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Hall of Famer Liz Hollands: Fleet managers must always ask: ‘Why?’

Throughout her 27 years in fleet, Liz Hollands has always questioned the status quo – an approach which is even more valuable now

Business profiles - fleet 28 Oct

News

FairFuelUK will fight ‘tooth and nail’ against plans to raise fuel duty

FairFuelUK, backed by the Road Haulage Association (RHA) and Logistics UK (FTA), has said it will “fight tooth and nail” against rumoured plans to raise fuel duty.

2 Sept

News

Coronavirus: No clean air zones until 2021

The introduction of clean air zones (CAZs) is to be delayed until the Government overcomes the COVID-19 pandemic.

7 Apr

News

Liz Hollands wins 2020 Fleet News Hall of Fame Award

Liz Hollands had a hasty introduction to fleet management.

11 Mar

News

Councils awarded roads repair cash

The Government has awarded 32 local authorities a share of £93.4 million to repair roads and bridges.

28 Feb

Feature

Load sharing: how to avoid running on empty

How freight collaboration can reduce congestion and emissions

Driver management 9 Sept

Feature

Protecting vulnerable road users (VRUs)

When combined, road deaths among VRUs outstrip those of passengers travelling in cars

Driver management 25 Jul

Feature

Northumbrian Water: telematics has 'forced a change in attitude to safety'

Kate Wilson is a ‘fix world in one go’ person, but realised this wouldn’t be possible in fleet

Business profiles - fleet 7 Mar

Feature

Fleet policy benchmarking: how does yours measure up?

Benchmarking can provide useful pointers to help companies improve

30 Jan

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Traffic commissioners urged to modernise processes

Improvements have been made, but applications take too long and restricted licences should be dropped, say fleets. John Lewis reports

24 Jan

News

Clean air zones to have ‘minimal’ impact on fleets, claims Arval

Arval has criticised the debate around clean air zones (CAZs), saying the tone is out of proportion to their likely effects.

23 Jan

News

Southampton decides against charging clean air zone

Southampton City Council has rejected the idea of introducing a charging low emission zone to help it meet EU air quality targets.

10 Jan

Feature

FTA Transport Manager Conference: ‘drivers urged to be more honest when in trouble’

Many attend investigations without letting employers know they are being interviewed. That’s not the best way to address the matter, says senior traffic commissioner

Driver management 19 Dec

Richard Lilwall MD and VP at Teletrac Navman

News

Impacts on the transport sector in 2019

By Richard Lilwall, vice president and managing director, Teletrac Navman

18 Dec

Feature

AD Bly: ‘We have reduced downtime by 80%'

AD Bly fleet manager Adam Gamlin was ‘thrown in at the deep end’ when he landed the role. Fortunately, help was readily at hand.

Business profiles - fleet 5 Dec

News

FTA and SMMT supportive of Brexit draft agreement

FTA has called the Government’s Brexit draft agreement ‘a decisive step forwards in the process of the UK’s departure from the EU’.

15 Nov

Feature

How to get the most from agency drivers

They can be a really useful resource but fleets must manage the process carefully, say experts

18 Oct

Feature

Emergency lights and flashing beacons, explained by the FTA

The FTA provides guidance on what the different colours used on flashing lights denote, with a Q&A from Eamonn Brennan.

Legislation 19 Sept

Feature

'Nothing matches our accreditation programme,' says FORS' John Hix

"We take complaints seriously; we act”, says John Hix as multiple schemes compete for national supremacy in van and truck accreditation. By Stephen Briers

13 Sept

Feature

Banksman signals and contraflow systems, explained by FTA

The FTA looks at the latest issues to affect vans and trucks. Here, it provides guidance on banksman signals and contraflow systems.

Legislation 5 Sept