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Van Factory Options Pay Dividends

Well specified vans fitted with additional factory options are enjoying ever increasing levels of demand from buyers. more…

Kwik-Fit Set to Win More Fleet Vehicle Servicing

Growing corporate demand for Kwik-Fit Fleet to regularly service company cars and vans has led to the fast-fit giant improving its offering to businesses to meet their requirements. more…

Fleet Technique Launces New Inspection Service

Fleet management company Fleet Technique has unveiled a ‘support your fleet’ initiative with the official public launch of its new vehicle inspection service at the first Fleet Business Show being held at London’s Business Design Centre today (Tuesday, April 29) and tomorrow. more…

Delphi Diesel+ approved for Truck Racing

Diesel+, Delphi’s fuel system cleaner, has been approved for use by the British Truck Racing Association (BTRA) for teams competing in the 2008 Delphi British Truck Racing Championship. more…

CitySprint Supports Courier on Round the World Charity Trip

CitySprint is sponsoring one of its couriers – Geoff Thomas, aka Blue 88 – to embark on a round the world motorcycle trip in order to raise money for charity. more…

Air Ambulance Trust to benefit from NetDespatch’s fund raising efforts

NetDespatch is raising funds to help towards the running costs of Thames Valley & Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust (TVAC). more…

East Dorset Returns for More Econics

When East Dorset District Council took delivery in 2001 of Britain’s first fleet of 6x4 Mercedes Econic refuse vehicles, it also marked itself out as a leader in the field of environmental truck operation. more…

CitySprint , Nutritionally Yours

CitySprint has been chosen by nutritionist Nell Nelson, best known for her Woman Who Ate Scotland TV series, as the courier partner for her Edinburgh-based food delivery service, Nutritionally Yours. more…

Courier to Safely Delivery for Government

Scotland's biggest independent courier company has earned security clearance to make deliveries for the Government and other public bodies. more…

Kwik-Fit Set to Win More Fleet Servicing

Britain’s largest leasing company, Lex, leads the way with new ‘While U Wait’ servicing initiative. more…

Contradictions...

Darling Spends on National Road Pricing Technology But Road Pricing Ditched By Ruth Kelly Last Week. more…

Chancellor Risks Failure on Biofuels

The decisions made in today’s Budget in support of biofuels and the Renewable Transport Fuels Obligation (RTFO) risk failing to deliver sustainable biofuels or carbon emissions from transport and undermine the UK’s fledgling biofuels industry, the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC) has warned. more…

Happy Birthday GreenChem

Europe's leading independent supplier of AdBlue for on and off road vehicles is celebrating its 5th anniversary this month. It expects to achieve a turnover of €100 million in 2008. more…

Country braced for 22% Increase on Quarry Stealth Tax

Alistair Darling is expected to continue the tradition set by his predecessor of using the quarry industry to collect a stealth tax. more…

Local Road Pricing Schemes - Only If...

The Freight Transport Association says that a number of essential conditions must be fulfilled before it can support any local road pricing scheme. more…

Britain Faces a 'Road to Ruin'

Sixteen centuries on and little improvement has been made to UK roads since Roman Times, according to a new RAC Foundation paper: 'What Went Wrong? British Highway Development before the Motorways' out today. more…

DfT Announces Congestion Plans

Better managed motorways and more funding to tackle urban congestion. more…

NETV Completes First '08' Registration Delivery.

North East Truck & Van (NETV), the country’s largest independent commercial vehicle distributor, has delivered a new Iveco Stralis Active Space Super³ tractor unit to international pallet manufacturer TWP Packaging Ltd. It marks the first vehicle supplied by NETV on the new ‘08’ registration plate, which was introduced on 1st March. more…

CEVA Logistics celebrates fundraising success

Employees working for leading supply chain provider CEVA Logistics have been busy generating much-needed cash for good causes. more…

Van Hee Trains Billy for Spectacular Job Change

When Billy Ward, from Whitley Bay, wanted to change his life by changing careers, he turned to Van Hee Training of Felling, Tyne and Wear, the leading logistics training company in the North East of England. And what a spectacular change it turned out to be. more…

Allports is a Three Times Renault Winner

Allports Truck Centre has won top awards for its used vehicle sales team and as Used Vehicle Distributor of the Year as well as individual sales awards for top used salesman and for Used Truck Finance at the Renault Trucks Awards. more…

Minimum 10% Fuel Savings from University Based Company

Over the last 12 months Oil Drum Limited, a renewable energy company, have been working closely with the University of Kent in the development of a fuel saving device for medium/large sized commercial vehicles. more…

New Comprehensively Detailed CAP HGV Codes

Full transparency on truck fleet asset risk for major financial institutions has been enabled with the introduction by CAP of a new HGV code format. more…

Sales and Rentback to Help Beat Economic Slowdown

Northgate Vehicle Hire has developed a new ‘sale and rentback’ concept to help companies move their fleet to the flexibility of rental at a time of increasing economic uncertainty. more…

TransLinc Secures Copeland Fleet Contract

TransLinc has secured a major new contract to supply and manage light and heavy commercial vehicles, refuse collections vehicles (RCVs) and grounds maintenance equipment for Copeland Borough Council. more…

Masternaut Three X acquires FibreCity in multi-million pound deal

The UK's leading web-based telematics and mobile solutions company, Masternaut Three X, has acquired FibreCity, the leading-edge ISP based in Aberford, Leeds, in a deal worth GBP 6 million. more…

Southampton Problems Continue

One month ago a crane accident at Southampton Container Terminal forced the near shut down of the UK's second largest container port. One crane was broken and others had to be taken out of service for safety checks. more…

CitySprint and The Capital of Culture

CitySprint helps J&C Joel bring fabulous fabrics to Liverpool, The European Capital of Culture 2008. more…

Kwik-Fit Sees Safety Check Demand Soar

The ever-increasing focus by companies on at-work driver safety is driving up demand for Kwik-Fit tyre safety checks with the company set to add a further 30 units to its mobile fleet this year to cope with the boom. more…

everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards 2008

The everywoman Transport & Logistics Awards are now open for entries. more…

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