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Vans that are new from the ground up tend to come around every 10 to 12 years with good reason. Firstly, fleets want to transfer equipment such as racking when the vehicle is replaced with a new one. Simple economics also play a large part. Sales volumes are considerably lower than for a car, so […]
More than half of organisations (55%) from among the 176 questioned are running a four-year cycle, with just over a quarter (27%) opting for five years. At the other end of the spectrum, 10% of respondents said that they kept vans until they were defunct. The overall results from the question 'Please indicate how long, on […]
The accolade comes after ATS Euromaster continued to lower the number of lost time accidents, recording an unprecedented 25% reduction in 2012 compared with the previous year. The company added that its achievements are particularly notable, given in 2011 it reduced its lost time accidents by 58% compared with 2007. Stan Rudowski, group head of […]
The organisation said the decline was broadly in line with the 16.1% fall seen during the year-to-date. The SMMT added that output for the home market showed further growth, but could not offset export losses. Export volumes were down almost a third in the month and 31.5% for the first five months of 2013. ‘Commercial […]
The announcement follows the Motoring Services Strategy consultation on improving the delivery of motoring services by the four executive agencies – VOSA, DSA, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency and the Vehicle Certification Agency – which put forward the idea of streamlining them. Now Roads Minister Stephen Hammond has announced the DSA–VOSA merger will be […]
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Damian James, head of operations at Bracknell Forest Council, has been unanimously elected by the ACFO board to serve as chairman, having held the post of deputy chairman for the past 12 months. Additionally, Caroline Sandall, who has been fleet manager at Barclays Bank for more than eight years, takes over as deputy chairman. James, […]
With a long career in the telematics and vehicle tracking market, Ashe joins Isotrak from Blue Tree Systems and previously Microlise. He will assist Isotrak to further expand its business into new markets and will help to manage and extend the company’s channel partner network throughout the UK. Alan Gunner, Isotrak sales & marketing director, […]
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To achieve accreditation, Sainsbury’s had to demonstrate that it met the FTA’s Van Excellence standards in its management of over 1,600 online delivery vehicles. Audits of several Sainsbury’s sites were carried out looking at driver skills and online delivery vehicles which were chosen at random by the FTA. Delivering extra driver training to ensure drivers […]
The Brake Fleet Safety Product Award recognises Smart Witness’ work with companies involved in road transport to enhance driver training and reduce the risk of road traffic accidents. The camera system records a journey digitally from the driver’s viewpoint. The wide-angle lens ensures that there is 170 degree recording coverage. The unit records high resolution […]
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It is still difficult to gain a clear picture of the state of the European economy. Recently, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) cut its economic growth forecasts for the area as the Eurozone continues to struggle with economic problems. But as the Financial Times recently reported, there are pockets of optimism across […]
