On July 29, 2024, the Krommenie fire department in the Dutch safety region Zaanstreek-Waterland received a new foam firefighting vehicle from Ziegler Brandweertechniek BV. The vehicle is based on a 4-axle Mercedes-Benz Arocs 8×4/4 chassis with an engine output of…
Category: Procurement
Fiveways Group secures extended contract with Broxbourne Council
Fiveways Group, a municipal and commercial vehicle hire solutions provider, has resigned its contract hire agreement with Broxbourne Council. Fiveways has held this contract since 2017. The new lease will commence on 1 November 2024 and extends over five years,…
Fleet powered by waste
Westminster City Council and Veolia UK have rolled out the UK’s largest electric refuse collection fleet powered by an energy-from-waste facility—a world first for the local authority municipal fleet industry. Fleet Vision International met the council’s Waste & Recycling Manager, Jarno Stet,…
Demand is up for the perfect food waste takeaway
Ahead of the release of the UK Government’s capital funding for food waste collection vehicles, Paul Brown, Aftersales Director for Hillend Engineering, tells FVI what the industry is doing to prepare for the implementation of the weekly food waste collections and how…
Fleet Vision International – THE SHOW returns
Fleet Vision International –THE SHOW is back at the Guildhall on April 11 2024, and it’s bigger and better than ever. Have you registered to attend? Fleet Vision International – THE SHOW is an unmissable event for the international fleet…
New Dynamon ZERO feature calculates and compares TCO for electric and ICE vehicles
Fleets can now calculate and compare the total cost of ownership for petrol, diesel and electric vehicles using Dynamon’s new Financial Planner feature. A major new update to its award-winning ZERO software, Financial Planner automatically pulls together the critical pieces…
Haller Benelux acquires Geesinknorba collateral
Zoeller Group announced that it acquired the collateral of Geesinknorba in the Netherlands on January 1, 2024. This move means that Zoeller Group won’t just take over the production location in Emmeloord but also the service locations in Amsterdam and Rijnmond/Vlaardingen. …
Southampton City Council acquires six Faun Zoeller RCVs via the TPPL & NEPO HGV framework agreement
Southampton City Council has improved its fleet’s versatility by purchasing six Faun Zoeller Micro HG refuse collection vehicles via the TPPL & NEPO HGV and Specialist Vehicle Framework Agreement. The versatility of fleet vehicles is increasingly essential in refuse collection…
SoftBank Corp invests in Cubic Telecom to pioneer the future of software-defined connected vehicles and IoT assets globally
SoftBank Corp, a telecommunications and IT operator headquartered in Tokyo, and Cubic Telecom, a global provider of software-defined connected vehicle solutions headquartered in Dublin, have announced they signed a definitive agreement whereby SoftBank will invest approximately 473 million Euros in…
IVECO X-Way trucks join Biffa’s bulk carrier fleet
Sustainable waste management company Biffa has taken delivery of four new IVECO X-Way trucks to support its fleet of over 3,000 vehicles. The four new IVECO X-Ways (AD360X42Z OFF) are joining the Biffa fleet as bulk carriers. Biffa maintains around…