The new station will allow gas-powered or dual-fuel trucks to use Bio-LNG fuel and will operate in a similar way to a traditional petrol station. Bio-LNG is a blend of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquid biomethane (LBM) – a natural source of renewable energy produced from organic matter such as household food waste. Claimed […]
The VIBES Transport Award, sponsored by the Energy Saving Trust in Scotland, recognises businesses based in Scotland that have made an effort to significantly reduce transport-related fuel consumption. VIBES is urging businesses that have achieved a measurable reduction in environmental impact through sustainable transport initiatives to apply before the Friday 5th July deadline. Last year, […]
Kerr’s Tyres’ fleet of 15 vans is now dominated by Sprinters chosen, says managing director Norman Kerr, for their combination of reliability, comfort, safety and low overall cost. Kerr’s acquired its latest vans through an Agility funding package from Mercedes-Benz Financial Services. ‘Our Sprinters have proved themselves to be superbly reliable, while in the event […]
The company, renowned for offering flexible vehicle hire, is setting itself up as an independent fleet management provider to offer customers a solution that provides complete control over their vehicles and drivers whilst offering significant cost savings across their fleets. Under the move, Northgate has invested in a large and diverse in-house management and reporting […]
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The new order comprises a range of vehicles suited to particular markets, including 30 VW Crafters with extra-long wheelbases together with 30 Transit Luton vans with tail-lifts – a first for the company. In addition, the company has added 159 vehicles comprising a mix of 7.5t, 18t and 26t rigid box vans and curtainsiders and […]
This year’s event was once again held at the esteemed Royal Automobile Club at Pall Mall, London, where the crème de la crème of the fleet industry were present. This year’s award winners comprise: Van Fleet World – Editor’s Awards Safety Award – Mercedes-Benz Environment Award – Citroen Berlingo / Peugeot Partner Innovation Award – […]
Speaking at last week’s ACFO Conference, Foden said hybrid is the growth area but added that there would be room in the fleet parc for traditional internal combustion engine and electric-powered vehicles. Peugeot plans to introduce “hybrid air” technology in 2016, with Foden explaining that mating a diesel engine and air compression would deliver a […]
Proprietor David Elgey scooped his prize at dealer Ciceley Commercials’ launch event by correctly guessing the 65.7mpg economy figure of the Citan 109 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY and 108 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY models. Now Elgey is testing the vehicle’s low diesel consumption himself with the addition of Ciceley’s Citan 108 CDI Long demonstrator to his delivery fleet. The […]
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At the MAN sponsored event hosted by Quentin Wilson, over 400 delegates heard from a number of leading industry figures about how they are bringing best practice to their transport and logistics operations. The event was broken down into a number of themes; reducing fuel usage, costs & emissions, improving health and safety and enhancing […]
Dubbed Driver Distraction Prevention (DDP), the app can be installed on employees’ phones and will cut off and block all voice calls and lock the keypad to prevent any texting (or emailing) less than one minute after the start of a business journey. Employees will receive an announcement via their phone if there is missed […]
