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John Lewis Partnership announces plan for r...
The John Lewis Partnership has announced today it will phase out all diesel-powered heavy trucks from its fleet by 2028. The move will see the company roll out over 500 new state-of-the-art Waitrose & Partners and
Tructyre ATS formed to focus on heavy tyre ...
ATS Euromaster is to merge its heavy tyre operations with Eastleigh-based Tructyre, creating the largest national heavy tyre business in Britain. Tructyre, one of the most successful independent commercial vehicle tyre management groups, was purchased by
Better company car tax for ULEVs needed
Lord Deben, Chair of the Committee on Climate Change, has written to Secretaries of State Greg Clark and Chris Grayling with recommendations on how the government can meet its Road to Zero Strategy. Amongst the recommendations
Fatal bus crash ‘may prompt compulsory te...
A fatal bus crash in Coventry city centre in October 2015 could prompt new regulations to make telematics and driver behaviour monitoring compulsory in public service fleets and HGVs, according to law firm Stephensons. Birmingham Crown
A third of drivers are stressed behind the ...
Almost one third (31%) of drivers say that they regularly feel stressed behind the wheel, and tailgating is the top trigger for road rage, according to a survey of 2,000 British adults undertaken by YouGov on
Autogas lends support to Green GB Week
Autogas Limited, the UK’s leading supplier of automotive LPG, is lending its support to the first ever Green GB Week. Organised by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, the campaign which runs from 15th
Truck brake dust filters clean air by isola...
Vehicle emissions don’t come from just a tailpipe. German auto supplier Mann + Hummel has developed a filter that captures 80 percent of dust pollution from disc brakes before it reaches the air. Reducing brake dust,
Further response to the change to the Plug-...
Following the government’s announcement last week that the Plug-In Hybrid car grant is to be scrapped from the 9th November, there has been a major response to this decision from the motor industry (View original article
Fleet Evolution free-to-view green webinars...
Fleet management and car benefits specialist, Fleet Evolution is holding a programme of free-to-view webinars on ‘greening the fleet’, timed to coincide with the start of the Government’s inaugural Green GB Week. Working in partnership with
Fleets urged to size up their vehicles as b...
Network Rail is urging van and truck drivers to “wise up and size up” their vehicle after a transit van was the 15th vehicle to hit a railway bridge in Cambridgeshire this year. The bridge is Britain’s
