• Fleets facing unprecedented tyre inflation

    • 27 July 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Rising tyre costs are putting fleet managers under more strain than ever According to i247 Group, tyre prices will continue to rise, probably by double-digits, due to increased manufacturing costs and the switch to electric vehicles David Legg, Director of Tyres, i247 Group, a leading outsourced driver support [...]
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  • WMS Group announces new warranty contract

    • 22 April 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    WMS Group has announced a partnership with global coach and bus manufacturer TEMSA to significantly extend the warranty on its lease buses and coaches in the UK As part of the package, WMS Group will provide year three, four and five extended Driveline cover on all TEMSA’s UK lease bus and coaches The [...]
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  • TruckEast announces major rebrand

    • 19 January 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Local commercial experts ST Fleet and TruckEast Specialist Services have announced that they are uniting under the new brand, TE Fleet Suffolk-based Scania Dealer Group, TruckEast has more than 50 years’ history and has significantly invested to support customer demands including the formation of TruckEast [...]
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  • Renault promotes from within

    • 18 January 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Renault UK has promoted Peter Horton to head of fleet and used vehicles Horton will oversee the brand’s entire fleet sales division and also be responsible for remarketing and residual value management He assumes his new role after over four years as the brand’s national corporate sales manager His [...]
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  • Fleets look outward to support mobility future

    • 10 January 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Commercial fleets are increasingly looking to third party suppliers to enable their digitalisation strategies According to epyx, fleet managers are seeking to make a digital shift but do not have the expertise themselves to manage such a change Debbie Fox, commercial director, said: “It is no secret that major [...]
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  • Fleets still in the EV slow lane

    • 13 December 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research from Alphabet (GB) has found that ­­only a quarter of fleet managers are confident in their knowledge of fleet electrification, while a further 59% said their confidence in the subject is steadily building Despite this growing understanding, many fleet decision-makers still have concerns about [...]
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  • Fleets on Covid alert

    • 7 December 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Fleets are responding to the increased level of Covid threat seen in recent weeks by returning to homeworking and readopting a range of other measures designed to minimise risk, FleetCheck is reporting The fleet software company says that the emergence of the Omicron strain of the virus, generally higher levels of [...]
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  • Nissan names new fleet boss

    • 29 November 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Nissan GB has appointed Csaba Vincze as its new fleet director as the company steps up its efforts to support the switch to electric vehicles Previously head of the MD office in the UK and a member of the management committee, Vincze has held senior positions in Nissan’s Central and Eastern European region, [...]
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  • Fleets focus on resources over cost

    • 21 October 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Fleet management is reacting to the current shortages of drivers, vehicles and fuel by becoming resource rather than cost-based This is according to fleet software company FleetCheck, which predicted the situation would persist for some time Peter Golding, managing director, said: “Without realising it, fleets [...]
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  • New platform to keep wheels on track

    • 8 September 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    TyreWatch has introduced a unique tyre management platform with a range of monitoring systems which enables fleet managers to reduce running costs and increase safety AutoAlign is a dynamic vehicle monitoring system designed to combat wheel misalignment, which affects around 33% of all commercial vehicles in the [...]
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