The RAC has signed a five-year contract to provide roadside assistance services to all Stellantis car and van brands in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The deal, signed following a competitive tender, sees the RAC provide three…
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SFS awarded new 7-year contract hire agreement by North Northamptonshire Council
North Northamptonshire Council has awarded a 7-year contract to Specialist Fleet Services (SFS) for providing and maintaining circa 45 vehicles. The contract commenced on 1 April, and some new vehicles – 10 x 26 tonne Dennis Eagle refuse vehicles fitted…
Enfield Council adopts AI video telematics for its electric refuse vehicle
Enfield Council has partnered with VisionTrack to develop an AI-powered vehicle camera solution for its first fully electric refuse collection vehicle (RCV). Enfield Council and Renault Trucks have specially designed the Renault E-Tech D Wide 26-tonne truck to create the most advanced…
Electra reveals ambitious plans for temperature-controlled BEV with 800km range on a single charge
Electra Commercial Vehicles has won funding from the European Horizon 2022 framework to build a long-haul 40-tonne temperature-controlled drawbar battery electric vehicle as part of the Escalate Project. Escalate is a pan-European 37-member consortium from 13 countries, coordinated by FEV…
Green workshop concepts
Paris Apollon, Director of Fleet Services NYC Department of Environmental Protection, said sustainability goes beyond vehicles at Fleet Vision International – THE SHOW on April 27, 2023. It takes in practices, equipment and infrastructure, all as important as the vehicles.…
The road safety challenge
That innovative public-private road safety partnerships have the potential to develop effective solutions and save lives was underlined by a joint talk from VisionTrack, Together for Safer Roads, and the City of New York at Fleet Vision International – THE…
JET2 Holidays chooses Stertil Koni’s Earthlift for operations at Manchester Airport
Stertil Koni has recently provided a set of 8.5-tonne Earthlift electro-hydraulic mobile column lifts and a 5.5-tonne 2-Post lift to facilitate the vehicle lifting operations for Jet2 Holidays at their base at Manchester Airport. In conceiving the Earthlift, Stertil Koni set out…
65 Dennis Eagle RCVs ordered for Milton Keynes’ new service
Milton Keynes City Council has ordered an entire fleet of Dennis Eagle RCVs as part of its roll-out of a new waste and recycling contract. The fleet will be used for the city’s new waste and recycling service to be…
Cleaner roads are greener roads
With road dust accounting for up to 10% of particulate matter pollution in urban areas, road sweeping is a low-tech, efficient and affordable solution for improving UK air quality, writes Ben Williams from Bucher Municipal. Air pollution is a significant environmental…
Contract extension for SFS
Spelthorne Borough Council has extended its contract with SFS for another seven years, including maintenance, to replace the council’s current waste, recycling, and street cleansing fleet. This is the second contract award by the council to Specialist Fleet Services, and…