Katie Beck

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    Free on-line fleet management guide from Fleet Matters

    The focus of each issue is chosen to apply equally to owned, leased and grey fleets. Suggestions are presented as ‘Action Points’ that relate to all types of road vehicle and aim to provide guidance to anyone managing vehicles in either the private or public sector. “Fuel Card Services has a wealth of expertise in helping […]

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    Europcar launches fleet van supersites

    Each Supersite includes specialist vehicles such as such as five and six seat Crew Vans, 4×4 pickups and an extensive range of Chapter 8 vehicles and, with the capacity to store several hundred vans, Europcar is confident that the dedicated locations can meet demand for large bulk orders of circa 20 vehicles and above. Fleet […]

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    Jim O’Sullivan named as Highways England chief executive

    He will take over the chief executive post from Graham Dalton who announced his departure in January after seven years leading Highways England predecessor the Highways Agency. As managing director of the Airports Division at Heathrow Airport Holdings (BAA) until December 2014, Mr O'Sullivan was responsible for all the group’s airports outside Heathrow. He was […]

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    NAMA report reveals used LCV prices are levelling out

    The research also shows that volumes saw a -4.1% decrease, and the average age of LCV’s sold at auction fell from 70.6 to 69.3 months. The average number of days that LCVs remained on site declined to 14.9 days, and the average mileage decreased from 82,175 to 81,761 miles. Price Changes by age     […]

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    Cenex launches Cost & Carbon Calculator to help predict cost of low-carbon vans

    The VC3 computes the economic and environmental performance of diesel, electric, gas and stop-start van technologies to help fleet decision-makers assess the advantages of adding low carbon vans into their fleets. “By providing a realistic whole-life cost, the VC3 de-risks the implementation of low carbon fleet solutions,” commented Steve Carroll, technical specialist at Cenex. “The […]

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    How running the wrong vehicles could cost you thousands

    CDVs, MPVs, short wheelbases, long wheel bases, dropsides, Lutons and bespoke conversions. The list is endless, especially when you bring specification, payload, make and model into the mix, making decisions around vehicle and supplier selection difficult for business owners. Choosing the wrong vehicles or vehicle acquisition method can result in huge cost and efficiency implications […]

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    Ryder adds more new vehicles to Mark Murphy & Partner Ltd fridge fleet

    These replacement vehicles follow the delivery of three 7.5-tonners and eleven 3.5-tonne fridge vans, all supplied on contract hire from Ryder. In addition to supplying fruit and vegetables, dairy products and fine foods to a wide customer base, the company also supplys many of Scotland’s most prestigious events such as The Ryder Cup, the Edinburgh […]

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    Wolseley UK deploys Masternaut Connect for reduced fuel consumption

    Masternaut Connect is an intelligent telematics solution that collates data in real-time to increase fuel efficiency, improve driver behaviour and reduce vehicle downtime. It also has the facility to alert customers when their deliveries are a certain distance from the delivery location. Wolseley UK has a fleet of more than 900 vehicles across its branch […]

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    Archive storage specialist chooses Vito Long crew van for improved carrying capacity

    Supplied by south coast Dealer Pentagon Commercials, the van seats a driver and up to five colleagues while also providing a practical cargo area. Storofile’s new van is powered by a 2.1-litre engine with 190 hp output. Coupled with a series of fuel-saving enhancements including alternator management, improved underbody aerodynamics and the ECO start/stop function, […]

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