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New car market growth continues
UK new car registrations grew for the 21st consecutive month in April, rising by a modest 1.0% to reach 134,274 units, according to the latest data published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). As
Ford considering restricting ICE vehicles s...
Speaking at the 10th annual Financial Times Future of the Car Summit this week, Martin Sander, General Manager, Ford Model eEurope, suggested that Ford were prepared to restrict the sale of ICE vehicles in the UK
Best first quarter for CV production since ...
UK commercial vehicle (CV) output rose by 27.4% in the first quarter of 2024, the best Q1 performance since 2008, according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).1 32,626 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and
Managing compliance
According to a recent survey by Teletrac Navman, over the last year, 29% of businesses said compliance was the biggest challenge to their business. 33% of these businesses said that they were managing compliance with their
Operators unite to give logistics sector a ...
Called Project JOLT – standing for Joint Operator Logistics Trial – the programme is led by The Centre for Sustainable Road Freight (SRF) and involves partners including John Lewis Partnership, Volvo Trucks UK, and Flexible Power Systems,
Daimler Truck AG to trial Europe’s first ...
INEOS Inovyn is working with Daimler Truck AG as they run their first customer trial fleet of Mercedes-Benz Gen GenH2 trucks in Germany. Along with Amazon, Air Products, Holcim and Wiedmann & Winz, INEOS will test
New Ford Drive subscription service helps b...
Ford is now offering business owners the chance to subscribe to Ford E-Transit vehicles on a monthly subscription basis through its new Ford Drive venture. The flexible solution not only allows businesses to add to their
New temperature-controlled vans for Campbel...
Fraikin strengthens its relationship with Scottish butcher, fishmonger and foodservice supplier Campbells Prime Meat, supplying 70 new temperature-controlled vans to help the business transition back to contract hire. After originally delivering an initial 23 vans into
GXO completes its acquisition of Wincanton
On 29 February 2024, GXO announced its firm intention to make a cash offer to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of Wincanton (the “Acquisition”) for an offer price of 605 pence
Lightfoot reveals the most common mistakes ...
Analysis of data from Lightfoot has revealed the most common mistakes fleet drivers are making – costing businesses tens of thousands of pounds. The errors include drivers not knowing their van has a sixth gear and
