Iveco dealer Northern Commercials is in the process of supplying Dyson Insulations Ltd with 35 Iveco Eurocargo 75E16Ss and 20 Daily 35C15s to join its fleet of 155 commercial vehicles
It is a country wide delivery as the vehicles are to be spread across the company’s four operating centres in Alfreton, Brighouse, Gateshead and Manchester.
Iveco is [...]

Korean giant Kia has upgraded its cars and fashioned new designs in the past few years giving the marque a real boost in the business and retail markets.
The maker is hoping that the Cee’d and pro-cee’d will turn the brand around.
According to the maker it’s at last starting to become an aspirational brand as it’s [...]

A favourite manufacturer for the business driver, Volvo, has won the International Prize for city safety.
Volvo City Safety was created for avoiding low-speed collisions – and has been awarded by the American “Traffic Safety Achievement Award” at this year’s World Traffic Safety Symposium in New York.
“City Safety is yet another example of Volvo’s aim to [...]

Business drivers have been urged by the RAC Foundation to make the most of the extra hour of daylight this weekend by giving their cars a safety ’spring clean.’
According to the Foundation’s analysis of Government figures it shows that 1.4 million motorists could be risking a fine or accident for having defective lights, while just [...]

The Energy Saving Trust offers free green fleet reviews to provide organisations with tailored fleet management advice to help lower running costs, reduce environmental impact and enhance corporate social responsibility. If you operate a fleet of 50 or more vehicles, or 20 or more in Scotland, you are eligible to sign up for a free [...]

Fleets should not use the delay on fuel duty included in the Budget as an excuse to postpone action on petrol and diesel costs, warns cfc solutions.
The April 1 fuel duty rise previously announced by Chancellor Alistair Darling has been put back to October 1 in recognition of recent spiralling fuel costs – since the [...]

Business driver are more likely to flout motoring laws according to research published by the national road safety charity Brake and Motoring Recovery giant Green Flag.
The research has revealed the fleet drivers are more likely to tailgate and speed as the majority of at-work drivers are feeling pressurised to get somewhere fast, risking lives.
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At a recent conference held at the Sir Bernard Miller Centre in  Cookham, Berkshire; Cenex, the UK’s first national Centre of Excellence for low carbon and fuel cell technologies, and The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) laid down an Eco Van and Eco Lorry Challenge to the UK commercial vehicle supply chain. The one-day conference, to launch [...]

Renault’s online dealer quotation website is generating significant van and car business from smaller fleets, according to the company’s fleet director Keith Hawes.
Launched in early 2008, the service offers “accumulated expertise, which generates tailored quotes within one or two hours”.
Hawes said: “Dealer staff, without specialist fleet knowledge, often took the line of least resistance and [...]

Business drivers are in a high risk category according to the Department for Transport. The new Think! that yawn could save your life campaign fronted by actor Joseph Fiennes is aimed at all motorists but in particular you the business driver, as you spend a lot of your day on the road.
The DfT claims that [...]