Some hauliers based in Northern Ireland saw revenues fall by up to 30% in January, an industry representative has said.
Too many trailers were being brought back to Belfast empty after extra paperwork required by the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol left freight companies struggling for return loads, Seamus Leheny, Northern Ireland policy manager at Logistics UK, added.
He said this risked interfering with the servicing of continuing strong demand for Northern Ireland’s products from the rest of the UK.
He said: “Revenue is down 25-30% in January due to a trade imbalance coming from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
“A significant amount of those lorries going over laden are struggling to find loads to come back to Northern Ireland.
NI hauliers saw revenues fall by up to 30% in January
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NI hauliers saw revenues fall by up to 30% in January
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Police in Northern Ireland have said there was never credible intelligence that port authorities were at risk, undermining the decision to halt Brexit checks.
Inspections on goods entering Belfast and Larne were stopped last week when DUP politicians withdrew border staff after menacing graffiti branded them targets .
The suspension of checks - which have been now resumed - has since come under scrutiny after the province s most senior police chief insisted there was no evidence of a serious threat.
Inspections on goods entering Belfast and Larne were stopped last week when DUP politicians withdrew border staff after menacing graffiti branded them targets . Staff have now returned and were pictured at the port today