First launched in 2008, the internet-based software now features mileage capture, route overlay, driver league tables, traffic warnings and excess mileage alerts that can each be tailored to individual customers. Motiva says the latest system is intended to provide fleet managers with unparalleled “real time” insight and control over the entire fuel, driver and mobile […]
Supplied by Newtownabbey Dealer Mercedes-Benz Truck & Van (NI), they are assigned to a “white glove" pan-European delivery service for a US-based computer networking giant. The vehicles operate from headquarters in Magherafelt, Londonderry, and a European hub near Maastricht, in the Netherlands. Link it Logistics runs a fleet of 22 trucks and vans, most of […]
Van registrations rose 13.1% over the year to 271,073 units – boosted by 32.5% growth in December. Truck registrations totalled 56,218, up 23% as the move to Euro 6 fuelled growth. ‘As expected December truck registrations were exceptional last month due to the change from Euro 5 engine specification,’ said Sue Robinson, director of the […]
Latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that UK truck registrations were up 217.2% last month to 11,351 units whilst the full-year figure was up 23.0% to 56,218 units, largely as a result of Euro 6 legislation. Meanwhile LCV registrations rose 32.5% in December 2013 and were up 13.1% for the full […]
Hundreds of commercial vehicle operators taking Canter test drives at dealerships nationwide were automatically entered in the competition. ‘This is great news,’ declared group finance director, Mark Vale, on learning that the Coventry-based company's name had been selected. ‘We were considering a Canter anyway, which is why we took the test drive. So to win […]
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Combined Ford Transit and Transit Custom sales increased by more than 11.0% year-on-year, from 52,441 in 2012 to 58,446 in 2013. Transit Custom sold 10,939 in its first full year on sale. Ford Ranger sales increased by more than 50% year-on-year from 2,818 to 4,310, while Fiesta Van sales increased by almost 20.0% from 3,172 […]
Under the partnership, Lex Autolease will help promote the Van Excellence Code amongst its customers and encourage that its standards be adopted and followed throughout the light commercial vehicle sector. In addition to supporting the FTA-backed Van Excellence scheme, the Industry Partners work with FTA on a number of initiatives including a Van Excellence supplement, […]
The speed limit would be introduced as part of the planned upgrade to the M1 in South Yorkshire and the East Midlands and would apply between junction 28 at Mansfield and junction 35a at Sheffield and Rotherham between 7am and 7pm, seven days a week, as part of improvements planned for the M1. However, the […]
Jon Bennett, operations director at B&C Transport, explained: ‘Although we haven’t moved far, and are still based in Ballasalla, the move to brand new premises sends a clear message that Isuzu is now a well-established truck franchise on the island. The product is selling well over here, with the most recent new vehicle delivered being […]
TfL – the organisation responsible for the Congestion Charge – has said it is to consult on increasing the standard daily charge from £10 to £11.50, which for many motorists would mean a rise of 15%, but for the freight industry (who mainly use the "fleet scheme") the increase would equate to an over-inflationary 17%. […]
