The Transit was chosen by British Gas primarily for its class-leading economy and low emissions, provided by its Dagenham-built 125hp 2.2-litre TDCi diesel engine, as well as its ability to meet the needs of the firm’s central heating installation engineers. The Ford Transit also enabled British Gas operators to achieve significant cost savings by recycling […]
European anti-trust regulators raided the offices of BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Norway's Statoil yesterday (Tuesday 14th May) due to concerns that ‘the companies may have colluded in reporting distorted prices’. The European Commission added that the firms 'may have prevented others from participating in the price assessment process, with a view to distorting published prices'. In […]
The RAC Accident Management service has been launched following a £2m investment in a new IT platform and builds on the RAC’s strength of brand to secure strong commercial terms in the supply chain that are then passed on to fleet companies. Added to this, suppliers have also invested in technology that enables them to […]
The company has dramatically reduced incidents of speeding, idling, harsh braking and other such efficiency failings among 250 of its drivers following the introduction of driving performance tools from TomTom. WORKsmart fleet management combines TomTom tracking and navigation with the ecoPLUS on-board fuel diagnostic device, which reads fuel consumption data directly from vehicles on the […]
The company operates a fleet of around 240 commercial vehicles and 110 cars throughout the UK and first appointed Fleet Alliance two years ago to source all new vehicles using its competitive tendering to reduce fleet acquisition costs. Following a successful two-year relationship, Europa has now decided to outsource all aspects of the management of […]
The call comes from independent fleet management specialist Venson Automotive Solutions, which says that many companies still choose replacement as the automatic option despite the fact that the cost of repair is on average less than 15% of the replacement cost. Venson statistics show that on average 32% of the vehicles that it covers have […]
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Sector: Light/medium truck GVW: 6.5-16.0 tonnes Engines: 5.1-litre; 156PS, 177PS, 211PS, 231PS and 7.7-litre; 238PS, 272PS, 299PS In the last three years, Daimler trucks has been on a product offensive like no other, with a complete renewal of the range. Starting at the top, they have now reached the smallest of their trucks, the Atego. Market leader Even though the […]
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After a successful pilot that began in March 2013, ATS Euromaster’s team of 40 fleet inspectors have started to use the tool, manufactured by TyreCheck, this month. The team inspects more than 340 commercial vehicle fleets a month, visiting approximately 2,500 locations nationwide. ATS Euromaster is the first company within the Euromaster Group to roll-out […]
The latest Kangoo range features a new front-end in line with the brand’s new styling as well as a number of design changes to distinguish between the passenger car, van and Z.E. versions. These include a new black textured front bumper for the van version to provide more resistance to everyday small scrapes. Business customers […]
The report shows that during April the average values of used LCV’s at auction rose from £4,293 to £4,497, equivalent to a 5% increase between March and April. With conversion rates staying at 80% and sales volumes and mileages falling by significant amounts, market analysts predict prospects for May and June will be encouragingly high. […]
