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John succeeds David Grant, previously the managing director of Orwell Truck and Van, who is stepping down to retire after many years in the role. Commenting on his new position, Biggin said: ‘I am delighted to take on the role of NFDA Truck Council Chairman and look forward to once again supporting the industry through the […]

Taking place on Tuesday 8th April in Elstree, London and Thursday 10th April in Manchester, the events follow the success of this year’s Van Excellence conferences, when VOSA informed attendees that the Authority would be undertaking a programme of targeted enforcement checks on vans in all the major towns and cities throughout Great Britain, and […]

The firm, which runs a fleet of 900 vans, 340 of which specialise in retail mobile tyre fitting, says it recognises that people who work full-time find it hard to fit anything around their working week and weekends are usually the only option. Anita Ellis, online marketing manager for ATS Euromaster, said: ‘By offering this […]

Costing just £20, the service is said to be more detailed than traditional free vehicle health check programmes and offer great value for money. Peter Fairlie, group sales director at ATS Euromaster, said: ‘Fleets have told us they want the added reassurance of an experienced technician inspecting their vehicles in between services, which can be […]

The company’s previous vehicles cost an average of 45p per mile to run. But managing director Howard Hunter reports that his Sprinters have cut that figure by a third to just 30p per mile. Coultons also has bakeries in Bradford, Manchester and Newcastle. It produces 700,000 loaves a week, which it delivers to shops and supermarkets […]

Commenting on signs that confidence is rising, Cakebread said: ‘The ready availability of finance deals has been helping to strengthen the retail market this year and that in turn has been providing a positive backdrop for fleet. ‘Pre-registration concerns have been assuaged for the time being – although it is hard to say whether this […]

Held on Monday 9th December in London, the “Going The Extra Mile” event aimed to share best practice case studies, and encourage more businesses to sign up to reducing risks in their fleet operations. The event was attended by over 50 fleet professionals, and showcased best practice advice on reducing fleet risk through a series […]

The achievements made by the Government’s THINK! campaign in raising awareness of the risks of drinking and driving have been recognised with a major safety award. The campaign aim is to reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured in drink-drive accidents by changing the social acceptability of drink-driving and has now scooped the […]

Part of Specsavers Corporate Eyecare’s annual road safety campaign, this year’s road show visited 2,000 employees at seven companies across the UK for Road Safety Week. The main element of the roadshow was vision screening, using a portable device, which allows the optician to check that an individual’s eyesight meets the legal requirements for driving. […]

Values in the fleet & lease LCV sector improved by £302 (4.6%) in November to £6,820 – the fourth consecutive month a record value has been achieved. Performance against CAP improved slightly to 103.23%, while retained value against Manufacturer Recommended Price (MRP) rose by a point to 38.40%. November recorded a year-on-year value differential of […]

The vehicles are being supplied to the MoD’s non-combat white fleet as part of Project Phoenix, a £400 million procurement framework established by the Government in March 2012. The pool of unmarked vehicles will be used for the transportation of staff between bases and other mobilisation requirements. The fleet of vehicles, which will be delivered within […]

Now in its second year, the competition is organised by ALD Automotive in association with Fleet World and event partners Peak Performance and Toyota & Lexus Fleet Services to find the UK’s best company car driver and promote smarter, safer driving. Prizes up for grabs include a “hot lap” in the Lexus LFA supercar, tickets […]