September 2014

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    New video website puts focus on Nissan e-NV200

    e4Business will act as the central home for a growing series of videos highlighting how the e-NV200 is being used by business van users across the country. It is the hub for companies to find all required information to show how they can save costs by going electric. Two of the first videos star TV […]

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    SFS expands mobile engineering fleet with Vitos

    Each internal fit out of the new vans was designed by SFS to accommodate specialist tools, parts and work benches. The vans will be used to support the workshops and local authority vehicles. Commenting on the new vehicles, Bob Sweetland, managing director, SFS said: ‘Our customers are our number one priority and we continually invest […]

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    Anglian Water renews ATS Euromaster tyre service contract for 13th consecutive year

    Under the new contract, Anglian Water also maintains its Michelin tyre policy for the car and van fleet, which it says has led to fewer tyre replacements and reduced levels of fuel consumption – playing part in its overall ambition to lessen its environmental impact. Additional support provided by the Michelin team has included highlighting […]

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    Lex Autolease launches dedicated “Business Critical” offering

    The “Business Critical” service provides a bespoke end–to-end fleet management solution that covers vehicle funding, design, build and procurement, through to complete in-life management and incident support. The service is designed to minimise downtime and keep business critical fleets on the road, including “blue light: fleets, those that provide essential services and those that carry […]

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    Motiva launches end-of-life service to help fleets avoid penalties

    The company is using a new workshop complex at its Stoke-on-Trent headquarters to introduce its end-of-life service  to help businesses make significant savings on de-fleeting costs. John Cartwright, group operations manager, explained: ‘A number of providers see end-of-life as a big profit-making opportunity. ‘They carry out rigorous checks on vehicles returned at the end of […]

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    Drivers – don’t panic over death of the tax disc, advises FTA

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is reassuring motorists that the change in the vehicle tax system should not cause problems for drivers, but they should be aware of the new process. To enable the abolition of the disc, DVLA decided to relook at the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) process and, as a result, has changed […]

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    Supermarket refrigeration specialist checks out with Citan

    Their arrivals mean that all but a handful of the supermarket refrigeration expert’s 85 vehicles are now Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Montgomery allocates the vans to its mobile engineers and technicians, who install and maintain storage and display units, including large fridges and freezers, at some of the UK’s biggest and best-known supermarkets. The company provides a […]

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    FTA to spotlight professional driver shortage at Transport Hub

    With FTA members regularly voicing their increased concerns over the problem of driver shortage, the subject will be discussed in detail as part of FTA’s fringe event at the party conference on Tuesday 30 September. As part of the event entitled ‘Transforming transport – securing and supporting the next generation of employees’, the challenges facing […]

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    Iveco unveils Vision concept at Hanover

    Unveiled at the IAA at Hanover, the concept is based on Iveco’s Dual Energy technology and the chassis unveiled at the 2012 edition of the Hanover trade show. The Dual Energy system brings together 100% electric power for urban journeys and hybrid power for longer journeys, reducing consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 25%. […]

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    University of Birmingham deploys electric post van

    Another step towards a 40% electric fleet target by 2020, joins a fleet of 98 low carbon vehicles used by the university as part of its carbon management plan, which in turn allows for additional funding from the Higher Education Funding Council. The van is in Acenta spec, leased through Lex Autolease, and will cover […]

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