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RED Corporate Driver Training e-Learning

RED Corporate Driver Training launches e-Le...

Jul 04, 2024Comments off

Leading risk management company RED Corporate Driver Training has launched an innovative online e-Learning programme, enabling fleets to train drivers interactively and remotely. The series features a number of videos from the driver’s eye perspective, highlighting

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Gears

Brake fluid safety warning as VLS escalates...

Jul 04, 2024Comments off

Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) has issued a safety warning and escalated case VLS 010200, a complaint regarding Mannol Brake Fluid DOT 4 3002, to Trading Standards. In December 2023, VLS received a complaint claiming that

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Certas Energy

Certas Energy announces industry first HVO ...

Jul 03, 2024Comments off

Certas Energy has created the industry’s first HVO (hydrotreated vegetable oil) fleet balancing calculator, allowing fleet operators to calculate the cost of mixing HVO with traditional diesel to aid decarbonisation. HVO is a lower carbon alternative

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Cars on a country road

RoadPeace publishes open letter in support ...

Jul 03, 2024Comments off

RoadPeace, the national charity for road crash victims, has today issued an open letter to the incoming government urging them to introduce a Graduated Driving Licensing (GDL) system in the UK, which would drastically reduce road

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First Hydrogen event at MIRA.

Hydrogen needs to be taken seriously

Jul 03, 2024Comments off

Last week Ian Hare, Managing Director of  Motor Management talked about problems affecting BEV vans. He suggested that the Government should place equal emphasis on development of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) alongside battery electric vehicles

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Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation solutions today announced an integration of its European-based fleet management solutions with BYD Trucks Europe

Geotab and BYD Trucks Europe announce integ...

Jul 02, 2024Comments off

Geotab, a global leader in IoT and connected transportation solutions today announced an integration of its European-based fleet management solutions with BYD Trucks Europe, a part of the world’s leading electric vehicle manufacturer BYD.  This collaboration

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M25 Junction 10

M25 closures: Third weekend closure

Jul 02, 2024Comments off

National Highways have announced that there will be a full closure of the M25 between junctions 10 and 11. The closure is to enable contractors to install a new bridge. A local diversion route has been

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Unique DAF XG plus edition marks 75 years of truck production

Unique DAF XG⁺ edition marks 75 years of ...

Jul 02, 2024Comments off

The foundation for DAF was laid in 1928 with Hub van Doorne’s Machine Factory. The firm produced its first, revolutionary lightweight semi-trailers a few years later. From there it was a logic step to the development

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Cash in transit specialist Pivotal has hailed the benefits delivered by introducing smart cameras across its 165-strong fleet.

Pivotal see MICHELIN Connected Fleet as a g...

Jul 02, 2024Comments off

Cash in transit specialist Pivotal has hailed the significant benefits delivered by the introduction of smart cameras across its 165-strong vehicle fleet. A month-long trial conducted earlier this year, demonstrated how the addition of the AI-powered

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Replacing a windscreen

Autoglass expand to meet growing ADAS servi...

Jul 01, 2024Comments off

Autoglass®, one of the UK’s leading vehicle glass repair, replacement, and recalibration companies, has opened 12 new branches in 2024 to accommodate increasing demand for Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) recalibration services and provide convenient branch