Part of Specsavers Corporate Eyecare’s annual road safety campaign, this year’s road show visited 2,000 employees at seven companies across the UK for Road Safety Week. The main element of the roadshow was vision screening, using a portable device, which allows the optician to check that an individual’s eyesight meets the legal requirements for driving. […]
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Values in the fleet & lease LCV sector improved by £302 (4.6%) in November to £6,820 – the fourth consecutive month a record value has been achieved. Performance against CAP improved slightly to 103.23%, while retained value against Manufacturer Recommended Price (MRP) rose by a point to 38.40%. November recorded a year-on-year value differential of […]
The vehicles are being supplied to the MoD’s non-combat white fleet as part of Project Phoenix, a £400 million procurement framework established by the Government in March 2012. The pool of unmarked vehicles will be used for the transportation of staff between bases and other mobilisation requirements. The fleet of vehicles, which will be delivered within […]
Now in its second year, the competition is organised by ALD Automotive in association with Fleet World and event partners Peak Performance and Toyota & Lexus Fleet Services to find the UK’s best company car driver and promote smarter, safer driving. Prizes up for grabs include a “hot lap” in the Lexus LFA supercar, tickets […]
So says ATS Euromaster, which has seen a seven-fold increase in sales of cold weather tyres since the beginning of November 2013 and expects its total cold weather tyre sales to exceed £10m in 2013. The firm says its cold weather tyre sales increased by 14% in 2012 compared with the previous year, and this […]
The Future Fifty looks to find 50 high-growth companies and offers public and private sector support to aid growth, create jobs and deliver significant economic impact to the UK. The scheme is being run by Tech City UK, an organisation launched by the Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne to promote successful innovative […]
Held last month, the 2013 Fleet Hero Awards recognised 13 public and private sector organisation for their achievements in reducing fuel bills and cutting carbon emissions through better transport policies and improved fleet efficiency. The webinar takes place this Wednesday 11th December, with speaker including winner of Best Business Sector Fleet Award David Oliver from […]
Titled DriveGuard, the new system offers an eFNOL and claims assessment solution to help fleets reduce their claims costs. DriveGuard uses utilises next-generation telematics technology combined with the latest Internet of Things platform, both from Concirrus, to provide technical flexibility and real-time intelligence. Charles Smith, CEO of Collision Management Solutions, explained: ‘We chose Concirrus as […]
Working directly under the leadership of contract hire director Mark Howell, Murphy will predominantly cover the North West, Cumbria, North East, Yorkshire and North Wales geographic areas. Glenn Murphy has a proven long-standing pedigree within the commercial vehicle and trailer industry having joined Burnt Tree following a 16 year spell at Ryder/HillHire, where latterly he […]
‘Navigating Britain’s roads continues to get tougher for freight operators, with lots of restrictions governing vehicle movements,’ said Freddie Talberg, CEO of PIE Mapping. ‘We’ve been developing the Freight Journey Planner to directly address this issue and are delighted to launch this free service using high-quality freight specific data from an array of sources, including […]
