The gift of the Double Cab Invincible pickup is a replacement for the 4Runner model Toyota provided 20 years ago, a vehicle which has done stalwart service across the south of England. Tiggywinkles, based near Aylesbury, has been rescuing, treating and rehabilitating British wildlife for more than 30 years. Tending to more than 10,000 casualties […]
The association says that while Communities Secretary Eric Pickles is reining in local authorities who over zealously use CCTV, private parking operators now rely heavily on this technology and automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) to watch drivers and issue tickets through the post when they put a foot wrong in parking areas. As a result, there […]
Under the agreement, the company will use the web-based tracking tool Ctrack Online to enhance fleet utilisation, reduce operational overheads and minimise customer response times. Ctrack Online will be used from Network Catering Engineers’ headquarters in Halesowen, West Midlands, to provide added visibility and control over its engineering team that services customers nationwide. It will […]
That’s the finding of new research from Direct Line for Business, which showed that 31% of tradespeople use their van as a mobile office to manage their business while 11% sleep in their vehicle. The research also showed that: Vans are also used as mobile dining rooms, with 45% of tradespeople eating their meals in […]
Van Monster is part of Northgate PLC, and has nine sites across the country in Slough, Cannock, Colchester, Darlington, Bridlington, Wakefield, Warrington, Glasgow and Leicester. In her new role, Hayley Brown will be responsible for entering both trade and retail vehicles onto the stock system as they arrive at the Colchester site, as well as […]
The bank operates 43 cars across its distribution team and fleet of pool cars, plus five light commercial vehicles. All vehicles are finished in the red livery synonymous with the Virgin brand. With the fleet operating on a nationwide basis, the bank wanted to put in place a national maintenance management policy to cover the […]
The warning comes from AA DriveTech after an AA/Populus survey showed that, of 6,973 participants who drive for work and have a work mobile phone, nearly one in five (19%) do not agree their employer actively encourages safe and legal use of mobile phones while driving for work or commuting by car. Other key findings […]
The latest additions include the Peugeot Partner with a temperature range from +20с to -20c and a payload of 500 kilos, and the Ford Transit 280 short wheelbase panel van with a temperature range from +20c to -5c with 900 kilos of payload. Going up in size, SHB have also opted for the Ford Transit […]
The research, carried out to raise awareness of the huge range of illness and conditions that can actually be detected and monitored through an eye test, found that the majority of respondents still mostly associate an eye examination with detecting diseases of the eye rather than screening the health of the wider body. The results […]
The new functionality has been created in-house by the firm’s software development team and enables users to plan a journey and pre-assess traffic congestion or road works and disruptions on their planned routes. The system is updated every 15 minutes, providing accurate real-time information that can determine which alternative routes are the best option. A […]
The fleet management software company has won certification for the ISO 27001 information security standard, which specifies and audits processes that are intended to bring information security under clear and unambiguous management control. Chevin worked with Derby-based FPA Consulting on the project, with their consultant Sue Cook said that, unusually, no non-conformances having been raised […]
So says Frost & Sullivan in new analysis that shows the overall penetration of telematics in the 29 million LCVs in operation in Europe is just 6.2%. The firm’s “Strategic Analysis of the European Light Commercial Vehicle Telematics Market” finds that catering to the demand for customised telematics solutions will provide the impetus for higher […]
