2014

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    ULTI Bar captures record sales for Van Guard

    The ULTI Bar was developed when Van Guard spotted a gap in the market for a premium roof bar offered at a competitive price. ULTI Bar is designed to be aerodynamic, non-corrosive, lightweight and importantly – easy to fit. Van Guard’s innovation is underpinned by comprehensive crash and safety testing. The ULTI Bar has been […]

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    Owen Pugh Group chooses Jaama management system to ensure compliance

    Also critical was the technological flexibility of Key2, which enables the online system to be used as a comprehensive asset register across all mobile and fixed assets that require safety inspections and regular maintenance. Group-wide, the business operates a mixed fleet which includes 140 light and heavy commercial vehicles; and 80 items of heavy plant […]

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    Kitchen furniture specialist expands fleet with Renault

    The Renault Master 125.35 P-Cab Loaders are supplied by Renault Trucks South West and are additions to DOS’ 14-strong Iveco and Ford fleet. According to DOS, the trial vehicle’s performance including fuel economy, load area, weight carrying capacity and the relationship with Renault Trucks South West were the key factors in purchasing the vehicles. The […]

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    Highways Agency & DVSA launch joint stopper trial

    HA Traffic Officers will be trained in stopping officer duties, but incident management will remain their priority. They will be supporting, rather than replacing, DVSA stopping officers. The four month pilot will run near Doxey on the M6 from 1 September, to assess if joint working improves the DVSA’s ability to target high risk vehicles, […]

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    Garmin & VeriLocation partner for Android-based telematics & navigation device

    Featuring a rugged dust-proof design, built-in Bluetooth, Wifi and NFC capabilities, high-sensitivity GPS, extra loud speaker, and a sunlight readable, 6-inch capacitive touch screen, the Fleet 660 and 670 have been fully optimised for both in-cab and hand-held fleet use and mark the launch of Verilocation’s driver Dashboard application. Revealed at the recent CV Show […]

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    Market converted

    There are very few fleets that simply take a standard van from a dealer without some form of conversion or tailoring of the vehicle to meet the needs of their operation. Indeed it’s probably fair to say that there isn’t such a thing as a standard van, given that manufacturers offer literally thousands of engine, […]

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    UK’s most creative businesses sought for the 2014 Vehicle Branding Awards

    Once again the companies, which are part of Northgate plc, have teamed up to find the UK’s most creative livery across their wide and diverse range of clients, including manufacturers, retailers, utilities, small independent companies and large national companies. Businesses are being invited to submit entries throughout September, for the winner to be announced on […]

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