The move comes after 42 years at its current home in Otley, north of Ipswich, and will take place in stages from November 2015 to January 2016. Pat Maughan, chief executive Hubbard Products Ltd, said: “Our Otley site has been a good home to us for nearly half a century. We will be sorry to […]
BCA found that average values across the board rose by exactly £100 in September, equivalent to a 1.8% uplift compared to August. Fleet & lease values improved by £228, dealer P/X stock rose by £32 to the highest point seen this year and the average value of nearly-new stock rose by £707, largely as a […]
The company has installed Sentinel’s side-scan cyclist detection system across many of its vehicles, as well as four-camera systems on certain larger vehicles, with digital recorders that offer all-round visibility to its customers for improved safety. With four depots across the UK, ND Brown Ltd has a fleet of over 450 vehicles, including tippers, […]
The collaboration provides Opus with a bespoke incident reduction programme for its multiple-driver vehicles, in order to optimise driver safety, prevent incident frequency and costs and reduce fuel spend. The new contract includes the implementation of FMG’s Ingenium Dynamics driver behaviour telemetry and a suite of risk reduction services including driver licence checking, on-road driver […]
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The nine electric ZOE superminis and one Kangoo Van Z.E. are available to hire on an hourly or daily basis from a number of locations across the town of Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis. The vehicles have been introduced into the region through a partnership between E-Car Club and the wind farm operators and […]
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When Mercedes-Benz first decided to compete in the mid-weight van market with Vito, it followed the trend at the time and opted for front wheel drive. However by the second generation of Vito, it had returned to its roots and opted for rear-drive, allowing at the same time the installation of V6 engines and auto […]
The company is one of a number of exhibitors taking part in VAN Fleet World Live, which takes place on 23 October 2015 at ArenaMK in Milton Keynes and also offers an interactive fleet seminar programme and an exciting ride and drive event. At the Show, BP will be showing its CO2 offset scheme, which […]
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Renault is to enter the global 1-tonne pick-up market by mid-2016, with the launch of Alaskan. Based on Alliance partner Nissan’s NP300 Navara, the truck will be powered by Renault’s twin-turbo 2.3-litre diesel engine, with a choice of manual and automatic transmissions. A van market leader in Europe and South America, Renault is keen to […]
The latest updates include ‘snail trails’ to show fleet managers where their drivers are using the most fuel, and where they are using less. This will now assist fleet operators in making informed decisions about routes their vehicles take in an effort to further increase fuel efficiency and decrease costs. Managers can also use the […]
The deal sees Aeris, an end-to-end M2M and IoT service provider, add its AerCore IoT and M2M network, AerPort connectivity platform and AerVoyance IoT and M2M analytics platform to the Isotrak 3iS FleetVision solution. The recently announced FleetVision technology forms a part of the Isotrak real-time ATMSi (Active Transport Management System) fleet management system and, […]
