Fleet strategy - Page 12

From April to July, private parking companies requested 1,479,152 sets of vehicle keeper records from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

Two bin lorries and five vans owned by South Norfolk Council remained on the road despite not having a valid MOT.

Strategically situated near J23 of the M6, the six-bay workshop on the Stone Cross Business Park in Golborne, is positioned between three key locations - Manchester, Preston and Liverpool.

A new digital service to provide motorists with accurate data on street works called Street Manager will launch next year.

The Government wants to enable a sea change in how people, goods and services are moved around the country by resolving barriers to data sharing.

A third (33%) of UK fleets employ telematics compared to one in five (19%) in Europe, according to new research conducted by Arval.

The future of mobility and last mile deliveries are the subject of two Government consultations launched today.

New functionality to its vehicle management system enables users to utilise the data available following introduction of WLTP.

Telematics giant Masternaut has team of scientists working to harness the power of data.

The Government says it will not intervene in the provision of mobility services, after being warned it must show political leadership if mobility is to succeed in the UK.

The AA is launching two services that aim to reduce fleet downtime and ensure car and van drivers stay mobile at all times.

Lyreco will use FleetWave to manage more than 1,000 vehicles, including 700 cars used by the company’s sales force, 300 utility vehicles and more than 150 HGVs.

Fraikin wins a competitive tender to fleet manage all 4x4s used by its Traffic Officer Service.

The Association for Driving Licence Verification recommending monthly checks should be carried out on drivers with more than nine points as a matter of best-practice.

Dekra has acquired Gain Solutions after announcing the appointment of Paul Bradbury as its new managing director.

Motorists should take their V5C logbook, while drivers of leased or hired vehicles need an on hire certificate (VE103) from their rental or leasing provider.

ACFO has met leaders of the Global Fleet Consortium Network to discuss how they work together to promote fleet management best practice worldwide.

The 2018-19 edition aims to cover everything you need to know about tax, including capital allowances, fuel duty, vehicle excise duty and national insurance contributions.

A lack of appropriate and attractive benefits and the limited availability of supportive tools is hampering the introduction of fleet mobility strategies.

Jaama has announced that business is ‘booming’ as it moves into its 14th year and claims that expansion and leadership consistency is key to its success.

JCT600 has won a contract with Silverstone to supply its fleet of track, safety, security and catering vehicles.

Fleet decision-makers’ organisation ACFO will focus on a raft of fleet challenges impacting on vehicle, driver and journey management at its annual spring seminar.

Record numbers of employees with fleet responsibility have joined the ICFM in the first two months of 2018.

Thirteen has slashed its fleet acquisition and operating costs by 30% - amounting to around £200,000 a year - as a result of working with Venson.

Sills & Betteridge, an East Midlands based law firm, has launched a new web based transport law information service for businesses and professional drivers.

KeyFleet, the the Preston-based vehicle leasing and fleet management specialist, has signed a three-year deal with FMG to provide incident management services.

Select Lifestyles has now decided to move its fleet across to Multifleet’s fully maintained contract hire solution.

Volkswagen Financial Services Fleet has joined with Škoda to launch SME Direct for businesses running fewer than 20 cars on their fleet.

The worlds of fleet management and travel management are colliding at a rapid rate driven by technology and big data that will underpin Business Mobility-as-a-Service.

Robust management of fleet maintenance costs across the van fleet delivered a saving of more than £100,000 despite a 32% increase in vehicles operated.

Almost a third of businesses (31%) admit being slow to adopt technological innovations, according to a new study by TomTom Telematics.

Bayer has outsourced the management of its UK fleet of 450 cars to fleet management specialist Fleet Logistics.

Average driving speeds have fallen within some of the UK’s major cities in just one year, research suggests.

App has new functions to access fleet services.

Fleet Innovations has been awarded ‘Go Ultra Low Company’ status in recognition of its role in boosting the uptake of low/zero emission plug-in vehicles.

Jaama has recruited six customer-facing employees, including a technical client manager, four technical support advisors and a project consultant.

Service, maintenance and repair (SMR) cost savings are being achieved by VPS UK in partnership with Fleet Service Great Britain (FSGB).

Total Motion has secured a major contract with Tyco to provide a fully outsourced fleet management service covering more than 3,000 cars and vans.

ACFO focuses on ‘The State of the Nation’ at its autumn seminar, with fleet management changing at an unprecedented pace.

Fleet representative body ACFO will turn the spotlight on ‘big data’ at its spring seminar which takes place at Whittlebury Hall, Northamptonshire, on May 18.