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New Fordpass Pro app connects small business owners to their vehicles
Ford has launched a new connected vehicle smartphone app that will help small business customers maximise efficiency, security and productivity. FordPass Pro is a dedicated…
Waltham Forest builds FORS Silver requirement into Draft Local Plan
Waltham Forest has become the latest local authority wishing to specify FORS, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme, in its planning policy requirements. If its plans are…
International Forwarding doubles warehousing facilities
One of the UK’s leading independent freight forwarders, International Forwarding Ltd, has opened a new 2,000m² secure storage facility in the Midlands to support the…
How can you affordably manage your fleet?
If you’re a company with a fleet of work vehicles, chances are you are looking for ways to cut costs. Running a fleet of cars…
Scania AXL – a cabless concept
In what is another milestone in the development of heavy self-driving vehicles, a group of Scania experts in different fields have teamed up and developed…
Month-long crackdown to improve road safety on M62
A month of action to improve safety on one of the most important routes across England has begun. Highways England is joining up with six…
Fleet summit in Coventry to address air quality issues
The BVRLA and colleagues from the fleet sector met with officials in Coventry last week to discuss future mobility options and plans to improve air…
New grey fleet system launched
E-Training World has launched a new online grey fleet management system as an integrated feature of its existing driver profiling and e-driver training systems. The…
Tyre selection and driving style critical to maximise plug-in vehicle fleet performance
Tyre selection – allied to driving style – will be even more critical to maximise performance and longevity, and minimise fleet costs, when fitted to…
EU automotive leaders call to avoid a ‘no deal’ Brexit
With just over one month to go before the UK is due to leave the EU, the European automotive industry today made a united call…
Renault Trucks Range T High voted fleet truck of the year
Renault Trucks Range T High 520 6×2 TML has been voted Fleet Truck of the Year at the annual Export & Freight Transport & Logistics…
Wincanton targets fuel savings with new Michelin tyre policy
Michelin has won a five-year tyre management contract with Wincanton, the largest British logistics firm, in a deal believed to be one of the most…
Fresh start for Palletways in Colchester
Palletways UK, Europe’s largest and fastest growing express palletised freight network, has strengthened its presence in East Anglia with the launch of a dedicated regional…
8 firms signed up to freight procurement framework
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has announced 8 firms have been successfully appointed to the freight procurement framework and will now be able to bid to…
Government funding for scheme to tackle driver shortages
The government has pledged £1 million to support Road to Logistics – a not-for-profit scheme jointly founded by the Road Haulage Association and telematics company…
Electric vehicle charging pioneer wins first stage of court battle with BP
Electric vehicle charge point pioneer Calvey Taylor-Haw was unfairly dismissed by BP Chargemaster, Watford Employment Tribunal has ruled. Watford Employment Tribunal also ruled that Taylor-Haw…