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Electric car being charged up

2025: a landmark year for EV charging infra...

Jan 07, 2025Comments off

As we arrive at the halfway point of the 2020s, the EV charging infrastructure in 2025 looks very different from the start of the decade. We asked Mer’s Director of Public Charging, Elizabeth Warren, and Head

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New car market; EV salary sacrifice, Employee Car Ownership

Record EV market share but weak private dem...

Jan 07, 2025Comments off

The UK new car market recorded its second successive year of growth with 1,952,778 new cars reaching the road in 2024 – a rise of 2.6% on the previous year, according to the latest figures from

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Supplied on a five-year contract hire agreement, the new arrivals will be based at Heathrow Airport.

New SDC trailers for Worldwide Flight Servi...

Jan 06, 2025Comments off

Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), a SATS company, has taken delivery of 29 new SDC rollerbed trailers from Asset Alliance Group to bolster its freight handling operations. Supplied on a five-year contract hire agreement, the new arrivals

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Holyhead Port

Holyhead Port hoping to re-open by 16th Jan...

Jan 06, 2025Comments off

Holyhead Port, situated in Anglesey, North Wales, serves as a pivotal maritime hub, facilitating substantial passenger and freight movement between the United Kingdom and Ireland. Annually, the port accommodates approximately two million passengers and manages the

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New HPI research reveals motorists' biggest concerns about driverless cars

Motorists’ biggest concerns about dri...

Jan 06, 2025Comments off

New research* has revealed that just over half of motorists (57%) are concerned about the feeling of not being in control of self-driving cars. The study, commissioned by leading vehicle history check and valuation specialists HPI, polled

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DG McArdle boosts efficiency and uptime using Eureka TMS

DG McArdle boosts efficiency and uptime usi...

Jan 06, 2025Comments off

A leading Irish haulier says its transport management system is helping it to cut vehicle down time and improve overall productivity. DG McArdle International Ltd is a family owned and run transport and logistics company, with

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Repairing a pothole

Seven million more potholes to be filled in...

Jan 06, 2025Comments off

The UK government has announced a substantial investment of £1.6 billion for the fiscal year 2025-2026 to tackle the nation’s persistent pothole problem. This funding represents a nearly 50% increase from the previous year’s allocation and

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Niels Haverkorn

Niels Haverkorn

Jan 06, 2025Comments off

Niels Haverkorn, SVP, New Markets at Irdeto   Niels Haverkorn joined Irdeto in 2018 as General Manager, Connected Transport to accelerate the development of Irdeto’s thriving connected transport security business. An expert on the business of connected

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Manager with a digital tablet in the background of Vans.

Predictive fleet maintenance driving down c...

Jan 06, 2025Comments off

In the U.S., where over 11 million fleet vehicles are on the road, keeping fleets operational and cost-efficient is critical to profitability. Controlling fleet costs while maximizing uptime is a key focus, and advances in predictive

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:Dribe car subscription vehicles on a forecourt

Car subscriptions could be the catalyst for...

Jan 06, 2025Comments off

Electric vehicle sales have experienced a marked increase in the UK. According to international car experts, car subscription models hold significant untapped potential that could further advance green mobility in the UK. Electric vehicle sales in