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Martin Gurney will move from his current role to take up the position of director, Fleet and Used Vehicles. David Higgins will replace Gurney as director of Programming, Logistics and Distribution for PSA Peugeot Citroën. His role will be taken up by Mark Pickles who becomes director of Parts and Service, Peugeot. In a newly […]
The company's LCV expert David Hill said: ‘The Volkswagen Transporter T5 Sportline 180Bhp is the van everyone wants. The waiting list for a new one is three-five months, so used ones are always snapped up quickly. These vans look the business with all the extras like alloy wheels and leather seats.' ‘In terms of vans […]
Customers will have access to commercial vehicle expertise, service and maintenance support, and repairs of both warranty and non-warranty vehicles. In addition, Hertz Van Supersites provide fleet management services to help fleets streamline vehicle usage, cut down pool fleet numbers and effectively reduce administration costs. The opening of the Newcastle Van Supersite is part of […]
Asset to Asset is designed to give users the ability to record items such as trailers, plant and workshop equipment within FleetWave and then generate a range of informative reports that can be used as the basis for management decisions. Assets recorded can be allocated to a vehicle, a location, a driver or another asset […]
Road Safety Week takes place from 18-24 November, and Northgate is backing the campaign with an internal initiative that sees Northgate’s Bright Van Man raising awareness via a dedicated intranet page, website page, posters and an information sheet, which are being featured across all Northgate branches within the UK and Ireland. Colin Gilstin, group safety […]
With data from 40 police forces, the research shows that the number of cats (catalytic converters) reported stolen increased from 3,957 in 2010 to 8,947 in 2012. During the first half of 2013 alone almost 4,500 thefts have already been recorded. In an interview with Transport News Brief, James Mackay, sales and development manager at […]
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The modules, which as well as providing training also ask questions on key topics, now include the ability to export the driver responses so that fleet managers can pinpoint where drivers may need further support. ‘We have a suite of fifteen driver training modules,’ said Jonathan Mosley, E-Training World’s director of sales and marketing. ‘Each […]
According to the company, Pendragon was selected because the RED (Reduce End of Term Damage) product line eliminates unwanted end-of-contract refurbishment costs. This makes the total maintenance inclusive contract more transparent and cost effective over the four-year term. Mark Henson, fleet manager at Lewis Civil Engineering Ltd, said: ’Pendragon Contracts made us aware of the advantages […]
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Now in its final specification, the NV200 London Taxi enters the last phase of its testing process – hitting the streets of the city where it will spend its working life. It complies with all Transport for London (TfL) regulations with a 25ft (7.6m) turning circle and will be more environmentally friendly than current “black cab” […]
Isotrak claims that camera integration helps to reduce speeding by as much as 97% and cuts accident rates by almost 80%. The vehicle tracking and driver safety monitoring enhancement provides transport managers with high-resolution images that are date and time stamped for any point of the journey, and record whether the vehicle is moving or […]
