According to the road safety charity, research shows that vehicle defects contributed to 2,125 crashes in Great Britain in 2011, 52 of them causing deaths. A survey by Brake found outsourcing of vehicle servicing and repair is widespread: two-thirds (63%) of managers surveyed outsourced all their vehicle servicing and repair. Brake says it is therefore […]
December 2013
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by Katie Beck
Earlier versions of Microlise’s Driver ID system provided information of who was driving each vehicle and when by connecting telematics software to the tachograph monitoring unit in the cab. This information could then be downloaded manually for remote analysis. Now, the telematics unit, which is designed and manufactured by Microlise, reports the current mode switch […]
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New NFDA chairman announced
by Katie Beck
John succeeds David Grant, previously the managing director of Orwell Truck and Van, who is stepping down to retire after many years in the role. Commenting on his new position, Biggin said: ‘I am delighted to take on the role of NFDA Truck Council Chairman and look forward to once again supporting the industry through the […]
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Taking place on Tuesday 8th April in Elstree, London and Thursday 10th April in Manchester, the events follow the success of this year’s Van Excellence conferences, when VOSA informed attendees that the Authority would be undertaking a programme of targeted enforcement checks on vans in all the major towns and cities throughout Great Britain, and […]
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The firm, which runs a fleet of 900 vans, 340 of which specialise in retail mobile tyre fitting, says it recognises that people who work full-time find it hard to fit anything around their working week and weekends are usually the only option. Anita Ellis, online marketing manager for ATS Euromaster, said: ‘By offering this […]
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by Contributor
Costing just £20, the service is said to be more detailed than traditional free vehicle health check programmes and offer great value for money. Peter Fairlie, group sales director at ATS Euromaster, said: ‘Fleets have told us they want the added reassurance of an experienced technician inspecting their vehicles in between services, which can be […]
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The company’s previous vehicles cost an average of 45p per mile to run. But managing director Howard Hunter reports that his Sprinters have cut that figure by a third to just 30p per mile. Coultons also has bakeries in Bradford, Manchester and Newcastle. It produces 700,000 loaves a week, which it delivers to shops and supermarkets […]
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Commenting on signs that confidence is rising, Cakebread said: ‘The ready availability of finance deals has been helping to strengthen the retail market this year and that in turn has been providing a positive backdrop for fleet. ‘Pre-registration concerns have been assuaged for the time being – although it is hard to say whether this […]
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Held on Monday 9th December in London, the “Going The Extra Mile” event aimed to share best practice case studies, and encourage more businesses to sign up to reducing risks in their fleet operations. The event was attended by over 50 fleet professionals, and showcased best practice advice on reducing fleet risk through a series […]
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The achievements made by the Government’s THINK! campaign in raising awareness of the risks of drinking and driving have been recognised with a major safety award. The campaign aim is to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured in drink-drive accidents by changing the social acceptability of drink-driving and has now scooped the […]