The Accident Exchange figures indicate that nearly 1,100 crashes involving foreign lorries took place on the UK’s motorway network in 2014; an increase of 14.3% since 2012. Across all road types, estimates put the number of foreign lorry incidents at 3,100 – or nearly nine per day. Lorries from Poland and Germany were found […]
This year’s Show on 12 May, which is being sponsored by Barclaycard Fuel + in association with TMC, will see a number of UK debuts in an impressive line-up of new models from the 25 vehicle manufacturers attending the event, with more than 220 models available for driving. Fleet decision-makers will have a choice of […]
The owned vehicle glazing specialist has developed a bespoke piece of software, dubbed ‘Partscheck’, which correctly identifies the exact piece of replacement glass needed for a specific vehicle by simply entering the Vehicle Registration Number – addressing a problematic issue that affects the whole windscreen replacement industry. The software has been developed to help with […]
Dubbed Truck & Bus GmbH, the new holding will cover both the MAN und Scania commercial vehicle brands with chief executive Martin Winterkorn saying: "MAN and Scania will together become global champion." The manufacturer added that Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles will also form part of the integrated commercial vehicles group and will report to Andreas Renschler […]
The ICFM Fleet Masterclasses are designed to supplement the ICFM’s core competence-based training currently offered to members – leading to the Introductory Certificate, the Certificate and the Diploma in Car Fleet Management – with masterclasses on hot topics of interest and relevance to car and LCV fleet operators, irrespective of their level of fleet experience. […]
The 2015 event on 12 May, which is being sponsored by Barclaycard Fuel+ in association with TMC, has already attracted record numbers of exhibitors and pre-registered visitors. The Show provides a unique combination of test driving the very latest models, plus fleet education with a hugely popular series of fleet-on-fleet workshops, and a large static […]
Owens, headquartered in Llanelli with 15 sites across Wales and England and a fleet of more than 350 vehicles, identified the need to improve its fleet risk management processes following a road traffic accident or incident and took the initiative to partner with Manchester-based, 3Sixty Fleet utilising its ‘FleetWatch’ service. “We realised that we needed […]
Research shows that over 80% of businesses and customers do not truly understand the whole life cost of their vehicles, and the financial impact of making the wrong decision can be significant. For this reason it is important that businesses take time to really understand this subject before committing to a vehicle acquisition strategy. When […]
The branch is situated just off of the A48 (M), which links Cardiff to Newport, and is already predicted to sell between 300 and 400 vans a year. The new branch is home to stock ranging from VW Caddys and Peugeot Partners, to Ford Transits and Mercedes Sprinters, with access to browse more than 1,000 […]
According to the latest research from the Go Ultra Low campaign, 8,573 passenger cars with CO2 emissions lower than 75g/km were registered in the first quarter of this year, a year-on-year increase of 386%. Fleets have led the way, accounting for more than 68% of the market, or 6,045 new models. And fleet decision-makers have […]
