The Association of British Drivers (ABD) has welcomed the news that camera partnerships will be forced to publish speed camera data but has called on the government to insist upon full and accurate data to be released. ABD Chairman Brian [...]

Smaller companies face a “challenging” year ahead, the head of one of the UK’s six main business groups has warned. In his New Year statement, Forum of Private Business chief executive Phil Orford wrote that many small to medium-sized enterprises [...]

The latest increase in fuel duty has been condemned by The Freight Transport Association saying it will leave the freight industry with a £95 million hangover. The organisation said the increase of 0.76 pence per litre from January 1 – [...]

Manchester-based waste wood recycler Boden’s Wood Waste Recycling has added five new Volvo FH-500s to their fleet – expanding to 20 Volvos in total. Plated for 44 GCW, the five new 6×2 tractor units are highly specified with 500 bhp, [...]

Mid-cap businesses are looking forward to a successful New Year with 58 per cent expecting an increase in their turnover in 2011 and 93 per cent of those seeking finance managing to obtain what they need, a Department for Business [...]

Wednesday 29 December 2010. Fleet Voice Column. It’s off to Edinburgh now, but before you get your hopes up about a festive break for Hogmanay in Scotland’s capital, let’s brace ourselves for yet more driver-focused cash-sapping. Oh yes, in an [...]

Mazda has seen an increase in fleet business after the car maker set up a new programme for key dealers which is said to meet corporate demand within two weeks of orders being placed. The programme aims to meet orders [...]

Local authorities and the police will have to publish full information about speed cameras, under proposals announced by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning today. By April 2011 the Government wants information about cameras to be easily available to the public. [...]

Software company Jaama has been named Fleet Technology Company of the Decade by the Institute of Transport Management after launching itself just seven years ago. The company has a continuous investment programme, exceeding £6 million, for its software, which includes [...]

Wednesday 22 December 2010. Fleet Voice Column. As we all begin to wind down for the festive feed up and feet up, it’s just the time for a bit of reflection on the past 12 months. We might even do [...]