Launched as ‘TruAnalysis’, the software replaces the previous TruControl product with additional features to help transport managers save time and money. The new solution instantly analyses digital tachograph data, with dashboards, KPIs and automated summary reports. All strategic data is presented in an easy-to-assimilate format and can be instantly exported to a variety of […]
Alicia Threlfall has been promoted to the role from the sales department and will draw on her knowledge of the firm’s refrigerated products and services, and standards. Threlfall commented: “This new position will allow me to oversee the day-to-day management of the production team by making sure our supervisors in the manufacturing workshop have […]
Jupp leads a three-strong training team covering the Marshall Thermo King transport refrigeration, Marshall tail lift and Marshall fleet management divisions at the Cambridge-based company. Reporting to HR Manager, Mascha Pond, Jupp is managing the delivery of all the training activities within Marshall Fleet Solutions to ensure skill levels are maintained and developed in […]
The latest meeting of SMMT’s biannual Open Forum will take place on 1 November at Cranmore Park Conference and Events Centre, Solihull. Topics covered will include post-Brexit opportunities for business and maintaining supply chain competitiveness. The November Forum brings together 300 automotive supply chain delegates attended by senior decision makers from OEMs as well […]
Launched 14 months ago by experienced fleet professional Marcus Puddy, PVS provides a cradle to grave advisory and management service to businesses operating vans and company cars and a consultancy to contract hire and leasing companies, manufacturers and dealers. The company works to deliver a number of solutions from interim roles through to consultancy days […]
The most frugal edition of the T6 short wheelbase panel van is powered by a 2.0-litre TDI 102 PS Euro 6 common rail diesel engine. In standard Startline form with five-speed manual gearbox, the model offers 47.9 mpg and 153 g/km. The BlueMotion model, however, returns a claimed 51.4 mpg on the combined cycle (+7%) […]
The independent ‘Driver Shortage: issues and trends’ report, prepared for FTA by RepGraph Ltd, calculates the shortfall between the number of registered HGVs and the number of qualified drivers is 34,567 – back to the pre driver crisis levels of 2012. This is attributed to an increased number of employed truck drivers and rising salaries, […]
This conversion features integrated fold-out desk, touchscreen computer, wireless internet, smartphone-controlled LED lights, wireless phone charging, Bluetooth audio system, mini fridge and a barista-quality coffee machine. The e-NV200 WORKSPACe concept aims to highlight the customisable potential of the van, and reflect what desk-based employment could look like in the future as hot-desking and flexible […]
Mercedes-Benz will launch its first one-tonne pickup truck next year, as part of its ongoing partnership with the Renault-Nissan Alliance.
In an event described by a number of competitors as ‘the toughest MPG Marathon yet’ and sponsored by RAC Business, ALD Automotive and Crystal Ball, drivers were charged with working out the most economical route between a number of waypoints in Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Northants and Gloucestershire in a two-day event starting and ending at […]
The Plug-In Van Grant has been available to small commercial vehicles of up to 3.5 tonnes since 2012, but sales of new electric vans have remained limited. The Government is now committing an additional £4 million to the scheme so that all vans and trucks meeting the necessary requirements are eligible as part of […]
SmartDrive offers a video-based platform to help commercial vehicle operators proactively manage and improve driver behaviour and reduce risk. Solutions cover forward and interior facing cameras and can also integrate with up to two additional cameras, such as side or rear. The cameras are triggered to record by pre-determined variables and can also be manually activated […]
