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Pallet-Track Sussex

Six-figure fleet investment for East Sussex...

Nov 04, 2024Comments off

An East Sussex pallet distribution specialist has invested heavily in future-proofing its fleet. Hailsham-based Pallet-Track Sussex is investing over £250,000 per year in trucks and branded trailers to replace its entire fleet as it works on

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Car Dealer

Court of Appeal throws leasing and asset fu...

Nov 01, 2024Comments off

The Court of Appeal ruling on Johnson v FirstRand Bank (MotoNovo), Wrench v FirstRand Bank and Hopcraft v Close Brothers has been reverberating round the leasing broker, leasing company and asset funding industry since it was

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Drowsiness detection

Samsara’s AI-powered drowsiness detection...

Nov 01, 2024Comments off

Samsara, the pioneer of the Connected Operations® Cloud, today launched its Drowsiness Detection feature into general availability for customers globally. Drowsiness Detection uses Samsara’s comprehensive AI models—trained on its large-scale dataset—to proactively detect when signs of drowsiness

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Ford Ranger Double Cab

New taxation rules for Double Cab Pickup ve...

Nov 01, 2024Comments off

In the recent budget announcement on 30th October, a significant change was introduced to the taxation of double cab pickup vehicles (DCPU). These vehicles, which have traditionally been classified as goods vehicles, will now be treated

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GRIDSERVE Electric Freightway charging hub

Electric Freightway Project picks up speed ...

Oct 31, 2024Comments off

Hitachi ZeroCarbon and GRIDSERVE have today published the Electric Freightway Project’s second report. The report provides a comprehensive overview of the collective work of Hitachi ZeroCarbon, GRIDSERVE and the project consortium to prove the capabilities of

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IVECO Ferrari handover

Ferrari take delivery of new IVECO trucks a...

Oct 31, 2024Comments off

As Official Partner of Scuderia Ferrari HP and Official Sponsor of Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli Europe, IVECO has delivered fifteen IVECO S-Way trucks during a ceremony at the Ferrari track in Fiorano, in the presence of

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Darren Stranack, along with the Pertemps Driver Training team, assisted me in gaining the confidence and competence to drive both LGV Cat C and Cat C+E.

Parliament agree to changes to Driver CPC

Oct 31, 2024Comments off

Update: The government has confirmed that the start of the new CPC reformes is the 3rd December 2024.** John Keelan Edwards, MD of Driver Hire Training, says: “The government has today announced the changes to Driver CPC

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Houses of Parliament

The Budget 2024

Oct 31, 2024Comments off

The Budget 2024 On Wednesday, 30th November, Rachel Reeves, Chancellor of the Exchequer, delivered the first Labour budget in 14 years. This was no economic tinkering around the edges, but a major economic route change that

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Oxa autonomous Ford E-Transits

Oxa unveils autonomous Ford E-Transit Van a...

Oct 31, 2024Comments off

Oxa, a global leader in autonomous vehicle technology, today announced its autonomous Ford E-Transit van and minibus, are now driving on UK and US roads powered by Oxa Driver software. This marks a significant leap forward

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John Bolton

John Bolton

Oct 30, 2024Comments off

John Bolton is Sales Manager – Industry Finance, at Siemens Financial Services. John is an experienced asset finance sales manager, with over 20 years of experience working across a variety of hard asset sectors. He works