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Prohire invests £5 million in rental fleet
Prohire, a leading provider of sustainable commercial vehicle hire and fleet management solutions, is investing £5 million in 70 new vehicles to refresh its 400-strong…
Bends in the road won’t stop Electric Vehicles
Read the room and you could be forgiven for thinking Electric Vehicles have shifted into reverse. Car manufacturers are shouting that they can’t meet mandated…
Six-figure fleet investment for East Sussex distribution specialist
An East Sussex pallet distribution specialist has invested heavily in future-proofing its fleet. Hailsham-based Pallet-Track Sussex is investing over £250,000 per year in trucks and…
Court of Appeal throws leasing and asset funding industry into disarray
The Court of Appeal ruling on Johnson v FirstRand Bank (MotoNovo), Wrench v FirstRand Bank and Hopcraft v Close Brothers has been reverberating round the…
Samsara’s AI-powered drowsiness detection now available
Samsara, the pioneer of the Connected Operations® Cloud, today launched its Drowsiness Detection feature into general availability for customers globally. Drowsiness Detection uses Samsara’s comprehensive AI…
New taxation rules for Double Cab Pickup vehicles
In the recent budget announcement on 30th October, a significant change was introduced to the taxation of double cab pickup vehicles (DCPU). These vehicles, which…
Electric Freightway Project picks up speed as eHGVs hit the road
Hitachi ZeroCarbon and GRIDSERVE have today published the Electric Freightway Project’s second report. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the collective work of Hitachi…
Ferrari take delivery of new IVECO trucks and vans
As Official Partner of Scuderia Ferrari HP and Official Sponsor of Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Europe, IVECO has delivered fifteen IVECO S-Way trucks during a…
Parliament agree to changes to Driver CPC
Update: The government has confirmed that the start of the new CPC reformes is the 3rd December 2024.** John Keelan Edwards, MD of Driver Hire…
The Budget 2024
The Budget 2024 On Wednesday, 30th November, Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered the first Labour budget in 14 years. This was no economic…
Oxa unveils autonomous Ford E-Transit Van and Minibus
Oxa, a global leader in autonomous vehicle technology, today announced its autonomous Ford E-Transit van and minibus, are now driving on UK and US roads…
John Bolton
John Bolton is Sales Manager – Industry Finance, at Siemens Financial Services. John is an experienced asset finance sales manager, with over 20 years of…
James Hardie
James Hardie is the Business Development Manager for Transportation Finance at Siemens Financial Services (SFS). He has been with the business for over nine years,…
Alternative fuels in road haulage
In 2022, 1.64 billion tonnes of goods were moved by GB-registered HGVs in the UK, covering a total of 12 billion miles. As the nation…
Richard Moore
Richard Moore is Greenpower Park Battery Expert and is responsible for leading the project’s global strategy as well as working as General Manager at TAE…
UK must build a world-class battery industry now
A question that used to be asked in every job interview was ‘where do you see yourself in five years? The interviewee almost certainly had…