Northampton-based Specialist Fleet Services Ltd (SFS) has appointed Alan Chivers as its new Director of Fleet Operations. Alan, who has over 38-years’ experience in commercial and municipal vehicle provision, will be overseeing all aspects of the SFS’s extensive nationwide local…
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Second generation driver handbook app puts managers in full control
Following its launch in 2019, The Driver Handbook has recently deployed the second generation of its app and TDHConnect content management system. The powerful new software not only provides improved functionality via the app, but most importantly gives fleet managers…
Meritor Consortium awarded £15.9 million toward £31.9 Million project to develop United Kingdom’s low carbon capability
Meritor has announced that it is the recipient of the Advanced Propulsion Centre’s (APC) Core Competition Program in the UK to partially fund Meritor’s 17Xe™ electric powertrain system heavy-duty electric trucks and buses equipped with a single drive axle.
Cleaning up industrial transport
Marine vehicle contractor GPS Marine has switched to the use of Green D+ biofuel for its entire Thames fleet as part of its Clean Maritime Plan, which is supported by grants from the Cross River Partnerships and the Tideway Project. Heather Eastwood reports.
On lockdown anniversary, study shows clean air possible without restrictions
The exceptionally clean air experienced during the early Covid-19 pandemic can be made permanent through a realistic switch to cleaner transport, new analysis shows. Released one year after the first lockdowns were put in place in Europe, the study for green NGO…
What’s in a word? Why it is essential to be fully informed about automatics
When deciding which vehicles to buy or lease, it is crucial to be fully confident you are making the best component choices. That you are fully up-to-speed on the differences in performance, usability and running costs, yet, there is one significant technology that not all truck fleet operators are fully aware of, comments Allison Transmission’s, Nathan Wilson.
Waltham Forest unveils new electric waste and cleansing fleet
The London Borough of Waltham Forest (LBWF) has unveiled its new fleet of electric waste and recycling collection, street cleansing and grounds maintenance vehicles. The new electric ‘zero local emissions’ fleet has been supplied by Urbaser, the council’s neighbourhood services…
Refreshed retrofit guide published to help operators tackle polluting emissions as first CAZ launches in Bath
Retrofit solutions for existing vehicle fleets; can cut emissions and help operators meet ULEZ/CAZ/LEZ emission standards. To coincide with the introduction of the UK’s first Clean Air Zone in Bath, Zemo Partnership (formerly LowCVP) has published an updated Clean Vehicle…
Econic customers stand to benefit as Mercedes-Benz broadens the scope of its Special Trucks operation
Customers for Mercedes-Benz Econic truck models can look forward to more sharply focused sales support from the manufacturer following a strategic reorganisation at its head office. Whereas fleet sales of the Econic were previously part of the remit of Mercedes-Benz…
ISS creates a new software division
Vehicle safety technology company Innovative Safety Systems (ISS) has invested in the creation of a new software division – FleetClear – to deliver an all-in-one fleetwide vehicle safety and fleet management solution.