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Speedy Freight continues expansion
Speedy Freight, the UK’s leading provider of urgent or sensitive transport, has announced the opening of a new branch in Bromley. The launch is Speedy Freight’s sixth new branch opening in the past four months, with
Hawkins Group returns to Krone
Hawkins Group the Staffordshire-based logistics and warehousing operator has once again expanded its vehicle fleet, as new contracts in the UK and Europe add to the company’s rapid growth. An additional two Krone Profi Liner curtainsiders
Uber self-driving car that killed pedestria...
Software flaws in an Uber self-driving car have been blamed for the death of a pedestrian in the United States. Last year’s accident was the world’s first fatal crash involving an autonomous vehicle. The US National Transport
Licence Bureau encourages road safety focus...
As part of Road Safety Week 2019 (18-24 November), coordinated by Brake, Licence Bureau is calling on fleet operators to ‘step up’ their road safety focus. Licence Bureau is urging businesses that the week provides an
Rocketing fleet vehicle motoring fines
The rocketing number of motoring fines handed out to company car and van drivers means that businesses must introduce innovative solutions to limit the resulting legal, financial and HR administrative nightmare. While driver communication is business-critical,
Batteries: Mining the sea bed
The rapid increase and use of electric vehicles has seen an exponential demand for materials to make batteries, and cobalt, a rare metal that can only be found on land in any reasonable quantity in the
Alternative drives: ‘Hydrogen is unde...
Did you know that Germany has a better infrastructure of hydrogen filling stations than modern, environmentally conscious California? Despite this, only 392 vehicles with fuel cells in Germany were listed as registered with the Federal Motor
Allison Transmission software cuts fuel con...
Two Mercedes-Benz Econic refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) retrofitted with Allison Transmission’s latest FuelSense® 2.0 software have gained fuel savings of 8.85%. This demonstrates how mid-life software upgrades can significantly reduce vehicle fleet running costs. The savings
Subscription economy yet to reach fleet ind...
UK businesses continue to be wedded to outdated asset ownership models, and are therefore missing out on the benefits of the subscription economy according to a research study commissioned by Northgate Vehicle Hire. The findings show
New Supply Chain Risk Management Certificat...
The IRM is delighted to announce the addition of the new Supply Chain Risk Management Certificate to our portfolio of qualifications. This qualification introduces the concepts of supply chain risk management and equips risk practitioners and
