Irish Trucker magazine January 2013

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Daryl Curran Transport Services Ltd. uses only the best vehicles. The new livery looks amazing

waste goods transportation. The progressive Naas-headquartered company continuously endeavours to improve the services provided through constant innovation and by consistently improving quality, safety and productivity. It also strives to provide the highest level of customer satisfaction, meeting individual requirements and needs at all times. Daryl set the company up in 2001. How did that come about? “My father had a lorry all his life and I grew up in that environment. I used to go out on the continent with him even before I started school, when I was four.” Coming from that sort of background, it was almost inevitable that Daryl would himself develop an interest in the haulage sector. “I started out with one truck doing tipper work in quarries. After two years I had two trucks and within three years I was operating four and had started working for more quarry companies. “Then I got away from that altogether in 2004 when I started doing traction work out of Dublin Port.” Today, Daryl operates a fleet of 18 tractor units and over 30 trailers. Most of the work is nationwide but he does travel to the continent as and when his customers require, with one current contract involving the transportation of pharmaceuticals to Denmark. It would be fair to say that Daryl Curran Transport Services is a versatile operation. “There’s nothing we don’t do,” the founder confirms. “We’re predominantly in refrigeration but we also do container work, cutainsiders and also run tankers. The only thing we don’t do anymore is bulk tipper work. I’ve had enough of that.” The fleet comprises 90% MAN trucks. Why is this? “They are brilliant on fuel, are very

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rowing despite the worst the recession can throw at it, Daryl Curran Transport Services Ltd. uses the best vehicles and staff to provide an exceptional transport solution throughout Ireland – and sometimes further afield, including a regular service to the UK. The company’s mission is to safely deliver customers’ products on-time and accurately. Throughout its community of customers, employees and aff i l i a t e s , Daryl Curran Transport creates an atmosphere of safety, trust, honesty and integrity. Recognised for providing a professional, no-nonsense range of transport solutions, Daryl Curran Transport specialises in refrigerated transport but is also renowned for its traction, palletised freight, ADR and IRISH TRUCKER & LIGHT COMMERCIALS

Based in Naas, the company has been going strong for eleven years

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