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‘Road haulage is a key service industry to the UK economy and relies almost entirely on diesel, yet diesel duty remains by far the highest in the EU,’ Burnett said. ‘If we are to gain a competitive edge over our European counterparts we have to see a 3ppl fuel duty cut.’ As one of the […]
The R&GO smartphone app connects to the vehicle via Bluetooth and provides 3D turn-by-turn satellite navigation, a vehicle trip computer giving the driver’s Eco² rating and fuel economy figures, several multimedia functions including internet radio and playback of stored music, and a host of telephone commands, allowing the driver to make hands free calls and […]
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Iveco – Daily Iveco was awarded the International Van of the Year 2015 for its new Daily range at the show. As Daily is starting to arrive in dealers, the firm has already increased its offering on the van, with a new option of a ZF eight-speed Hi-Matic automatic transmission now available on both 2.3-litre […]
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Those with a long memory will know that this isn’t Ford’s first Courier van. Based on a Fiesta chassis cowl, the last one was literally a high-cube box mounted behind the car’s front end. Though it did provide a competent urban delivery vehicle, it was certainly no looker. This Transit Courier also uses a […]
Operating from 48 depots, Menzies’ 2,000-strong fleet makes time-critical deliveries to 30,000 customer sites throughout the UK and Ireland. Since around 70% of the deliveries are made before the retail outlets open in the morning, a second route is scheduled for vehicles to collect returns (unsold newspapers and magazines) during business hours. In addition to […]
Compared to the same period in 2013, values have soared. The company found that the average price is now 28.9% higher than Q3 2013, equating to an additional £2,462 per vehicle. According to Autorola, a demanding market place and high quality used stock is influencing rising prices. The average age of an LCV sold via […]
Jenner, GE Capital Fleet Services’ key solutions manager for eight years, has been promoted to a new role as pan-European strategic account manager for the vehicle leasing and fleet management company. She joined ACFO 22 years ago after inheriting the fleet manager’s role at her then employer. Having held a number of officer positions within […]
Using the system, fleet managers at Benfleet now have a real-time view of their fleet at any time, giving them improved visibility on a range of vehicles, from eight-wheeler lorries to vans and LCVs. According to Benfleet, this allows customer service managers to provide clients with updates with precise information on time of arrival and […]
Subject to licence holder consent, the new secure digital web services technology will enable ADLV members, and other organisations meeting DVLA requirements who sign up to the service, to perform 24/7 real-time licence checks for the first time. The new system will also enable faster batch processing of licence data. The organisation added that it […]
Having hired with Northgate for over 10 years, Douglas Communications grew their rental fleet of vans to 16, bringing the total fleet to 46 vehicles. With an aging owned fleet, however, Douglas Communications’ said service costs had risen significantly in recent years. After switching to Northgate’s SMR offering, Douglas Communications reported a 100% reduction in […]
