Career – epda
Poor Weather – epda
Don’t Get Blown Away With the Arrival of Winter. Storm Ali has heralded the arrival of the 2018 winter season and with that the Professional Driver must make sure that the necessary precautions are taken to ensure that the job is done in a safe and efficient way. Give plenty of room and time for cyclists and pedestrians […]
Penalty Points – epda
Penalty Points and Fixed Penalties Ignoring the law will cost you dearly. Penalty points are a record of your drivingperformance over a sustained period of time. Compared to other motorist’sprofessional drivers are at a disadvantage when it comes to penalty points andparticularly HGV, Coach and Bus drivers. Not alone can the points cause anincrease in […]
EU Parliament supports truck drivers – epda
EU Parliament Supports Truck Drivers The European Parliament votes in favour of the mobility package. The EU has taken a major step towards better working conditions for truck drivers after the European Parliament (EP) voted in favour of the mobility package. MEP’s will now negotiate a compromise with European transport ministers and the European Commission to put a […]
Christmas Meeting – epda
Wynns Hotel Abbey Street Dublin 1. 14.30 Saturday 19th December 2015 * Indicates required field Can you make it? * Yes No Maybe Including Yourself How Many Drivers Will Be With You? * Email * Name * First Last Submit
Career Moves – epda
Nick Collier – epda
A Tragic Loss of a Legend and True Gent Our deepest sympathies go out to the family of a Nick Collier, who tragically lost his life in Dublin Port on Wednesday 14th August. Nick is survived by his loving wife Trisha, sons Sean, Conor, Darragh and Cillian, dad Tom, mother Mary, brothers Eamonn, Tony and […]
The first dominoes stone in the fight against social dumping has fallen – epda
“The first dominoes stone in the fight against social dumping has fallen!” Bulgarian Professional Drivers get ‘equal pay’ through court. Seven Bulgarian Professional Drivers from the Belgian company RMT are paid a total of 236,000 euros because they were not paid according to Belgian wage and employment conditions. The Belgian Employment Court decided in a […]
LCV UICR EPDA – epda
March 2019 Light Goods Vehicles over nighting in Dublin Port At a recent meeting in Dublin between Robert Kastner President the Union of International Chauffeurs and Routiers (UICR) and Barry Lyons Chairman of the European Professional Drivers Association, the question was raised of both organisations, “Do they believe that commercial vehicle drivers on international […]