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Pol Sweeney
Pol Sweeney, VP Sales and Country Manager UK, Descartes Contributing Posts: Realising post-Brexit efficiencies with streamlined customs clearances
Realising post-Brexit efficiencies with str...
After the Brexit transition period finally ended on 31st December 2020 and with Covid-19 protocols causing disruption to travel, it is clear that the logistics industry has seen a challenging start to 2021. Despite fair warning
Ford announces European customer trials pro...
The first European customer trials of the new E-Transit – the all-electric version of the world’s best-selling cargo van – will soon be underway, Ford today announced. Prototype E-Transit vehicles will be joining customer fleets to
Lex Autolease helps Star Refrigeration boos...
Lex Autolease, the country’s largest fleet management provider, has been working with Star Refrigeration, the UK’s biggest independent industrial refrigeration engineering company, to design and introduce a brand-new sustainable salary sacrifice scheme for its 400 employees.
Fleets need to prepare for vehicle shortage...
MEASURES may need to be adopted by fleets to cope with the emerging shortage of semiconductors disrupting car and van production globally, the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has warned. A range of models popular on
Bradford-based Expect Distribution has retu...
Bradford-based Expect Distribution has returned to Volvo Trucks – adding six new FH 6×2 tractor units to its busy fleet, having been impressed with the fuel consumption of a demonstrator vehicle. The business hasn’t run Volvos
Ricardo to begin testing hydrogen truck eng...
Ricardo has created a hydrogen-fuelled research engine which could offer a solution to accelerate zero carbon emissions in heavy duty trucks. The environmental, engineering and strategic consulting business will be testing the prototype at the University
ULEZ expansion to drive autumn spike in van...
Enterprise is advising all businesses operating trucks and vans in the South East to plan their vehicle provision now to avoid paying thousands of pounds in extra charges and potentially fines when Greater London’s Ultra-Low-Emission Zone
Driver shortages, IR35 and what the RHA wan...
The RHA is calling for urgent Government action to ease a growing crisis in driver shortages – made worse by the introduction of IR35 tax changes. Pallet firms in particular are having to extend-next day deliveries
ChargePoint continues to enhance the EV dri...
ChargePoint, a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging network, now working with Android Auto, is making the transition to electric mobility easier and more seamless for drivers. This new integration brings essential EV charging functionality inside the
