The additional vehicles required no significant cash injection as a result of Northgate’s flexible and non-contractual offering, which allowed the plant hire company to free up a claimed £18,750 to invest into other areas of the business. The company credits the vehicles from Northgate as being a driving factor behind its acquisition of a contract […]
Under the agreement, the company will use Ctrack Online, a web-based tracking tool, across its fleet of vans used to transport engineering teams to and from customer sites in and around the central belt area of Scotland. Ctrack Online will replace an existing system that Dalziel Mechanical Services said was failing to meet the company’s […]
The firm says its analysis of 2,000 commercial vehicles using the company’s IT1000 camera solution shows that over a six-month period accident frequency reduced 45%. And as well as actually preventing accidents from happening, the cost of those that did occur were 27% less as a result of instant intervention. Meanwhile, the analysis also found […]
Wilkie brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge of fleet and commercial vehicles, having worked in the automotive sector for over 20 years. During this time, he spent nine years in senior operational roles and joined the TrustFord team in August 2013 as general manager of its Huddersfield and Bradford dealerships. In his […]
The move includes the appointment of two experienced engineers, Sean Morris as group director of engineering and Matt Monnington as engineering director to BOX Telematics. Morris and Monnington will work alongside Trakm8’s other Engineering Directors, Matt Cowley, group big data engineering director and Tim Cowley, group advanced engineering director to shape Trakm8’s position in the […]
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Fiat Professional’s revised Ducato van range has one major USP when compared to the Citroën Relay and Peugeot Boxer that are built alongside it. Where the French duo use a 2.2-litre diesel engine to provide a choice of 110hp, 130hp and 150hp, Fiat has its own 2.3-litre MultiJet II motor, offering a similar power choice. […]
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Seasonal demand With the Christmas season fast approaching, many home delivery companies, couriers, supermarkets and parcel firms will be looking to boost their fleets with additional drivers. Even the recent explosion of “click and collect”, where customers order online but pick up the goods at a local branch of the store, will require a huge […]
The Trafic Passenger is available with short (3098 mm) or long (3498 mm) wheelbases, four 1.6-litre dCi turbodiesel engines – depending on version – and a choice of “Business” or “Sport” trim levels. All versions have three rows of three seats, although buyers have the option of deleting the third row to increase load capacity. […]
The developments include the “HYDIVU” (Hybrid Diesel for LCVs) prototype, which aims to reduce fuel consumption and therefore running costs for high-mileage business users. It is based on the Master van powered by Renault’s ENERGY dCi 165 Twin Turbo diesel engine, and has been engineered in conjunction with a number of European partners. The technology […]
As part of this research, TRL is carrying out an online survey and is calling for anyone that is involved with or has experience of driving, operating or procuring the services of commercial vehicles in London (inside the M25) to take part. This includes: Owners and directors of companies which operate the vehicles Fleet managers […]
