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FreshLinc places “100 per cent confidence...

Jun 01, 2020Comments off

FreshLinc Group is now running exclusively on Michelin tyres after moving its entire bulk transport fleet onto its existing Effitires tyre management contract with the manufacturer’s Services & Solutions team. Established in 1996, the FreshLinc Group

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Trakm8 awarded onto new vehicle telematics ...

Jun 01, 2020Comments off

Trakm8 has been awarded supplier status on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) framework to help the public sector improve the efficiency and safety of its fleet management. One of a select group of suppliers awarded onto

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Car dealerships reopening is a welcome move

Jun 01, 2020Comments off

From today (1st June 2020) car dealerships will be able to open their doors to customers as long as strict social distancing and other regulations are followed. Car sales are set to surge as people shun

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Goodyear extends on-road range with New KMA...

Jun 01, 2020Comments off

Goodyear is complementing its premium KMAX GEN-2 steer and drive truck range with the new KMAX T GEN-2 trailer tyres.  The new products are predominately for regional fleets and offer, amongst other benefits**, greater mileage, longer

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CDL: freeze in car valuations set to be unl...

Jun 01, 2020Comments off

Data from CDL Vehicle Information Services (VIS), which powers mycarcheck.com, showed a collapse in used car sales following lockdown, with vehicle transactional data records 89% down in April compared to March – similar to the impact

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McGrath Group: maintaining vital services d...

Jun 01, 2020Comments off

McGrath support essential retailers and Local Authorities with increased levels of waste. With so many people stuck at home during the Covid-19 pandemic, sustaining the collection, transport and recycling of materials is more important than ever

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Why fleets are (still) making the switch to...

Jun 01, 2020Comments off

With oil prices at multi-year lows, conventional wisdom suggests an interest in electric vehicles (EVs) will wane. Perhaps surprisingly, the opposite is happening. Whilst registrations for diesel and petrol vehicles have plunged in the UK year

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Lightfoot launches First Notice of Loss ser...

May 29, 2020Comments off

Lightfoot, the award winning in-vehicle technology and driver rewards platform, has launched its First Notice of Loss (FNOL) service to the fleet sector, alerting fleet managers to incidents and accidents, helping to enhance Duty of Care

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Don’t drive if you’re concerned about y...

May 29, 2020Comments off

Following Dominic Cumming’s admission that he drove to Barnard Castle on April 12th to see if he could drive safely. “My wife was very worried particularly given my eyesight seemed to have been affected by the

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UK car production plummets 99.7% in April

May 29, 2020Comments off

UK car production fell to its lowest level since the Second World War in April, down -99.7%, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).1 As the coronavirus crisis forced plants