Holcim Australia, a leading supplier of aggregates, concrete, and precast concrete products, has transitioned a significant portion of its fleet of concrete mixers to fully automatic transmissions to rapidly expand its potential driver pool. With a driver shortage impacting vital Australian business sectors such…
idVerde, a grounds maintenance provider, employs an all-electric eSwingo from Aebi Schmidt as part of a new contract to reduce carbon emissions at the 560-acre Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. The Olympic Park, home to the 2012 London Olympic Games, attracts…
A new all-electric 27-tonne refuse vehicle is now collecting waste and recycling from North Northamptonshire residents. The Dennis Eagle eCollect is quieter than traditional refuse trucks and has zero local emissions. It will reduce the council’s carbon footprint, saving 60,000…
East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service has upgraded its vehicle lifting capabilities by acquiring mobile column lifts from Stertil-Koni, a manufacturer of heavy-duty vehicle lifting solutions. Serving East Sussex and Brighton and Hove City, East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service…
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…
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,…
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,…
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 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…
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…