The Glasgow-based company, which celebrates a decade as an authorised Sky homes agent this year, carries out 3,500 Sky installations per month and has a fleet of more than 90 vans, with around 40 working on behalf of Sky. Route Monkey has helped automate the management of its installers since 2012, building and maintaining […]
The service offers businesses a holistic analysis of their fleet’s claims history and risk management strategies and assessments to pinpoint areas where to reduce insurance premiums, control risks and prevent fraudulent claims. The analysis is created by Gauntlet’s health & safety and insurance teams, following a site visit and an in-depth analysis of a […]
Although Trakm8 is famed for providing innovative telematics-based solutions to the fleet management, vehicle leasing and insurance industry, the group’s portfolio has been significantly broadened over the last year with a number of acquisitions. This includes the assets of DCS Systems Ltd, a Cornwall-based camera company which owns the ‘RoadHawk’ dash cam brand. […]
The new-style session will debate issues such as such as the future of the sector, the impact of a potential Brexit, company car taxation and the economy. It will be chaired by John Pryor, chairman of the Association of Car Fleet Operators, who took over as head of ACFO in 2014 following a […]
The Masternaut Connect module uses Masternaut’s non-intrusive CANbus technology to collect automatic and real-time vehicle data for both cars and commercial vehicles. The Masternaut Maintenance dashboard provides users with a top-down view of their fleet, highlighting the percentage of vehicles that are fully operational, the number of vehicles that need servicing now or […]
The new addition links the licence checking service provided by FTA partner Licence Bureau with Visionfta, removing the need for separate checks. Licence Bureau director Malcolm Maycock said: “Licence Bureau is delighted to be working with FTA to help provide this service, which is essential to every business. It is really important for all […]
The initial four-year contract will see Trakm8 providing telematics and data solutions for ScottishPower’s fleet of mixed vehicles, which are often required to work in extreme weather conditions. Trakm8’s T10 telematics units will be installed and will measure driver behaviour while supplying service data and underlying vehicle health faults. The vehicles will also […]
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The new 3.0-litre units replace the previous 2.0-litre diesels and are available in three variants – 163hp, 204hp and 224hp, offering up to 550Nm. The engine is available in manual or eight-speed automatic gearbox versions and should bring a combined NEDC fuel consumption in automatic version of around 37mpg and 199g/km according to test data. […]
The £47m contact has been awarded to Babcock following the Defence Secretary’s instruction last year that the cost of vehicle hire be reviewed and reduced. Babcock will manage the ‘white fleet’ of cars, vans, trucks and specialist vehicles on behalf of the MOD, covering the UK and Northern Europe, as well as short-term hire […]
One of the UK’s most trusted names in the industry, National-ARG has a wealth of experience in accident repair and associated services. Working with blue chip fleet operators and the leading insurers, the group operates one of the largest networks of body shops that hold the BSi Kitemark in the whole of the UK, […]
The acquisition has been made through TDUK Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the FTA, and comes a week after Tachodisc went into administration. The new business will trade under the name TDUK Ltd and will be overseen by the FTA’s director of operations, June Powell. FTA chief executive David Wells said: “I […]
The car and van rental specialist is to offer visitors to the Fleet Show – which takes place on 11 May at Silverstone – the chance to find out more about the relaunched Thrifty booking platform (THOR). This has been upgraded to include a new home page with a fresh look and feel. The […]
