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Truck manufacturers suspend trade with Russia

The Russian invasion and war in Ukraine have brought some fairly swift economic retaliation from the UK, USA and EU. Russian banks and companies have

Van manufacturing

UK commercial vehicle production rises 92.2%

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew 92.2% in the second month of 2022, with 8,278 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches rolling out of British

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Why fleet and fuel card providers need to adapt to the changing climate

The true, long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on many industries is still uncertain; however, within the fleet and fuel payments ecosystem space, the pandemic

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Hair-trigger China lockdowns are hurting supply

A project44 report decries damaging effect on supply chains of China’s zero-tolerance Covid approach, after 60 cases shuts down manufacturing centre Shenzhen China’s zero tolerance

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Industry response to government EV Infrastructure Strategy

The government has announced its EV Infrastructure Strategy to ensure that there is adequate chargeing points across the UK by 2030. This has brought reponse

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EV Infrastructure Strategy: tenfold expansion in chargepoints by 2030

The UK’s charging network has been given a huge boost today (25 March 2022), as government unveils plans to support the UK market to reach 300,000 public electric

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Transport Secretary declares “zero tolerance” for phone-use behind the wheel

From today, motorists are breaking the law if they use a handheld mobile phone behind the wheel for any use, including to take photos or

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Zero Carbon Commuting is the answer to rising fuel costs

The repercussions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are causing rapid increases in the cost of fuel across the UK. Against a wider backdrop of high

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DCL Camatics transforming fleet insurance sector

DCL Camatics, the specialist commercial motor insurance solution from Direct Commercial Ltd, is taking advantage of VisionTrack’s video telematics expertise to deliver a unique insurance

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Operating light goods vehicles in Europe?

New EU rules from 21 May 2022, will mean that operators or users of vans and other light goods vehicles over 2.5 tonnes and up