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XPO Logistics launches Female Driver Academy

XPO Logistics launches Female Driver Academ...

Jul 08, 2024Comments off

XPO has created a new Female Driver Academy to help attract more women into the industry. The female drivers who join the Academy will undertake a 12 to 16-week programme using the XPO Logistics internal driver

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Trucks on a Eurotunnel

The Channel Tunnel – 30 years of uniq...

Jul 08, 2024Comments off

To commemorate its first thirty years, Getlink and its subsidiary Eurotunnel are paying tribute to those who have contributed to the success of the project from the outset, as well as those who are now shaping

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Industry response to Labour’s General Ele...

Jul 08, 2024Comments off

BVRLA Chief Executive, Gerry Keaney said: “We congratulate Keir Starmer and his party on their strong election win. The change of government brings a change of direction. After a period of great political uncertainty, the industry

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Lanes for Drains van in Glasgow

Fleet tracking system implementation with S...

Jul 07, 2024Comments off

Amber Kirkby is the Fleet System Team Leader and now Samsara implementation specialist at Lanes Group PLC, a company we will all know as “Lanes for Drains”. Over the space of 2 years, Amber has been

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Samsara Beyond

Samsara releases Asset Tag at Beyond event

Jul 07, 2024Comments off

Samsara, a provider of transportation and manufacturing solutions, announced the Asset Tag at its Beyond conference in Chicago. This product enhances real-time visibility of industry equipment and tools. Designed from scratch to help prevent the loss

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Stellantis Bristol Cripps car showroom

New car market hits ‘million motors’ mi...

Jul 04, 2024Comments off

The UK new car market has hit the half year million motors mark for the first time in five years, after new car registrations rose in June by a modest 1.1% to reach 179,263 units, according

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Zapmap on mobile phone

New fixed EV tariff from Good Energy

Jul 04, 2024Comments off

Renewable electricity supplier and services provider Good Energy is launching a new fixed tariff which will help electric car drivers to charge both at home and on the go. The tariff offers a market-leading rate of

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Diesel pump as pump prices rise

Fuel falls for second straight month

Jul 04, 2024Comments off

Fuel prices fell for the second consecutive month but not by as much as they should have with a litre of petrol reducing by 3p and diesel by nearly 4p, analysis of RAC Fuel Watch shows. At the

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Intelligent Speed Assistance

ISA set to become mandatory across Europe

Jul 04, 2024Comments off

From 7 July 2024, all new cars in Europe will legally have to be fitted with a mandatory speed limiter/Intelligent Speed Assist (ISA)* according to the 2019/2044 regulation by the European Commission. The ISA system is

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GROUPE CAT DRIVES FORWARD WITH 60 NEW SCANIA

Groupe CAT drives forward with 60 new Scani...

Jul 04, 2024Comments off

Groupe CAT, automotive logistics giant, which acquired CVT in 2017, is renewing its fleet with a significant investment of 60 Scania car transporters. Supplied by local dealer, TruckEast Limited, the order consists of 57 420 P