Consisting of funding, maintenance and repairs, the solution also offers professional trades businesses cost control of monthly outgoings and has been tailored to meet the specific needs of individual trades, such as carpenters, plumbers, electricians and general builders. The solution offers a bespoke tailor made service for each customer, allowing them to upscale as their […]
This resulted in a manufacturing downturn of 22.8% over the year-to-date, with output for both home and export down. However, SMMT expects production to stabilise in late summer. ‘UK commercial vehicle output continued to feel the effects of last year’s production restructuring with volumes down 32% in May. There is light at the end of […]
The company has purchased 13 new Mercedes vehicles in total from the local branch of Rygor, Britain’s biggest Mercedes-Benz Dealer. Most are 3.5-tonne Sprinter 313 CDIs – while four are standard panels vans, the line-up also includes the two 4x4s as well as a Dualiner crew variant with a second row of seats, and a […]
According to BJB Lift Trucks, the company reported widespread benefits across the business, with Masternaut’s solution giving it the ability to distribute work loads according to exact vehicle positioning. This has produced a 15% drop in fuel cost through cutting down on the unnecessary time vehicles spend out on the road. The knock-on effect from […]
According to APU, light commercial vehicles have been involved in almost a third of all deliberate collisions caused by the gangs in a worrying trend that has emerged in the last 12 months. The announcement comes as new data shows that crash for cash incidents increased by 51% in 2013 to reach a record level, according […]
The journey planner, operated by PIE Mapping and delivered via the UK Haulier website, provides freight operators and drivers a way to plan routes tailored to their vehicle size automatically avoiding commercial vehicle road restrictions. Commenting on the record visitor numbers, Freddie Talberg, CEO of PIE Mapping, said: 'The take up of the journey planner […]
The Combos are fitted with the 1.3CDTi ecoFLEX engine with Start/Stop, delivering an impressive 58.9mpg, helping to keep Konecranes’ fleet-average emissions low and its efficiency high. Fitted with the Euro 5-compliant 2.0CDTi 115PS engine, the Vivaros also offer both performance and fuel economy, while providing large and versatile storage capabilities. To further enhance vehicle usability […]
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Fleetmatics Fleetmatics Group has released a new software-as-service (SaaS) platform designed specifically for mobile workforces. The products that fall under the platform, including Fleetmatics REVEAL, are designed to offer a complete solution for service fleet and field service management to help businesses maximise their return on fleet and mobile workforce investments. New for 2014, the […]
‘A van is a working tool, so getting the right specification for the job is a given. But, equally, getting the right added extras will make any van more attractive to used buyers a few years down the line when it is time to sell,’ commented Duncan Ward, general manager, Commercial Vehicle Sales at BCA. ‘The […]
Following a six-month pilot, Kwik Fit has introduced technology from Telogis, which has its UK offices in Bracknell. Telogis provides a software platform that covers fleet management, telematics and mobile resource management, all hosted in the cloud, on a Software-as-a Service (SaaS) basis. Phase one of the implementation programme focuses on using data recorded by […]
