Smaller vehicle fleets are putting safety on the back seat and not being proactive to protect themselves from potentially huge claims. Brake and Licence Bureau questioned 228 fleets about driver education and the topics they cover, including mobile phone use and speeding. Around half (49%) operate fewer than 100 vehicles and they found a third are failing … [Read more...]
Newcomers
Lorries get higher speed limit next year
The government plans to raise the national speed limit from 50 mph to 60 mph for lorries travelling on dual carriageways, following the increase in speed limits for HGVs on single carriageways announced in July this year. The announcement will ensure that as of 6 April 2015, lorry drivers have speed limits that are better suited to a modern transport … [Read more...]
VW step up help for their van users
With the annual threat of wet and windy winter weather already looming, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is launching a new, free initiative that will help drivers stay safe, warm and mobile when the temperatures take a turn for the worse. And, as a thank you for visiting, drivers will be offered a warm drink in a complimentary thermal mug. The 29-point … [Read more...]
Greener buses coming on the fly
In an important step towards affordable, low emission buses, GKN plc and Alexander Dennis Limited have signed a deal that will see the introduction of 250 greener, cleaner vehicles to transport fleets across the UK during the next two years. As part of the agreement ADL – Britain’s biggest bus and coach manufacturer – has chosen GKN Hybrid Power as a … [Read more...]
CV business levels off
UK commercial vehicle manufacturing declined 8.9% in October, the smallest monthly fall since June 2013. Production for the UK market increased 14.6% in the month, but exports fell 30.6% and 2014-to-date volumes are still affected by last year’s restructuring, falling 23.5% to 57,981 units. “The heavy fall seen in UK commercial vehicle manufacturing … [Read more...]
Gwynedd Shipping hits 30
Gwynedd Shipping is one of Volvo Trucks’ major customers in Wales and North-West England and is celebrating their 3Oth year in business. To celebrate, 23 Euro-6 FH tractor units joined this high profile fleet. Commenting on the anniversary, GSL’s Managing Director Andrew Kinsella said that the company and marketplace had changed significantly during … [Read more...]
Newslines
Cardiff council has approved a five year plan which will invest in bus services and discourage private car use. Road changes will be developed to speed up bus flow and a new terminus at Central Square is going ahead, although the council acknowledge 80% of commuters use cars and no extra provision is being made for them. The Mobility Roadshow is … [Read more...]
Light vans keep the lights on in dealerships
Light vans are keeping the UK commercial dealers and manufacturers on track this year, but bigger vehicles are stalling, says George Alexander, editor of Glass’s Commercial Vehicle Guide. Writing in the latest edition of the guide, he says SMMT statistics for September confirmed that registrations are continuing to take the same path they’ve travelled … [Read more...]
CV Newslines
British Gas has won an innovation award for going electric, with its first battery of Nissan e-NV200 vans. The Greenfleet Awards recognised the forward thinking and application of technology in the fleet sector and singled out Nissan, British Gas and Hitachi Capital Solutions for their tri-party initiative with electric vans. Fleet managers are being … [Read more...]
Welsh coach company picks up Volvo
Cardiff based Watts Coaches has bought a new B9R coach with Jonckheere bodywork. Volvo was able to supply the new coach within the family run operator’s limited time frame, ensuring it could quickly enter service. “The coach has already covered some 10,000 kilometres on our continental tour work and has just got back from a ten day trip, so consistency … [Read more...]
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