May 2016

The deal is worth £3.25m, with completion expected at the end of May.  Legal Post provides a document exchange and postal service in Scotland, delivering legal documentation quickly and efficiently. First Post operates a Downstream Access mail service in Scotland.   Upon completion, DX will combine Legal Post and First Post with its […]

Taking place on Tuesday 7 June at the Ashton Gate Stadium, the event will provide companies with an opportunity to explore operational best practice across a range of key areas within van operation and examine the ramifications of something going wrong, looking at the strategies and processes operators could and should be putting in place […]

GreenRoad says its solution is ideally suited to field service fleets because it offers all the advantages of the firm’s wired-in Software as a Solution (SaaS) system without the need for hard-wiring.  All drivers need to do is download, install and run the app onto a smartphone or tablet then place their mobile device […]

Visitors enjoyed a stunning array of cars available to drive on three different circuits of Silverstone’s world-famous Grand Prix track. Manufacturers were kept busy all day with back-to-back test drives, gaining new leads and demonstrating their vehicles to delighted fleet industry professionals. The Show also featured an extensive indoor exhibition of fleet service […]

Following the completion of the customer-based first stage rollout at the start of 2016, Fraikin’s network of third-party service partners can also now access the system to plan and track maintenance and repair work for vehicles operated by Fraikin customers. Fraikin and its customers can then log in at any time from any place […]

Despite commercial vehicle drivers being heavily criticised, the research by Intelligent Car Leasing – which coincides with the launch of its new commercial vans section – indicates that car drivers aren’t blameless and includes additional comment from Guardian Removals which uses vans on a daily basis in their operations.   1. Car drivers […]

The scheme, which encompasses safety, fuel efficiency, vehicle emissions and improved operations, was originally started in London for the freight industry and specifically the construction sector, but the initiative has now being rolled out nationally, into Europe and across all sectors of industry, logistics and business. Almost 3,800 fleets collectively operating more than 200,000 […]

The initiative has been launched today (11 May) by the Go Ultra Low campaign group and is open to public and private sector organisations that already use EVs, or offer them to employees as company cars, providing there’s a commitment for EVs to make up at least 5% of their vehicle fleet by 2020. This […]

Dubbed ‘Stop the Risk’, the new solution has been 12 months in development. Andrew Drewray CMILT, consultant collision analyst for 3Sixty Fleet, explained: “The CV Show has been an excellent event and given us a great platform to launch ‘Stop the Risk’. We have listened to our customers and the logistics industry as a […]

The company, which has seen the fleet management element of the business double in size in 18 months, has appointed Paul Fewkes as operations director in line with increasing demand for the company’s services. Fewkes, who has been in the fleet management industry for more than 20 years, takes over the management of all […]