Connacht Truck Show this weekend in association with Mayo Roscommon Hospice

The third running of the Connacht Truck Show, with Mayo Roscommon Hospice Foundation as its chosen charity, will be held at Claremorris Athletic Track and Showgrounds tomorrow (Saturday), with gates opening to the public at 11 a.m.

Free to attend, the Connacht Truck Show 2023 will have a number of interesting elements, including gleaming haulage truck displays and classic and vintage trucks jamborees, while there will be a number of top prizes on offer for the most impressive exhibits.

The one-day gathering will feature trucks of all ages, shapes and sizes. Not only will it feature vehicles from road transport operators from all around the province, but many exhibitors will be travelling from further afield. A selection of food trucks, mobile coffee units and ice cream vans will also be on site, in addition to clothing and merchandise stalls, plus vehicle care products.

In looking forward to the event, Martina Jennings, CEO, Mayo Roscommon Hospice, commented: “We are absolutely delighted to be chosen as the partner charity for the Connacht Truck Show. We fund palliative care services through fundraised income so events like this are vital to ensuring we can continue to do this. We are so grateful to Fleet Transport and all involved, and wish them the very best of luck with what we are sure will be a very successful day.”

Two themes will run throughout this one-day event: truck driver welfare and business networking.

As truck drivers can be susceptible to various health issues because of the nature of their work, there will be a health check clinic hosted in association with Mayo Roscommon Hospice and the Order of Malta open to show visitors throughout the day, with advice on blood pressure, prostate and skin cancer, diabetes, heart problems, etc.