Driver Hire will also be advertising its Driver CPC courses at the Show, which has a nationwide network of over 90 trainers offering the largest Driver CPC training network in the UK. This year the company is on course to deliver almost 30,000 driver training days. “dh Licence Check” is one of a growing number […]
The One Minute Rule, which calculates driving time according to EU Regulation 3821/85, has been integrated into the new Digital Tachograph, and ensures activity which is 30 seconds or less is simply ignored, registering a continuation of the previous activity. Masternaut claims the result has been an average gain of driving time of 20-25 minutes […]
With the Paneltex Somers refrigerated conversion enabling the Citroens to operate at -25°C in one compartment and +25°C in the other, Eskimo Express has reported improved efficiency, gained by using one vehicle for multiple jobs. The company anticipates both vehicles will have a working life of up to six years, and that they will be […]
Fixtures and fittings such as racking and storage solutions are held as stock, helping to reduce lead times as vehicles do not need to be removed from the road to undergo a separate conversion. Driveaway trade vans are initially available for the plumbing, electrical, joinery and general construction trades. According to Lex Autolease, businesses could […]
According to the report, during March the average values of used LCVs at auction across the board decreased by -1.0% from £4,844 to £4,794 between February and March. Although March posted an average price reduction of £50, in view of the 7.2% growth in volume coupled to the typical age of an LCV increasing by […]
FTA hopes to provide delegates with a full insight into key industry initiatives, best practice and enforcement focus areas, and to help introduce a safety culture of “from-the-top-down” is embedded in their own organisations. Chairing the 2014 Safety in Logistics Conference is Sally Thornley, FTA director of standards, audition and accreditation who said: ‘Safety is […]
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The association will be based on the stand of ATS Euromaster (Hall 4, Stand 4D10), where BVRLA staff and literature will be available throughout the three-day show. The team will be updating members on the key operational issues affecting the sector and handing out free copies of the association’s Fleet Forward Planner – a useful […]
The three year deal, which was secured via the Government Procurement Service (GPS) tyre framework agreement (now part of the Crown Commercial Service), sees ATS Euromaster’s technicians fitting Michelin tyres to the Trust’s vehicles, which include more than 280 emergency ambulances, 200 rapid response vehicles and 460 patient transport service vehicles. ATS Euromaster has been […]
The new vehicles are being introduced as part of a fleet replacement programme, with an initial 119 vehicles joining the company ranks between June and September 2014 and a further 126 vehicles due between September and December 2014. The vehicles will be used by the housing association’s property maintenance teams, which consist of a full […]
Implemented from 29 October this year, the new rules will apply to around two thirds of heavy commercial vehicles – those built in stages weighing more than 3.5t. These vehicles are in the last category to come under a raft of new Type Approval legislation that will see all commercial vehicles in Europe conform to […]
