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Fraikin keep AO on the road
Online electrical retailer AO has signed a five-year, full-service contract hire agreement with Fraikin for eight 4×2 Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units, after being shown the benefits offered by the vehicle’s latest technological advances. The trucks –
The cost of stolen vehicles and equipment
Research released today by Verizon Connect reveals that stolen vehicles and equipment costs fleet-based businesses an average of £16,253 each year; the average business has at least one vehicle stolen annually. The average loss increases to
Kwik Fit and Alphabet renew sole supply par...
Kwik Fit, the UK’s largest automotive repair company, has extended its sole-supply partnership with leading fleet leasing and business mobility experts Alphabet (GB) Limited. The new contract, which is for a minimum of three years, increases
Menzies Distribution expands its zero-emiss...
Menzies Distribution is hailing an electric start to 2020 as it unveils expansion of its zero-emissions delivery fleet to more than 120 vehicles. The company already has the UK’s largest all electric vehicle fleet as well
£21m for air quality improvements in Cardi...
In February 2018, the Welsh Government instructed Cardiff Council to undertake a feasibility study to identify measures to address illegal nitrogen dioxide exceedances in the shortest possible time. In June 2019, Cardiff Council submitted its final
6 reasons for driving an electric car
No CO2 or other atmospheric pollutants. Sustainability may be the main reason for driving a fully electric car, but it is by no means the only one. In addition to benefitting the well-being of the planet, there are
Dakar Rally: Two IVECOS among the top 10 tr...
After a very sandy fifth stage in the Dakar Rally 2020, PETRONAS Team De Rooy IVECO proved once again its strength to overcome the most difficult terrain in Saudi Arabia. Three hundred and fifty-three timed kilometres
Road safety: what’s ahead in 2020?
With emerging issues likely to take centre stage, 2020 promises to be an intriguing year in road safety. Edward Seaman, assistant editor of Road Safety News, examines what could happen over the next 12 months. What
Fleet Alliance MD looks forward to 2020 fol...
Fleet Alliance Group has enjoyed a record year in 2019, is quietly confident about the coming 12 months and remains upbeat about prospects for the fleet industry for 2020. So says Martin Brown, Managing Director of
Hyundai Motor Group Appoints Pamela Cohn
Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) announced today it has appointed Pamela Cohn as vice president to lead the Group’s Global Strategy and Operations at its Urban Air Mobility (UAM) Division. In the role, Cohn, a pioneering
