Auto Styling Truckman, the West Midlands-based manufacturer and supplier of 4×4 accessories, has delivered eight Truckman S- Series Side Access hardtops, sixteen Towbar Kits, Bedliners, and roof bars which have been fitted to a fleet of Toyota Hilux pick-up trucks as part of SHB’s contract with the airport. In addition, the company has supplied roof […]
"It’s sad news that Whistl has blown time on its door-step letter service and is consulting 2,000 workers on redundancy," commented ParcelHero spokesman David Jinks MILT. "The traditional door-to-door letter service is a labour intensive low-margin market in which it’s hard to make money. "Even though Whistl cherry-picked the market, choosing to deliver only in areas […]
The technology will be used to help customers manage a wide variety of issues including reducing incident frequencies, costs, vehicle off the road times, managing driver and risk management, duty of care compliance, defence of third party claims and warranty claims. The focus is very much on using Omnia’s expertise to spend time with the […]
Working in partnership with Lex Autolease, the firm undertook a fleet review to reduce its carbon footprint and deliver cost savings across its fleet of 527 vehicles. This included the introduction of 75 new VW Caddy Maxi vans with BlueMotion engines to replace older and less fuel efficient vehicles on the fleet. This move reduced […]
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The judging panel was extremely impressed with the calibre of entrants to this year’s awards, which was described as higher than ever. John Parkinson, director – motoring, freight and London, Department for Transport, who was one of the judges, said: “I had the privilege of judging the LCRS Awards last year as well – and […]
The data also shows that new vans now emit almost 6 grams of CO2/km below the 2017 target. Around 1.4 million new vans were registered in the European Union in 2014, with average emissions of 169.2 grams of carbon dioxide (CO2) per kilometre, 4g/km less than those sold in 2013. This is significantly below the […]
Public organisations and utility companies, such as parcel delivery and telecommunication outlets, are a major driving factor as they look to maximise the life of vehicles in their fleets beyond the usual three to five year rotation. As replacement cycles extend to six years and over, typical of pre-recession cycles, volumes are being boosted by […]
The event, which was sponsored by Barclaycard Fuel+ in association with TMC, was attended by a record audience of fleet decision-makers from across the UK, following record levels of pre-registered visitors. They witnessed a stunning array of cars and vans available to drive on three different circuits of Silverstone’s world-famous Grand Prix track. The Show […]
Today’s event is the biggest and best Fleet Show yet and has already attracted record numbers of exhibitors and pre-registered visitors. This year’s outstanding line-up of exhibitors has increased by 82% over last year’s Show, which itself set new records for the number of visitors, exhibitors and test-drives. The event boasts a record number of […]
The technology will be used to monitor CO2 in line with Virgin Atlantic’s commitment to its Co2 reduction strategy. “We are very proud and excited to be working with Virgin Atlantic Airways to assist in their continuing objective,” said Navman Wireless VP sales UK and Ireland, Scott Hutchins. “Virgin Atlantic operates one of the most […]
