Fuel costs still fleets’ biggest challenge, research finds
Published On: Saturday 12 December 2015
New research commissioned by Barclaycard has reportedly found that reducing fuel mileage costs remains fleet managers’ single largest concern, with 33 per cent of those questioned highlighting it as a [...]
The Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) is offering free Driver CPC-accredited ‘Staying Legal’ courses to its member operators on a number of dates in early 2016, while places last. Those [...]
Online driving licence verification service Licencecheck has drawn attention to proposals by the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) for its staff to be given the authority to prohibit vehicles [...]
Returnloads.net adds free tracking to freight exchange
Published On: Wednesday 2 December 2015
Freight exchange platform Returnloads.net has announced the introduction of live vehicle tracking as a free benefit for its members. The tracking feature aims to help members further optimise their fleet [...]
Components supplier Valeo Service UK has launched a new commercial vehicle clutch catalogue, featuring more than 100 new references. The new references – made up of kits, components and remanufactured [...]
A new Volvo FM 8×4 Tridem is the latest addition to the waste collection fleet of Wiltshire-based Hills Waste Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hills Group Ltd. The FM [...]
Autumn statement: possible fuel duty hike and no driver training funding
Published On: Friday 27 November 2015
Transport operators could face a rise in fuel duty from April 2016, following the chancellor George Osborne’s notable failure to mention the levy – the rate of which has now [...]
A recent debate in the House of Commons saw Members of Parliament discuss the potential for establishing further low emission zones (LEZs), similar to the one currently in operation in [...]
FTA: government must back industry on road to decarbonisation
Published On: Thursday 26 November 2015
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called for full government support to help the road transport industry achieve decarbonisation targets, following the recent publication of a report on the fifth [...]