The FTA Industry Summit – “Solving the Driver Crisis” will be held on 12 March at the Ricoh Stadium, Coventry with a capacity of up to 500 places. The event will bring together government officials, professional HR advisors, and experienced operators to work towards solutions to the current driver crisis. According to the FTA, […]
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The 53rd edition of the Yearbook, which is sponsored by Bridgestone, contains over 450 pages of comprehensive information regarding all aspects of road transport law including O-licensing, driver licensing, weights and dimensions, construction and use, and traffic regulations, together with related material regarding employment, health and safety, plus key addresses and other contact details. The […]
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1. Robust and Flexible Platforms Technology is moving quickly, and companies are looking to solution providers to deliver platforms globally as the foundation for innovation. Providers have to be ready to add, extend and integrate technologies as needed, giving them the agility to adapt and innovate. What this means is field service companies require much […]
According to the HSE, John Walmsley from Gravesend in Kent attended an incident on the M25, between junctions 4 and 5 clockwise, on 25 September 2012 with a colleague. They were faced with a car that had spun around after heavy rain, ending up pointing in the wrong direction in a live lane on the […]
Launched today (12 January), the ORSA website – www.orsa.org.uk – is funded by the DfT and provides practical support in the form of information, advice and direct links to a wide range of free resources, advice, case studies and research evidence to help employers understand and manage the risks faced, and created, by their staff when driving as […]
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In addition to its new CCM LCV Contract Hire and Finance Lease offers, Citroën's "Upgrade to Business Class" aftersales service and assistance package continues into 2015. All Nemo, Berlingo, Dispatch and Relay LCVs registered by 31 March 2015 are now available with CCM Contract Hire rates. These two year/10,000 mile per annum, non-maintenance Contract Hire […]
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VFW: What is Vauxhall’s position in the fleet LCV market at present? RC: ‘Total sales are up 3.16% to the end of October and all of our model lines are performing ahead of plan. As you are aware, this year has seen the launch of New Vivaro, which has been our best van launch […]
The company, part of Shepherd Building Group, has signed the deal following its recent contract win to deliver mechanical and electrical maintenance to TNT Express, the global express delivery company. The nine “Driveaway” vehicles are Vauxhall Vivaro Sportive models and will be used by the mobile engineering team to travel between TNT Express’s 70 UK […]
Police Scotland tested 17,504 drivers for alcohol as part of their four-week drink-drive campaign over the festive period and caught 351 drivers under the influence, compared to 434 drivers last year – a 19% reduction. The campaign follows the 5 December 2014 introduction of Scotland’s new lower drink drive limit of 22 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres […]
The call comes from Labour’s London Assembly Environment spokesperson Murad Qureshi who said that without an expanded emission zone, vast swathes of London would be left to face a ‘needlessly toxic future’. Under the current proposals – which were announced on 31 October 2014 with a public consultation open until today – the ULEZ would […]
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The average value of a van sold at BCA in December was £5,870, the highest monthly value on record. Demand remained strong for any vehicle offered with the combination of a good colour, specification and condition, and interest continued for panel vans suitable for parcel delivery and courier work well into December. Fleet & lease […]
The new vehicle uses a body on frame construction for maximum strength, double wishbone and coil spring suspension to the front, and a five link rigid axle with coil springs at the rear. The Rexton W CSX is powered by SsangYong’s own 2.0 litre turbo charged e-XDi200 diesel engine, delivering a claimed output of 155PS/4,000rpm […]
