Fleet World Group was established in 1998 and has grown from publishing a single monthly magazine to being a highly respected part of the fleet industry with interests in print, digital media and events. Commenting on his decision to step down, Ross said: ‘Last year I clocked up 30 years in fleet and I’ve enjoyed […]
BVRLA chief executive Gerry Keaney said: ‘The industry performed well in 2014, with the association seeing a further increase in membership and fleet sizes across nearly all sectors. ‘Road transport is rising up the government agenda, and the good news is that the fleet industry has never had a more influential voice in Whitehall. ‘2015 […]
Based in Portsmouth, CIA is a family-owned business that has been delivering security solutions throughout the south of England for over 45 years. Fleet manager Andy Jenkins ran an eight-month trial of Lightfoot after coming across it during his research into driver training and duty of care. Jenkins commented: ‘Our rationale for trialing and then […]
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Fiat Professional’s revised Ducato van range has one major USP when compared to the Citroën Relay and Peugeot Boxer that are built alongside it. Where the French duo use a 2.2-litre diesel engine to provide a choice of 110hp, 130hp and 150hp, Fiat has its own 2.3-litre MultiJet II motor, offering a similar power choice. […]
Virtually all the exhibitors at the 2014 Show have now confirmed that they will be attending again next May. And more than 20 new exhibitors – including vehicle manufacturers, leasing companies and fleet service providers – have already signed up for the event. The last available stand space was snapped up at the end of last week by one […]
The deal, which expands on the firms’ existing partnership, will total £1.0 million in hardware and service revenues over a two-year period, with the fleet expected to be fully upgraded by March 2015. Trakm8 has been supplying the Swift fleet management solution to the company since 2009. The upgrade to the driver behaviour device ecoN […]
Announced by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin and Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander, the move sees the Government invest in more than 100 new road schemes over this parliament and next, including 84 newly announced schemes. Over 1,300 new lane miles will be added by schemes being delivered over the next parliament on motorways […]
Launched last year, the AlphaElectric service provides a four-stage electric vehicle consultancy package aimed at helping businesses to adopt the technology their fleet, covering a range of areas from fleet analysis and vehicle selection to charging infrastructure. The new partnership with EDF Energy is expected to boost customer confidence in selecting EVs by bringing together […]
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Iveco – Daily Iveco was awarded the International Van of the Year 2015 for its new Daily range at the show. As Daily is starting to arrive in dealers, the firm has already increased its offering on the van, with a new option of a ZF eight-speed Hi-Matic automatic transmission now available on both 2.3-litre […]
Behind the wheel of Renault’s all-new Trafic SL27 Energy dCi 120 Business, the pair achieved 55.55mpg, the best overall mpg and also the best percentage improvement, being 16% better than the manufacturer’s official figures of 47.90mpg. Commenting on the Trafic’s performance in the MPG Marathon, Dan Gilkes said: 'With a combined fuel figure of 47.9mpg, […]
