DEL operates from a production facility in Witney, Oxfordshire, and sold over 6,500 column, tuckunder and wheelie bin lifts last year. It aims to increase this figure to 8,000 by 2015. Bevan Group will continue to fit various brands of tail lift to the dry freight and temperature-controlled vehicle bodies it builds for customers at […]
The road safety charity is calling on organisations to ensure their drivers follow the A, B, C of staying safe in bad weather conditions: Avoid driving at all if possible Be prepared, by planning journeys around bad weather and packing a bad weather kit Careful, cautious driving: slow down and be extra vigilant for people […]
Van Centres will carry out an extensive 30-point EVC (Express Visual Check) as part of the £25 service, covering vehicles lights, brakes, fluid top-ups for antifreeze and screen wash and a battery check, including a charge if necessary. Customers will also receive a “Castrol LongLife III one-litre check-it kit” and a Genuine Accessories Winter Care […]
The firm, which manages a fleet of around 10,000 company cars, commercial vehicles and trailers, is a member of the privately-owned Days Motor Group, and was looking for a new software system that would underpin its growth aspirations and deliver added value to clients. The firm already uses Jaama’s electronic driver entitlement checking service (EDECS). […]
The Chancellor has shown a continuous reluctance to increase fuel duty, and in his speech to the Conservative party conference in September he said that he wanted to freeze fuel duty for the rest of this Parliament. However, the FTA has highlighted that this came with the significant clause “provided we can find the savings […]
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Loaned to the Southridge RSPCA centre in Hertfordshire a year ago, the pick-up has proved invaluable in rescuing and rehoming a huge variety of animals, from desperate dogs to persecuted parrots, with a total of 1,287 animals successfully rehomed as a result. As well as rescuing animals in need, the RSPCA has used the vehicle […]
The Arval Smart Experience is said to be a response to changing expectations from customers, with 60% of the UK’s population now using smartphones, 20% using tablets and over half accessing social media platforms. The UK launch follows trials in France, and will coincide with launches across several of the company’s largest markets. It comprises […]
With these latest deliveries there are now over 100 Citroën vans in the firm's growing fleet. The company has opted for the Nemo X HDi 75 manual 660 van, which is fitted with a 75hp Euro 5 diesel engine with 62.8mpg on the combined cycle. Citroën claims the vans have a 660kg payload capacity and […]
FTA’s traffic service operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week, providing vital amber and red winter weather alerts. Daily updates give information on UK road traffic and weather conditions affecting freight operations, with additional alerts on severe incidents. There are also advance warnings of any severe weather forecasts issued by the Met Office. […]
In addition to providing training, the modules also ask questions on key topics and now include the ability to export the driver responses so that fleet managers can pinpoint where drivers may need further support. ‘We have a suite of 15 driver training modules,’ said Jonathan Mosley, E-Training World’s director of sales and marketing. ‘Each […]
Orchestrated by charity Brake, this year's Road Safety Week is focused on the need to ‘tune in to road safety’ and avoid distractions that could cause devastation. As part of its campaign, Road Skills is sending out its Injury Prevention Code of Conduct poster and its Cyclist TBT to clients. Road Skills founder David Somers said: ‘We are asking all […]
First established in the fleet sector in 1982, the contract hire, rental and fleet management specialist now operates through three key divisions of leasing, rental and corporate finance. ‘We’ve made some very significant improvements to our overall proposition in the last 12 months,’ said Shaun Barritt, managing director, ‘and have also been referring to ourselves […]
