver Award he won two years ago. In our first year in organizing this award, we are very pleased with the great reaction received from the professional driver community and the national press. We plan to be back again next year with the next phase.” “At Enprova, we advise on and facilitate energy efficiency measures in transport for businesses and corporate fleet. Measures include assisting in improving fuel efficiency through air-kits, lubrication oils, energy efficiency tyres, vehicle tracking, eco-driving and fuel management strategies. This competition matches perfectly with what we do and best wishes to Gabriel and all the drivers who entered the competiton, “ stated Dermot Byrne, Enprova. www.fleet.ie
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O’Toole Transport Ltd: Investment in all areas for growth
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014 will go down in the annals of the O’Toole family history as the year the Moycullen, County Galway based transport company opened its new central distribution hub in Dublin - and culminated in winning two Fleet Transport Awards.
At the Fleet Transport Awards 2015 Gala Dinner at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Laurence O’Toole, Managing Director at O’Toole Transport proudly accepted the prize for International Haulier of the Year 2015 in recognition for the company’s progress in the complex seafood distribution business, but the climax came later in the evening when the 820 strong audience applauded the announcement that O’Toole Transport had won the overall title, Irish Haulier of the Year 2015. The judging panel took into consideration the efficient method that O’Toole Transport manages to combine its national distribution business with the FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) sector and its growing business with some of the biggest food producers across Europe. From humble beginning in 1996, the company has grown substantially. O’Toole’s now employs in excess of 70 people and operates a fleet of 50 vehicles and 75 trailers. Outside of its Galway headquarters, two hubs have been established in Waterford and at Dublin Port. Back in 2000, the Directors of the company made a courageous yet strategic decision to focus on providing a premium logistics service to the growing FMCG sector and the food industry in general in Ireland. A significant element of this objective was achieving BRC Global Standard Certification for cross-docking and distribution of chilled, frozen and ambient foodstuffs. This move has proven to be successful and the backbone of the progress in recent years. However, the most significant decision was to invest in a new export distribution centre in Dublin Port. Opened last January, the new facility is custom designed to meet O’Toole’s business requirements and its customer needs. “Before we moved into this new facility, we consolidated all our export loads in Galway and then shipped them via Dublin Port. We can now transact all loads in Dublin from all over Ireland
which has significantly reduced road mileage, fuel costs and driver times,” explained Laurence O’Toole. “Another significant cost saving is that we now consolidate import loads in Dublin and have the ability to store products or consolidate loads for customers that were collected from all over Europe. This has resulted in import customers getting one delivery rather than multiple deliveries,” he added. “Fortunately for our firm, the economic climate in 2013 and 2014 had very little impact on the level of business. As noted earlier, all our business is within the food sector which has not suffered as much as other industries. We have noticed a significant uplift in deliveries to discount retailers.” On its business overseas, Laurence is also pleased on this advancement, “Our international seafood business has shown considerable growth in 2014 which has allowed us to expand services to France and the rest of Europe. We expect this trend to continue into next year.” When we became part of an international logistics group, Seafoodways, it means that we can now offer premium logistics services to our Irish seafood exporters that will maintain shelf life and ensure their product can be delivered to the main European markets within three days of collection.” Looking to the future, Laurence outlined some details of the company’s five year plan which is constantly under review as the business evolves. Among the key objectives include increasing the value of the firm, to increase its market share both nationally and internationally, to install customer real time tracking data across its entire fleet and to further reduce empty running. In addition fleet upgrades will be ongoing. Traditionally, O’Toole’s run Scania and Volvo trucks but recently added the new Renault Range T to its fleet, just announced as both International Truck of the Year and Irish Truck of the Year 2015. Further expansion is also planned with additional depots in Munster and Ulster with proportional increase in staff numbers. “Over the past two years we have worked extremely hard to ensure that the company is adequately resourced and to put in place financial controls to manage profitability and costs. We firmly believe that we now have a business model that is robust, profitable and well resourced,” said Laurence. “However, the critical issue to achieving our plans was ensuring we had the right people in the right jobs - that we are trained and resourced to do that job. Our business is a family business but we recognise that it is impossible to manage all key activities within the family and therefore in 2013 and 2014 we made some tough decisions. We have now employed individuals from outside with experience in a number of different fields to manage key areas of the business. This will be key to achieving our future plans,” he concluded.
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Fleet Transport Awards 2015 Category Winners NVD wins Fleet Transport National Haulier of the Year Award 2015 in association with Volvo Trucks Sponsored by Volvo Trucks Winner: National Vehicle Distribution (NVD) - Dublin
Jarlath Sweeney, Fleet Transport magazine; Des Cunningham, National Vehicle Distribution (Winner) and Arne Knaben, Volvo Trucks (Sponsor).
Fleet Transport Awards 2015 - Category Winners National Haulier of the Year 2015: National Vehicle Distribution (Dublin) Sponsored by Volvo Trucks
Best Van Fleet Award 2015: Deavey Transport t/a DPD Galway Sponsored by Fiat Professional
Customer Service Excellence 2015: Hireco Dublin Ltd (Dublin) Sponsored by Stena Line Freight
International Haulier of the Year 2015: O’Toole Transport Ltd (Galway) Sponsored by Thermo King
Livery of the Year 2015: The Dolly Group (Kildare) Sponsored by SDC Trailers
Women in Transport 2015: Rose Dixon (Dixon International Logistics, Dublin) Sponsored by Derry Bros Shipping Ltd
Own Account Transport Operator of the Year 2015: Food Surplus Management (Meath) Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz
Safety Award 2015: Prime Transport Solutions Ltd (Dublin) Sponsored by Health & Safety Authority
Pallet Network Member of the Year 2015: Roche Group Logistics (Wexford) Sponsored by All-Ireland Warehousing Association
Owner/Driver Haulier of the Year 2015: Colm Sherlock International (Meath) Sponsored by MAN Truck & Bus
Innovation Award 2015: Colfi x (Dublin) Ltd Sponsored by Close Brothers Commercial Finance
Environment Award 2015: Virginia Transport Logistics (Cavan) Sponsored by Bord Gáis Networks
Regional Transport Operator of the Year 2015: Hyland Express Cargo (Laois) Sponsored by AIB Commercial Finance
Fleet/Transport Manager of the Year 2015: Glen Morgan (Dixon International Logistics, Dublin) Sponsored by Iveco
Technician of the Year 2015: Glen Guildea (M50 Truck & Van Centre,Dublin) Sponsored by Argent Equipment Ireland Ltd.
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INTERNATIONAL HAULIER OF THE YEAR 2015 Sponsored by Thermo King Winner: O'Toole Transport Ltd (Galway)
Jarlath Sweeney, Fleet Transport magazine; Laurence O’Toole, O’Toole Transport Ltd. (Winner) and Fred Rogers, Thermo King (Sponsor).
OWN ACCOUNT TRANSPORT OPERATOR OF THE YEAR 2015 Sponsored by Mercedes-Benz Winner: Food Surplus Management (Meath)
Jarlath Sweeney, Fleet Transport magazine; Niall Lord and Geraldine Kennedy, Food Surplus Management (Winner) and Fergus Conheady, Mercedes-Benz (Sponsor). www.fleet.ie
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OWNER/DRIVER HAULIER OF THE YEAR 2015 Sponsored by MAN Truck & Bus UK Ltd Winner: Colm Sherlock International (Meath)
Michael Hynes, MAN Importers Ireland; Conal O'Sullivan on behalf of Colm Sherlock International (Winner) and Jarlath Sweeney, Fleet Transport magazine.
REGIONAL TRANSPORT OPERATOR OF THE YEAR 2015 Sponsored by AIB Commercial Finance Winner: Hyland Express Cargo (Laois)
Jarlath Sweeney, Fleet Transport magazine; Ger Hyland, Hyland Express Cargo (Winner) and Deirdre Moore, AIB Commercial Finance (Sponsor). FLEETTRANSPORTAWARDS | Winter 2014
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BEST VAN FLEET AWARD 2015 Sponsored by Fiat Professional Winner: Deavey Transport t/a DPD Galway
Jarlath Sweeney, Fleet Transport magazine; Declan Corcoran, Deavey Transport t/a DPD Galway (Winner) and Gerry Clarke, Country Manager, Fiat Professional (Sponsor).
BEST LIVERY AWARD 2015 Sponsored by SDC Trailers Winner: The Dolly Group (Kildare)
Jarlath Sweeney, Fleet Transport magazine; Kevin Dolly and David Smith, The Dolly Group (Winner) and Gavin Diamond, SDC Trailers (Sponsor). www.fleet.ie
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SAFETY AWARD 2015 Sponsored by Health & Safety Authority Winner: Prime Transport Solutions Ltd (Dublin)
Jarlath Sweeney, Fleet Transport magazine; Nick Thorpe, Prime Transport Solutions; Deirdre Sinnott, Health & Safety Authority (Sponsor) and Dr. Liam Lynch, Prime Transport Solutions (Winner).
INNOVATION AWARD 2015 Sponsored by Close Brothers Commercial Finance Winner: Colfix (Dublin) Ltd
Jarlath Sweeney, Fleet Transport magazine; Damian Henry, Colfix (Dublin) Ltd and Gary Coburn, Close Brothers Commercial Finance (Sponsor). FLEETTRANSPORTAWARDS | Winter 2014
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FLEET/TRANSPORT MANAGER OF THE YEAR 2015 Sponsored by Iveco Winner: Glen Morgan - Dixon International Logistics (Dublin)
Jarlath Sweeney, Fleet Transport magazine; Glen Morgan, Dixon International Logistics and Claudio Zanframundo, Iveco (Sponsor).
CUSTOMER SERVICE EXCELLENCE AWARD 2015 Sponsored by Stena Line Freight Winner: Hireco (Dublin) Ltd
Jarlath Sweeney, Fleet Transport magazine; Helen Flynn, Hireco Dublin Ltd and Richard Horswill, Stena Line Freight (Sponsor). www.fleet.ie
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WOMEN IN TRANSPORT AWARD 2015 Sponsored by Derry Bros Shipping Ltd. Winner: Rose Dixon - Dixon International Logistics (Dublin)
Orla Sweeney, Fleet Transport magazine; Rose Dixon, Dixon International Logistics and Brigid Derry, Derry Bros Shipping Ltd (Sponsor).
PALLET NETWORK MEMBER OF THE YEAR 2015 Sponsored by All-Ireland Warehousing Association (AIWA) Winner: Roche Logistics Group (Wexford)
Jarlath Sweeney, Fleet Transport magazine; Damian Roche, Roche Logistics Group and Roger Williams, All-Ireland Warehousing Association (Sponsor). FLEETTRANSPORTAWARDS | Winter 2014
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ENVIRONMENT AWARD 2015 Sponsored by Bord Gรกis Networks Winner: Virginia International Logistics (Cavan)
Jarlath Sweeney, Fleet Transport magazine; Ray Cole and Bryan Dolan, Virginia International Logistics and Denis Twomey, Bord Gรกis Networks (Sponsor).
TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR 2015 Sponsored by Argent Equipment Ireland Ltd Winner: Glen Guildea - M50 Truck & Van Centre (Dublin)
Jarlath Sweeney, Fleet Transport magazine; Glen Guildea, M50 Truck & Van Centre and Jim McGrath, Argent Equipment Ireland Ltd (Sponsor). www.fleet.ie
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Fleet Transport Irish Truck of the Year 2015 in association with RSA Insurance Long Haul/National Distribution Winner:Renault Trucks Range T Pictured (l-r) Gino Costa, M.D. Renault Trucks UK; Sean Murtagh, Fleet Transport; Harry Nash, M.D. Setanta Vehicle Sales and Seamus MacGabhann, RSA Insurance.
Regional Distribution Winner:Mercedes-Benz Atego Pictured (l-r) Sean Murtagh, Fleet Transport; Fergus Conheady, Mercedes-Benz and Seamus MacGabhann, RSA Insurance.
Truck Innovation 2015 Award Winner:- DAF PACCAR MX-11 Euro6 engine
Trailer Innovation 2015 Award Winners:- Knorr-Bremse/TIP Trailers iTAP FleetRemote
Pictured (l-r) Sean Murtagh, Fleet Transport; Geoff Tyler, DAF Trucks Ltd., and Seamus MacGabhann, RSA Insurance.
Pictured (l-r) Sean Murtagh, Fleet Transport; Peter Sijs, TIP Trailers; Matt hew Fry, Knorr Bremse and Seamus MacGabhann, RSA Insurance.
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Fleet Transport Green Commercial of the Year 2015 Awards in association with ESB ecars
Green Commercial of the Year 2015 – Electric Winner:– Nissan e-NV200
• Zero emissions. • 170 kilometres range distance. • 770kg payload. • 4.2 cubic metres load space. • Smooth. • Silent. • Quick charging and Powerful = Nissan e-NV200! Patrick Kirby & Andrew O’Connell, ESB ecars and James Mitchell, Nissan Motor Company
Green Commercial Green Engine of the Year 2015 of the Year 2015 – Hybrid Diesel - Winner:– Renault Winner:– FUSO Canter Eco Hybrid ENERGY 1.6dCi Twin-Turbo
Patrick Kirby, ESB ecars and Kevin Kealy, FUSO Trucks Ireland. Text & Photos: Jarlath Sweeney - editor@fleet.ie
Sean Murtagh, Fleet Transport; Richie Hunter, Renault and Patrick Kirby, ESB ecars. www.fleet.ie
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Awards 2015 Special Thanks to our Sponsors
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Fleet Transport Awards 2015 Exhibitors Display – Outdoor Arena
Mercedes-Benz Actros 1851 4x2 tractor-unit with Dennison curtainside trailer that was used during the eco-driving element of Fleet Transport’s competition to fi nd Ireland’s Best Truck Driver.
Setanta Vehicle Sales, Dublin had two Renault Trucks Range Ts, the recently announced International Truck of the Year 2015, followed by the Irish Truck of the Year 2015 title, on show. Both were T480 tractors.
SDC Trailers, one of the leading trailer builders in the UK & Ireland, displayed two flatbed trailers.
Volvo Trucks through local dealers, Irish Commercials (Naas) had a Volvo FE 4x2 rigid with sleeper-cab sporting DHL’s colours.
Krone Trailers displayed a standard curtainsider Profi Liner with aluminium drop-sides that has load securing bull rings that can hold two tonnes! Pulling same is a new Scania R620 V8 sold to McArdle Transport (Dundalk) by McElvaneys. FLEETTRANSPORTAWARDS | Winter 2014
Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles Ireland had this Atego 1018 on display, which went on to win the ‘Regional Distribution’ category in the Fleet Transport Irish Truck of the Year Awards 2015 in association with RSA Insurance.
TSS Ltd had two customer specified trucks exhibited – a DAF LF 55.250 with Solomon Commercials body and Carrier Transicold Supra 850 for Dan Ryan Truck Rental with a Mercedes-Benz Antos 1827 for Camseng which featured a Carrier Supra 1150 reefer unit with Lifford Coachworks body and Zepro tail-lift alongside.
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From the front of the paddock Fiat Professional had four examples of its van range, two Doblo Cargos, both powered by 1.3 litre MultiJet II diesel with two versions of the APMP Van of the Year 2015 Ducato with 130 MultiJet II Euro 5b+ and engines.
Isuzu Trucks had this F110.205 FR 4x2 rigid with Quinn RV box fridge and Thermo King V-500 refrigerated unit fitted. In the paddock area two D-Max LS Pick-Ups att racted attention. Powered by a 2.5 litre 162hp engine, it has a towing capacity of 3.5 tonnes GVW. Next up was the pair of FUSO trucks – the Canter 7C15 Ecofficiency Eco Hybrid, announced as the Green Commercial of the Year 2015. Beside that was the Canter 3C13 3-seater with 3.0 litre 130hp Euro 6 engine with 3-way factory fitted tipper body.
Iveco premiered the all-new Daily van – International Van of the Year 2015 at the Citywest and had its two contenders for Irish Truck of the Year 2015 with it – the EcoStralis and Eurocargo.
Nissan Ireland provided two of its zero emission all-electric e-NV200 for exclusive fi rst drives in and around the Citywest and surrounds. The e-NV200 also won its category in the Green Commercial Awards. Ashbourne Truck Centre showcased three trailers – 2 x Faymonvilles, the fi rst a flatbed MAX trailer and the other a 6-axle low-loader with a new Schmitz Cargobull Tipper trailer that was sold to Kilsaran.
Schmitz Cargobull, Europe's No.1 trailer manufacturer had a Ferroplast refrigerated box trailer with Thermo King SLXe300 at the outdoor arena. DAF Distributors Ireland had its two nominees for Irish Truck of the Year 2015 the LF220 4x2 rigid and CF 460 6x2 tractor-unit. Text & Photos: Jarlath Sweeney - editor@fleet.ie
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Fleet Transport Energy Futures Forum 2014
Daniel Fitzpatrick, Bord Gáis Networks
with the resource available from the Corrib Gas fields in North Mayo, supply will be there for decades to come.” Dan mentioned the huge potential from Biogas produced from organic residue with up to 4,000 jobs in the offi ng. He cited that market certainty is required through infrastructure support and that key stakeholders need to get involved. Excise relief was also called for relating to Biogas versus Natural Gas. The fact that Ireland needs to meet EU RES-T targets by 2020 is also an issue, otherwise daily fi nes of up to €25,000 will have to be paid. Martin Flach, Product Director at Iveco Ltd outlined the history and progress the Italian brand has made in developing Compressed Natural Gas and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) powered vans, buses and trucks. He mentioned that tens of thousands of these alternatively powered units were on the roads across Europe mostly from major fleet operators. “We can now look to Ireland to get the ball rolling with Natural Gas as a viable alternative,” he said.
Martin Flach, IVECO Limited
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lternative sources of fuel such as Natural Gas together with eco-friendly electric or hybrid powered commercial vehicles were explored in depth at the inaugural Fleet Transport Energy Futures Forum held at Citywest Hotel, Dublin on Thursday, 2 October. The well-attended event which represented a broad spectrum from the road transport and commercial vehicle industry heard from leading experts such as Bord Gáis, Iveco, Nissan, FUSO Trucks and from an operational point of view, Celtic Linen. From the open discussion that followed, questions were directed to John O’Mahony, T.D. the Government representative present and the Chairman of the Oireachtas Transport & Energy Committee who noted the issues that needed addressing including a realignment of the road tax for low emission or zero emission vehicles, the payload differential and the need to increase incentives for transport operators investing in this technology. Moderated by Jarlath Sweeney, Group Editor, Fleet Transport, the Transport Energy Futures Forum began with a presentation from Dan Fitzpatrick, Strategic Planning Manager, Bord Gáis who stated that Natural Gas as a fuel source presents a great opportunity for transport operators as CNG - Compressed Natural Gas costs less than diesel and delivers a lower CO 2 footprint and with less engine noise. “It is a proven technology,” he said, and FLEETAWARDS | Winter 2014
James Mitchell, Nissan Motor Company
Peter Scallan, Celtic Linen
James Mitchell, Director, Global Business Development & Corporate Sales, Nissan Motor Company sang the praises of electric power as a ‘game changer’ in transport and said that the success of the Nissan LEAF zero emission car will transcend on to the new e-NV200 light commercial, just launched on the Irish market. He spoke about the growing charging infrastructure across Europe and that the investment in improving the technology is paying off . On the merits of the e-NV200 (which was available for test drives during the day) James stated it offers a stress-free, silent and impressive driving experience. “There are three methods of charging including a fast-charge system,” he said, and added that maintenance costs are less than conventional diesel powered vans. With 109hp and 254Nm of torque, a payload of 770 kg and 4.2 cu.m of load space, the e-NV200 has a lot to offer in a very eco-friendly manner,” he added. Peter Scallan, Director, Celtic Linen which operates CNG, Electric and Hybrid powered commercial vehicles in its large fleet presented an interesting insight on the company’s dayto-day running of an Iveco Eurocargo Natural Power, a Smith Electric Newton and a FUSO Canter Eco-Hybrid. In highlighting the pros and cons of all three with the Iveco Natural Gas coming out on top, Mr. Scallan covered the importance of good back-up from the brand’s agents which was sadly lacking in the case of the Smith Newton which is based on the Avia D-Line, mainly due to the importer’s closure. Teething problems with the FUSO’s transmission was dealt with efficiently and to Celtic’s satisfaction. “CNG technology works and the fact that it cannot be siphoned, is another advantage,” he said.
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• Alternatives are here and now technology in Japan, its Portuguese factory produces the Eco-Hybrid version of the Canter, small to medium duty truck range. “To date over 2000 units of the Canter Eco-Hybrid are in operation, offering diverse transport companies fuel consumption reduction of up to 25% compared to the diesel version.” He admitted that maintenance costs are slightly higher but that the overall investment will pay off within four years.
Erk Rönnefarth - FUSO Trucks
Erk Rönnefarth, Head of FUSO Trucks Marketing & Product, began by stating that the Japanese brand is the leader in diesel electric technology having over 20 years’ development experience. While FUSO hosts the R&D centre for all of Daimler’s hybrid
Forum moderator, Jarlath Sweeney thanked the speakers and event sponsors, Bord Gáis Networks, Nissan and FUSO Trucks. In summarising the various contributors, he stated that these alternative sources of propulsion are here and now. “They may not suit every application but can be a viable proposition for some operators, especially working in and out of urban areas.”
John O'Mahony, T.D.
Feedback from the event was very positive with a number of large operators interested in undertaking field trials Natural Gas and Electric powered vehicles with a view to purchase.
Green Policy helps CNG to hit the gas pedal
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ord Gáis Networks is pleased to announce that Budget 2015 has ensured that “the excise rate for Natural Gas and BioGas as a propellant will be set at the current EU Minimum rate and this rate will be held for a period of eight years.” Th is ensures that Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) for use as a transport fuel will be no greater than €2.60 per GJ. Th is equates to c. €0.11 excise duty per litre equivalent of CNG and means that where a litre of diesel may cost €1.40 (including VAT), a litre equivalent of CNG could cost as litt le as €1.00 (including VAT). “Th is is not only good news for us but fantastic news for the customer,” stated a pleased Daniel FitzPatrick, Strategic Planning Manager CNG
Text: Jarlath Sweeney - editor@fleet.ie
directly to your pocket whilst helping to reduce Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions and ensure that we are at the forefront in use of greener technologies," he added.
at Bord Gáis Networks. "By converting your vehicles to run on CNG fuel, you have the potential to reduce your fuel costs by more than 30% per annum* and reduce your CO2 emissions by 15%. When Biogas becomes available your emissions will be reduced to a neutral basis. CNG will deliver savings Photos: Paul Sherwood
Bord Gáis Networks is committed to supporting the development of the market for natural gas in transport, through the development and delivery of refuelling infrastructure and innovation. “The question is, do you want to be one of the drivers of innovation and join the CNG family? If you want to join us or have any queries, please contact the CNG team at cng@bgn.ie or visit our website htt p://www.bordgaisnetworks. ie/ngv for further information,” concluded Daniel. www.fleet.ie
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