Transport and haulage companies could be forced to either charge more for their services or park up their vehicles due to the increased cost of fuel.
That's the warning from Niall Cronin from Cronin's Coaches in Blackpool who says many in the industry will be finding the increase in the cost of diesel particularly difficult following the pandemic.
The Irish Road Haulage Association met with the Transport Minister last night and said a 'very serious' protest by truck drivers will take place, if the industry doesn't get more government support.
Truck drivers say they can no longer survive the rising cost of doing business, as the price of diesel rose to more than 2 euro a litre this week.
Minister Eamon Ryan acknowledged last night that more would have to be done to help hauliers...
Speaking to RedFM News, Niall Cronin from Cronin's Coaches outlines how the fuel price hike will effect the industry.
"For a lot of companies, the hauliers are going to be the same, when they're signing contracts getting a surplus for fuel is very difficult.
"For some companies they're going to be forced to park up, some companies are going to have to increase their prices significantly.
"It's very obvious what's going on with fuel, and people are very aware of the fuel prices, but trying to explain that to your customers or to people that are going from overseas who have paid for the trip a year ago is not very easy.
"For us it's a very challenging time, there's a reduction in excise duty but that's being undone by the increases across the board at the pumps."
