This year’s guide includes updated country sections with amended information on public holidays, weekend lorry bans, toll prices and other facts for fleet operators in both the own account and hire and reward sectors. There has also been an overhaul of the various Customs sections by HM Revenue and Customs, and Freightlink Solutions Ltd has […]
The programme has been designed specifically for retailers to manage their used tyre disposal in line with industry best practice guidelines and help promote these green credentials to motorists. The initiative is being supported by Motor Codes, the government-backed self-regulatory body for the motor industry, as well as the Independent Garage Association’s "Trust My Garage" […]
The eight-seat Vito E-CELL Traveliners are driven by the concierge team, who make dozens of journeys each day from Westwood, on the outskirts of Coventry, to the Tile Hill railway station less than a mile away. Also available as a panel van, the Vito E-CELL is the world’s first battery-powered light commercial vehicle to be […]
That’s the finding of a major new in-depth analysis of the performance of the logistics sector during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Undertaken by the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) in association with DHL and University of Westminster, the “Maintaining Momentum: Summer 2012 Logistics Legacy Report” highlights Transport for London data […]
With in-cab terminals, bonnet switches and panic buttons fitted to a quarter of its fleet, Ringtons will monitor improvements in driver behaviour, safety and vehicle maintenance checks. Because Ringtons’ drivers are lone mobile workers, Isotrak has equipped the vehicles with panic buttons; the driver is able to press the button in an emergency to provide […]
Commissioned by the BVRLA from Oxford Economics, the study provides some robust, independent data on the size, scope and importance of the vehicle rental and leasing sector. The £14bn is equivalent to £1 in every £90 of UK GDP or the combined local economies of Bath and Bristol. This figure takes into account the operations […]
The FTA study also found that there was an almost 50% failure rate on first time MOTs for vans on UK roads. Ken McCall, managing director of Europcar UK Group, explained: ‘These figures from the FTA go to illustrate something that has been known within the industry for a long time – businesses are holding onto […]
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Consisting of 7.5-tonne and 12-tonne MAN Rigid trucks, the trucks were chosen specifically for both their size and energy efficiency ratings. Each of the vehicles is equipped with a tailgate, designed to ensure Arrow XL’s two man crews can properly handle a broad range of heavy and large consumer products. The trucks have a larger […]
The company – which has been trading for more than a century – ordered the new long wheelbase Daily 35S13 vans to replace six older Daily vehicles that have been on the fleet for the last five years. Built on a 3,950mm wheelbase and with a medium height roof, the new Dailys offer 15.6m³ of […]
Mark Hamilton has been appointed to the newly created role and brings significant automotive experience, having spent the past eight years with Audi UK as national key account manager and regional contract hire & leasing manager as well as a further five years as regional manager at Nissan GB Commercial Vehicles. Andrew Lawson, national fleet […]
