Practical guides for Irish fleet operators — tachograph rules, CVRT preparation, walkaround checks and more, written by the Traxsit team. New guides are added regularly.

  • Daily walkaround checks for HGVs: the complete Irish guide

    Every HGV on an Irish road is supposed to have been checked that day — before it turned a wheel in anger. That’s not best practice or an insurance nicety; it’s a legal duty under S.I. No. 348 of 2013. This guide covers who has to do the daily walkaround check, what exactly must be…

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  • Driver hours rules in Ireland: the complete guide

    If you put trucks or coaches on Irish roads, the EU drivers’ hours rules decide how long your drivers can be behind the wheel, when they have to stop, and what records you must keep to prove it. The rules come from Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 and apply across the EU — including every kilometre…

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  • Tachograph rules in Ireland: what every operator must know

    The tachograph is the compliance record your whole operation stands on. It logs every minute of driving, work, break and rest — and Irish enforcement runs on that data. This guide covers which vehicles need a tachograph, what drivers must do with their cards, the download deadlines the RSA expects you to meet, what the…

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