Recently, Burton Sameday – which runs a 36-strong vehicle fleet of which nearly 50% are temperature controlled – had switched its rental policy over to Burnt Tree for some of its ambient dry freight rental vehicles; however, following the launch of the new Refrigerental Division, Burton Sameday has now also taken its first refrigerated rental […]
October 2013
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The Essex-based vehicle tracking specialist says that the SK410 device works on any vehicle with an OBD-II on-board diagnostic socket and in most cases, the unit can be up and running within a few minutes of being plugged in. Installation is simple and can be easily carried out by the end user, rather than a specialist […]
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Dubbed Ingenium Dynamics, the telematics-based programme identifies drivers issues that can lead to both excessive fuel consumption and incidents. Vehicle data is logged and provided to the organisation in insight reports, with league tables included to benchmark performance against peers. Fleets can then review performance and deliver improvements through a driver change framework. Neal Francis, […]
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Dubbed TTS360, the new service can be used to either provide an all-encompassing service or a bespoke system to integrate with existing preferred suppliers to simplify the delivery of incident management. The range of services includes: In-house 24/7/ 365 First notification of loss service Provision of temporary replacement vehicles Vehicle recovery Engineering services Fleet damage […]
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by Katie Beck
Motorcraft 4+ offers national maximum price service options – £119 for a minor service, and £189 for a major service – as well as a maximum MOT price of £35, reducing to £30 when combined with a Motorcraft Service. These prices include all required service parts, labour carried out by Ford-trained technicians and VAT. More […]
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The funding round, which was led by Silicon Valley-based firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, will be used to further capitalise on the growing market for technology to track mobile workers and vehicles. In the UK, where Telogis has its European HQ at Bracknell, the investment will be used to expand the current product line […]
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The DfT says that the proposed changes, which form the next steps in the ‘Action for Roads’ command paper that was published earlier this year, would mean that new company will have a lot more freedom in day-to-day operational decisions, but will remain fully accountable to the Secretary of State, Parliament and, more importantly, to […]
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The insight sessions, which culminated in a customer forum, highlighted a number of key questions around the introduction of EVs, with lack of understanding toping the lists. The customer focus groups followed the company’s latest Alphabet Fleet Management Report (AFMR), which highlighted perceived cost as the main barrier to reaching green targets for 52% of […]
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by Katie Beck
Total Cleaning Company South has a fleet of 12 vehicles operating throughout the south and the ForeTrack GPS system has been fitted to each vehicle. The despatch department uses the system to keep track of its team of cleaning technicians who are heading to domestic and commercial properties and enables them to direct drivers to […]
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by Katie Beck
By utilising the real-time, web-based Roadsense system, Iceland will be able to co-ordinate its fleet to make sure that delivery targets are being met and, by monitoring driving styles, ensure that its vehicles are being driven responsibly and in the most efficient way to maximise fuel efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and minimise risk. ‘Our home […]