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Driver Distraction

Driver distraction is becoming the biggest ...

Mar 11, 2024Comments off

Driver distraction is fast becoming the biggest safety problem for fleets, says RED Corporate Driver Training, mainly because of the huge expansion of digital functions in infotainment screens and vehicle cabins. While phones, personal issues, other

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Holman delivers £100 million in SMR saving...

Mar 11, 2024Comments off

Holman’s innovative Portfolio Management approach has delivered £100 million in service, maintenance and repair (SMR) cost savings to its customers across their combined fleet operations in the past year. Coupled with its Drive-Buy-Service-Sell model, Holman provides

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Volvo Used Truck

Volvo Used Trucks extends Volvo Approved wa...

Mar 08, 2024Comments off

Volvo Used Trucks customers purchasing a Volvo Approved grade vehicle can now extend the manufacturer’s driveline warranty from the standard 12-months to a maximum of 36-months, at the point of purchase. The move highlights Volvo Used

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Pall-Ex International Womens Day 2024

Pall-Ex challenges the industry to do more ...

Mar 08, 2024Comments off

The CEO of Leicestershire-based Pall-Ex Group is calling on the logistics industry to create more career opportunities for women and support their professional development in a heavily male-dominated sector. Women make up just 15% of the

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Female bus driver

The logistics sector needs to attract more ...

Mar 08, 2024Comments off

With today (8th March 2024) being International Women’s Day, Christina Dennstedt, Manager Mid Market Sales, DACH, Samsara, orrers her thoughts and the thoughts of others in logistics on where we are in encouraging women into the

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Houses of Parliament

A Budget of disappointment and missed oppor...

Mar 07, 2024Comments off

Yesterday’s Budget has left the transport and vehicle industry underwhelmed. For many commentators in the industry, the overall impression is one of missed opportunities, lack of ambition and instability in long term decision making. The freeze

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A row of Shuttle Buses

VEV flips the switch for Shuttle Buses̵...

Mar 07, 2024Comments off

VEV, the e-fleet solutions provider backed by Vitol a world leader in energy, today announced a collaboration with Shuttle Buses, one of the largest bus operators in Ayrshire, Scotland, to electrify its fleet. Shuttle Buses have 50 buses operating

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Man using the Octopus Electroverse app

SSE Energy Solutions joins forces with Octo...

Mar 07, 2024Comments off

Energy infrastructure expert, SSE Energy Solutions, has partnered with Octopus Electroverse, the UK’s largest electric vehicle (EV) roaming platform, to ease access to SSE’s growing network of ultra-rapid charging hubs. Users of Octopus Electroverse – the

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IVECO S-Way_iF DESIGN AWARD 2024

IVECO S-Way wins coveted iF DESIGN AWARD

Mar 07, 2024Comments off

The IVECO S-Way has won the coveted iF DESIGN AWARD in the highly competitive Product Design Automobiles/Vehicles category. iF International Forum Design GmbH was founded in Germany in 1953, making it the world’s oldest independent design

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Daimler truck and buses

How Daimler Truck is pressing ahead with &#...

Mar 06, 2024Comments off

The countdown is on: As of July 2024, all trucks, buses and touring coaches newly registered in the EU will have to comply with the regulations of the updated General Safety Regulation (GSR). The regulations have