Latest Fleet News
Enterprise Doubles Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in a Year
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has more than doubled the number of alternatively powered vehicles in its fleet in 2018. So far this year, it has bought more…
MPs back Chancellor to end red diesel for transport refrigeration
A cross-party parliamentary motion has been tabled calling on Chancellor Philip Hammond to end red diesel for transport refrigeration. With the Budget less than two…
Wallbox unveil a glimpse of the future
Wallbox, the electric vehicle charging equipment manufacturer which began operations in the UK this summer, is to introduce the first ever DC electric vehicle charger…
GreenFleet hosts EV roadshows as part of Green GB Week
The government’s first Green Great Britain Week, which kicks of today (15 October), will be hosting a range of events across the UK showing how…
John Lewis Partnership announces plan for reducing HGV emissions
The John Lewis Partnership has announced today it will phase out all diesel-powered heavy trucks from its fleet by 2028. The move will see the…
Tructyre ATS formed to focus on heavy tyre operations
ATS Euromaster is to merge its heavy tyre operations with Eastleigh-based Tructyre, creating the largest national heavy tyre business in Britain. Tructyre, one of the…
Better company car tax for ULEVs needed
Lord Deben, Chair of the Committee on Climate Change, has written to Secretaries of State Greg Clark and Chris Grayling with recommendations on how the…
Fatal bus crash ‘may prompt compulsory telematics law’
A fatal bus crash in Coventry city centre in October 2015 could prompt new regulations to make telematics and driver behaviour monitoring compulsory in public…
A third of drivers are stressed behind the wheel
Almost one third (31%) of drivers say that they regularly feel stressed behind the wheel, and tailgating is the top trigger for road rage, according…
Autogas lends support to Green GB Week
Autogas Limited, the UK’s leading supplier of automotive LPG, is lending its support to the first ever Green GB Week. Organised by the Department for…
Truck brake dust filters clean air by isolating tiny bits of smog
Vehicle emissions don’t come from just a tailpipe. German auto supplier Mann + Hummel has developed a filter that captures 80 percent of dust pollution…
Further response to the change to the Plug-in Car Grant
Following the government’s announcement last week that the Plug-In Hybrid car grant is to be scrapped from the 9th November, there has been a major…
Fleet Evolution free-to-view green webinars to coincide with Green GB Week
Fleet management and car benefits specialist, Fleet Evolution is holding a programme of free-to-view webinars on ‘greening the fleet’, timed to coincide with the start…
Fleets urged to size up their vehicles as bridge hit for 15th time
Network Rail is urging van and truck drivers to “wise up and size up” their vehicle after a transit van was the 15th vehicle to hit…
Severn Crossings to be toll free from 17 December 2018
Tolls on the Severn Crossings will be abolished on Monday 17th December, allowing those travelling between South Wales and the South West of England to…
WLTP provides fleet managers opportunity to demonstrate their worth
Fleet decision-makers are wading through unchartered waters with the volume of transformational challenges taking place in the industry, but they must use the opportunity to…