Fleet Management

HGV test changes need caps on training char...

Nov 10, 2021Comments off

Planned changes to lorry tests to address HGV driver shortages require caps on driver training charges, and the introduction of mandatory mentoring schemes to properly

Pandemic exposed company value chain flaws

Nov 10, 2021Comments off

As businesses look forward to the post-Covid environment, value chains have come under the spotlight. In many sectors, long-standing inefficiencies were exposed by the pandemic

Wait of up to 24 weeks to take HGV driving ...

Nov 09, 2021Comments off

The Government is being urged to do more to solve the heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driver shortage or risk the prospect of similar supply chain problems that

AX launches Motor Assist to support inciden...

Nov 08, 2021Comments off

Mobility and incident management specialist, AX, has launched a new, technology-driven end-to-end incident management service for fleet and leasing companies and their customers: AX Motor Assist. Building

IRU back crisis call on global supply chain...

Nov 08, 2021Comments off

Member associations of the International Road Transport Union (IRU), the world road transport organisation, have voted for an emergency call to governments on dealing with

Upgrade infrastructure to power switch to e...

Nov 08, 2021Comments off

Businesses need to upgrade their electric infrastructure today in order to power electric transport fleets tomorrow, says energy firm Vattenfall UK. The UK’s industrial electrical

Aztek boss hits out over driver test diluti...

Nov 05, 2021Comments off

The government’s ‘U-turns’ on the recruitment of drivers from Europe on short-term visas and a consultation review of the cabotage rules is the latest mixed

Volta Trucks reveals the final production-r...

Nov 05, 2021Comments off

Volta Trucks, a leading and disruptive full-electric commercial vehicle manufacturer and services provider, has revealed the final production-ready design of the Volta Zero – the

Hultsteins appoint Transcool for refrigerat...

Nov 05, 2021Comments off

Swedish/UK transport refrigeration manufacturer Hultsteins are pleased to announce a new service and support partnership with Glasgow-based refrigeration service providers Transcool Scotland Ltd. Long-established transport

MPs to investigate HGV driver shortage and ...

Nov 04, 2021Comments off

The HGV driver shortage will be investigated by MPs on the Transport Committee in a new inquiry. Commercial fleet operators have struggled to retain and