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A day in the life: regional fleet manager - Volkswagen

A day in the life: regional fleet manager - Volkswagen

18 April 2012 11:41

Drivers no longer go for the sportiest or fastest cars available to them, says Claire Grant.


A day in the life: senior engineer, powertrain

A day in the life: senior engineer, powertrain

27 March 2012 16:11

Delivering a consistent and accurate emissions and fuel economy test for new vehicles is the responsibility of Anthony Sale.


A day in the life: Fuels scientist

A day in the life: Fuels scientist

22 February 2012 16:51

Shell has been developing fuels for more than 100 years with the first Shell branded fuel, Shell Spirit, released in 1907.


 A day in the life: Vehicle inspector

A day in the life: Vehicle inspector

24 January 2012 11:24

Repairing damage early and professionally is key to reducing costs when a vehicle is defleeted, says Andy Kendall, BCA vehicle inspector.


A day in the life: Mediterranean Shipping

A day in the life: Mediterranean Shipping

09 November 2011 16:12

Michael Collins, general manager of UK exports at MSC, has fleet experience of a different kind.


A day in the life: Auction centre manager

A day in the life: Auction centre manager

28 September 2011 10:16

Keeping buyers and sellers happy is all in a day's work for Manheim's Zaiga Jinkinson.


A day in the life: Workshop engineer

A day in the life: Workshop engineer

20 August 2011 09:58

Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Services engineers develop vehicles to customer specifications.


A Day in the Life: Global fleet co-ordinator

A Day in the Life: Global fleet co-ordinator

23 June 2011 11:05

Getting vehicles to disaster areas around the world is not in a fleet manager’s usual job description, but it’s a daily task for Goran Zuber.


A day in the life: Breakdown recovery

A day in the life: Breakdown recovery

26 May 2011 12:33

Sometimes referred to as the 'fourt emergency service', the AA is working hard to keep fleets on the road.


A Day in the Life: Call centre staff

A Day in the Life: Call centre staff

03 May 2011 12:45

A contact centre and support company can help drive efficiency, sales and improve overall customer experience.



fleet poll

How is fuel purchased at your company?

We issue drivers with a weekly fixed price fuel card: 10.5 %

We issue drivers with a pump price fuel card: 28.9 %

We do fuel hedging (fixing the price of fuel for up to a year): 7.9 %

We use Platts pricing: 7.9 %

We have a pay and reclaim system: 36.8 %

We have fuel bunkers at our site(s) : 7.9 %

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