The leasing option, which starts from £10 per unit, removes the need to purchase the unit and covers the cost of installation for every vehicle as well as software subscription and airtime. The service is available on two to five-year plans. Although the package can be applied to any fleet size, it has been designed […]
Previously sales manager, Kelly takes up the new role as consumer fleet business manager for the 4Fleet service, which was launched last year. Offering national coverage through the HiQ and retail network, 4Fleet has been developed to offer a fully managed fleet programme with 24/7 mobile breakdown assistance, live web-based fleet management support through its Fleet Online […]
Work Management is part of Trimble's integrated suite of field service management solutions that also includes Fleet Management and Driver Safety. The technology is engineered to provide field services businesses with the resources they need to manage their mobile operations. The software is available in two packages – Performance Insight which includes Performance Management […]
The Cambridge-based, family-owned business runs a fleet of around 114 cars and 19 3.5 tonne panel vans and also has a commercial fleet of some 100 heavy goods vehicles and 25 trailers, plus a further 150 forklift trucks. Prior to appointing CLM, the company purchased all its vehicles outright and managed all aspects of the […]
An ‘X’ registration plated which was originally purchased in 2000, the vehicle has recently been replaced by a brand-new 2013 Isuzu Forward N75.190 4 x 2 rigid. The new medium wheelbase 7.5 tonner, now the third Isuzu working at the company, was specified with Easyshift transmission and a dropside body with a Fassi 65 rear […]
The most recent statistics revealed that 890,000 parking tickets are being issued by councils across the UK each and every month, which is equivalent to 1,200 an hour. Unsurprisingly it is a London Borough at the top of the list. According to figures obtained via a Freedom of Information request, parking wardens in the City of […]
The vehicle health module is intended to help fleets predict and avoid malfunctions and service disruptions by providing real-time, remote visibility into critical indicators, such as oil pressure, engine temperature and battery voltage. Meanwhile, the fuel module tracks and reports fuel consumption and miles per gallon, complementing GreenRoad’s approach to improving fuel economy and emissions […]
The company bought its first Canter in 2009. Five years on, its replacement has just arrived via Mercedes-Benz Commercial Vehicles Aberdeen – the German manufacturer’s UK dealer network is also responsible for sales and support of popular FUSO light trucks. The Independent salmon farmer said that key to the Canter’s popularity is its market-leading payload, […]
The new Greenhouse Gas Emissions (Directors’ Reports) Regulations 2013 come into effect from 1st October, and will initially be mandatory for around 1,800 companies listed on the London Stock Exchange but could be extended to all large companies – a potential 31,000 businesses – from April 2016. The requirement means that annual company reports for […]
The focus of the conference, which takes place on Tuesday 29th October in Dunblane, will be on improving van operating standards and providing operators with the information they need in order to manage their fleets efficiently and safely. Gordon MacDonald, VOSA’s traffic enforcement policy manager, will be making the keynote address at the conference, on […]
The new regulations supplementary to The Companies Act 2006 mean that publicly quoted companies must include detailed emissions information on all transport activity they undertake, including the vans, trucks and cars they operate, in their annual report. The new measures, which cover not just CO2 but other emissions including methane and nitrous oxide, come into […]
The vans were supplied by local dealer Road Range, and are being used by heating engineers, builders and electricians to transport themselves, their tools and materials to working sites across Cheshire, Lancashire and Merseyside. The Citan marks the entry of Mercedes-Benz into the small van market. The range combines fuel efficiency of up to 65.7mpg […]
