Cresswell gained experience within the commercial enhancement industry whilst working for Bott and Bri-Stor. During this time, he provided consultative support to customers, working closely with them to develop a detailed understanding of their vehicle fleet and helping them to reduce whole life costs, improve operational efficiency and ensure compliance with Health & Safety requirements. […]
October 2013
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by Katie Beck
CLM controls a fleet of 12,000 vehicles, and provides a full range of vehicle management services to the fleet sector. Maxxia will now run CLM’s independent vehicle management service, enhancing the fleet management and cost management expertise previously available. The acquisition means the market can now access general asset financing, vehicle finance, sale and leaseback, […]
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by Katie Beck
Fleets are under increasing pressure to keep costs competitive as they battle to win business from online retailers forced to incur the expense of free delivery within their profit margins. An independent report revealed 96% of online shoppers are more likely to shop on a site if it has free shipping, a benefit most consumers […]
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Lone drivers at risk when clocks go back
by Katie Beck
According to iPointlive director, Steve Cole, now is the perfect time of the year for companies to re-examine their duty of care responsibilities: ‘Dark winter nights and mornings, along with poor weather conditions, can bring added complications for employees, from increased road traffic accidents to personal safety issues. ‘Robust policies not only protect the safety […]
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by Katie Beck
In the most dramatic clip, motorway cameras capture the moment a tyre fails on the front of an HGV, sending it uncontrollably into the central reservation causing chaos and extensive damage. As well as showing the dangers to drivers of a tyre failure, another clip shows how Highways Agency officers have to close all three […]
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The call comes as the Transport Committee publishes a report on the need for stringent transparency parking charges, with chair Louise Ellman saying that the use of such charges and fines specifically to raise revenue by local authorities is neither ‘acceptable nor legal’. The report says that while businesses cannot be completely exempt from parking […]
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Video reduces risk
by Contributor
In-vehicle camera recorders are one of the tools that fleet managers have at their disposal to help improve driver behaviour and with it, reduce injury and damage, as well as fuel consumption. Cameras can also be used for security monitoring. Many of the systems are passive in that they record video, usually forward facing, from […]
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Sprinter heads for silver
by Contributor
‘We have a strategy to grow our volume, both new and used. We want to be number two by 2016, so we are aspiring to substantially increase our van sales,’ says Lawson. Mercedes will sell around 20,000 Sprinter vans and chassis cabs in the UK this year, from a total LCV volume of closer to […]
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Ford Transit Custom Sport
by Contributor
Ford’s Transit Custom has collected an enviable cabinet of trophies over the last year, including International Van of the Year. As Custom continues to filter through to the market, the company has been adding models, with the ECOnetic variants and Sport Van arriving in the summer and a high roof version due by the end […]
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Unveiled yesterday (22nd October) at the Saatchi Gallery, AlphaElectric is intended to help both private and public sector fleets to make informed decisions on their use of plug-in vehicles. The service, which is delivered by Alphabet’s eMobility team, comprises four key steps and is “marque neutral”, enabling the Alphabet team to recommend the right solution […]