The function spans 50 different alerts, which cover the whole life-span of a leased vehicle and are fully customisable to suit the needs of individual fleets or drivers. Customers can tailor which alerts are received by individual drivers, ranging from key messages, such as the completion of an order, to Duty of Care prompts to […]
Carried out at Ford’s facilities in Lommel, Belgium, and in Romeo, Michigan, the testing has included corrosive salt and mud-baths, non-stop driving for two months at top speed and continuous figure-of-eight manoeuvres for a month. The durability tests included the equivalent of driving 11 million kilometres – or 275 round-the-world trips – at state-of-the-art proving […]
The firm says that it has over 6,000 motor injury claims linked to organised fraud activity with a value of over £10m. Tom Gardiner, head of claims fraud at Aviva, said: ‘The fast growth of induced accidents on our roads is cause for serious concern. Fraudsters are prepared to put the safety of innocent motorists' […]
The fast-growing fleet leasing specialist has opted to use Fleet Assist’s nationwide network of more than 7,000 garages to undertake service, maintenance and repair work on vehicles supplied to customers across the UK. Sinclair Finance and Leasing, which operates a fleet of more than 3,000 vehicles, will also use Fleet Assist to provide an out-of-hours […]
In an extensive managerial career spanning more than 16 years in the fleet industry, Jones has held senior positions at Masterlease, Interleasing, Lex Vehicle Leasing and Avis Rent-a-Car. She worked most recently for Leasedrive where she was general manager – sales, responsible for working with major blue chip strategic and corporate fleet clients and managing […]
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 […]
The sole supply agreement, which includes vehicle livery and mobility management, will see 146 LCVs delivered throughout 2014 to Nationwide Platforms, a market leader in access platform hire, equipment sales and working at height courses. Awarded following a rigorous 11-month tender process, the new contract will help to save more than £32,000 from fleet hire […]
The announcement comes as part of Ford Retail’s national rebrand to TrustFord, and is part of an ongoing strategy to ensure a consistent, industry-leading experience for customers across its entire dealership network, including small business owners. As well as covering the cost of design and fitting of new branded livery, TrustFord’s team of specialists will […]
New stats from Goodyear Dunlop show that demand for its winter tyres from police forces across the UK increased by nearly 30% from 2012 to 2013. Kiran Panchal, Goodyear Dunlop, fleet key account manager, said: ‘‘The common misperception about winter tyres is that they only really deliver in the snow – but in fact winter […]
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 scheme has been set up to offer significant benefits to employees, at no extra cost to the employer. Whenever standard eyecare eVouchers are purchased by the employer, whether for VDU, Safety or Driver eyecare, Specsavers Corporate Eyecare supplies Premium Club eVouchers at no extra cost to the employer. Three Premium Club eVouchers are available […]
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 […]
