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    Michelin Tyres wins supply contract with ARI Fleet UK

    ARI’s vehicles are supplied to customers such as the RSPCA and Autoglass, on a mixture of leasing, contract hire and contract purchase agreements. Commenting on the deal, Keith Allen, managing director of ARI Fleet UK, said: ‘We have chosen to use Michelin tyres because they are quality products which meet the very latest performance requirements, […]

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    Isotrak appoints sales and marketing director as part of global expansion

    With 20 years’ IT experience in enterprise technology covering software, infrastructure, ERP and Software as a Service, Price has been engaged in a range of business activities from training, implementation, sales management and business development, through to consultancy. His previous employers include enterprise resource planning (ERP) and managed services specialist K3, fuel management company TriScan, […]

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    Hard-top manufacturer expands range to meet demand

    The range has been expanded to meet increasing demand from industries for versatile commercial vehicles. The Truckman Utility Top is now available for the L200’s Double Cab Long Bed and Club Cab models, the Ford Ranger’s Double Cab and Super Cab models and the Toyota Hilux Double Cab.  A Single Cab version for the Ford […]

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    Aquila’s Iveco team secures new deal

    Triple Eight, of Westbury in Wiltshire, supplies frozen food to customers in the Chinese food trade across the south Midlands, South West, South coast and South East. The new vans replace two Isuzu 7.5t trucks and are expected to cover around 40,000 miles a year during their working life. The vehicles have been specially converted […]

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    Drivers warned to avoid unofficial London Congestion Charge websites following ASA ruling

    The call follows an Adverting Standards Agency ruling that one site – paylondoncongestion.co.uk – was ‘likely to lead consumers to believe that the web page was an official method of paying the London congestion charge and was affiliated with TfL’. The ASA investigated and upheld three complaints relating to the site misrepresenting a link with TfL and […]

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    APU and Merseyside Police to tackle motor fraud with intelligence sharing agreement

    The information sharing agreement covers a number of organisations and provides a legal framework to facilitate the seamless transfer of information. APU’s contribution will focus on motor fraud activity but will include intelligence relevant when necessary, while adhering to data protection principles and compliance guidelines.     Made up largely of ex-police officers, APU is a bespoke […]

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    FTA publishes Yeabook of Road Transport Law 2014

    The latest edition, written and compiled by FTA’s team of transport legislation experts, contains comprehensive information on general operations, employment, specialised operations and health and safety.  New to this edition are amendments to the chapters on Graduated Fixed Penalties, Most Serious Infringements and Driver CPC. Commenting on the launch of the book, Andy Mathias, TBR […]

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    Supertrucks deal opens new “window of opportunity” for Bevan

    The decision by West Midlands-based bodybuilder Bevan Group to purchase the business – for an undisclosed sum – comes less than a year after it launched its own glass carrying vehicle. Bevan quickly won orders for more than 70 units from two of the biggest names in the industry. However, as managing director Anthony Bevan, […]

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    Government considers cutting parking offence fines

    Under the move, the Department of Transport said it would look at the legislative options to abolish the minimum rates for parking penalty charges to allow local authorities to lower fines for minor parking violations. Other measures include requiring local authorities to produce annual reports on parking enforcement, introducing a statutory “grace period” if people overstay their […]

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    New 3/4G vehicle camera launched to help fleets protect against fraud

    The IT 1000 combines video, telematics and 3/4G technologies to capture and transmit footage of accidents and other harsh driving events in real-time and, according to Intelligent Telematics, is 16 times more powerful than existing solutions in the marketplace.  Unlike other vehicle cameras that only record to an in-device SD card, the IT 1000 transmits footage […]

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    Leasedrive secures Genus van fleet management deal

    Commenting on the deal, Adrian Davies, fleet and cost manager at Genus plc, said: ‘Although we moved away from Leasedrive two years ago, it never closed the door on us and we were fortunate to have the group help us out on more than one occasion which would have seen us struggle to keep our […]

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