fleet management

20/09/2024

Cumberland Council’s executive has signed off a new fleet strategy and action plan for acquiring greener vehicles.

19/09/2024

Clare Chidlow, Executive Director at Haultech, explains why transport managers should look favourably on AI's inevitable arrival.

23/08/2024

West Lindsey District Council has renewed its 12-year relationship with Dennis Eagle and added four new refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) to its fleet.

10/06/2024

Preston City Council has added safety and tracking technology to its 14 new refuse collection vehicles.

20/05/2024

In the latest of our series of interviews with fleet managers, LAPV talked to Edward R Yendluri, Contracts Manager, Westminster CC to learn more about the local authority’s fleet.

20/05/2024

In the latest of our series of interviews with fleet managers, LAPV talked to Islington Council’s Chris Demetriou to learn more about the local authority’s fleet.

20/05/2024

In the latest of our series of interviews with transport managers, LAPV talked to Karen Mudford, fleet manager at Rotherham Council, to learn more about the local authority’s fleet.

15/05/2024

Epping Forest District Council (EFDC) has announced a new partnership with contract hire and fleet management company Specialist Fleet Services Ltd (SFS).

02/04/2024

27/10/2023

Workshop equipment providers Totalkare have announced a partnership with wheel alignment manufacturers Hunter Engineering Company.

23/10/2023

Councils were relieved not to lose all local discretion in the Government’s waste collection reforms but have said questions remain, including over funding.

17/07/2023

In the latest of our series of interviews with transport managers, LAPV talked to Robin Moore, Fleet & Asset Manager, Greater Cambridge Shared Waste (GCSW). GCSW is a strategic partnership between Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council.

17/07/2023

For our series of interviews with transport managers, LAPV talked to Oliver Faiers, corporate manager for recycling, waste, and fleet at Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils, to learn more about the local authorities’ shared fleet.

17/07/2023

In the first of a series of interviews with transport managers, LAPV talked to Owain Pearce, transport manager for ODS, to learn more about ODS’ fleet.

14/06/2023

Webfleet, Bridgestone’s globally trusted fleet management solution, has announced that Renault Group vehicles will participate in Webfleet’s OEM.connect programme.

06/04/2023

Burnley Council has equipped its entire refuse collection vehicle (RCV) and sweeper fleet, comprising 17 vehicles, with live camera systems.

16/03/2023

Rotherham Council’s cabinet is set to approve plans to commit to buy 64 new electric vehicles as part of the next stage of the vehicle fleet refresh.

02/03/2023

A survey of fleet operators has revealed that rising fuel costs, disruption due to the impact of COVID-19, and supply chain pressure, are the top challenges they currently face.

03/02/2023

Rob Bailey, APSE principal advisor for transport, looks at the challenges facing council fleet managers during the current energy crisis.

03/11/2022

New data has revealed that electric vehicles (EV) owned by Oxford Direct Services (ODS) have been charged for 7,185 hours over a one-year period – equal to 299 days in total.

18/08/2022

Fleet tech experts Digital INNK has said it will freeze its prices for the next 12 months to help fleet companies manage the challenges of rising energy costs and is asking other tech companies to follow its example.

05/07/2022

In the latest of our series of interviews with transport managers, LAPV talked to Robin Moore, Fleet & Asset Manager, Greater Cambridge Shared Waste (GCSW). GCSW is a strategic partnership between Cambridge City Council and South Cambridgeshire District Council.

09/06/2022

For our series of interviews with transport managers, LAPV talked to Oliver Faiers, corporate manager for recycling, waste, and fleet at Babergh and Mid Suffolk District Councils, to learn more about the local authorities’ shared fleet.

08/06/2022

Leading fleet solutions provider Innovative Safety Systems Ltd (ISS) is bringing together its technology and software services under one new company brand – Fleetclear.

19/04/2022

The Department for Transport has published a toolkit to help local authorities transition their fleets away from diesel and petrol.

14/04/2022

Phil Clifford on the importance of robust record keeping when it comes to vehicle maintenance.

21/01/2022

Phil Clifford looks at the hurdles facing fleet managers in the year ahead.

06/10/2021

Commercial vehicle company Marshall Fleet Solutions has announced that Mark Sutcliffe has joined the business as its new Operations Director.

15/09/2021

A whitepaper to help organisations manage the risk of the rising grey fleet, which has been accelerated by the pandemic, has been published by DriveTech.

22/06/2021

North Northamptonshire Council is updating its waste and recycling fleet with over 110 new vehicles.

29/03/2021

Managing data can be a time-consuming task for even the most organized of fleet managers. FleetClear from Innovative Safety Systems (ISS) might well be the answer. LAPV reports.

02/02/2021

Go Plant Fleet Services has rolled out Jaama’s Key2 fleet management system to administer its 3,100 commercial and specialist vehicles, and 600 items of plant.

26/01/2021

Phil Clifford, a former fleet manager with over 42 years’ experience working for local authorities, looks at the challenges that await the fleet sector in the year ahead.

17/11/2020

Ford has extended the functionality of its Ford Telematics fleet management tool to include data on vehicles from other manufacturers.

10/11/2020

The no-hardware telematics company Brightmile have agreed a new partnership with the AA-owned DriveTech to help improve fleet safety.

21/10/2020

Teletrac Navman has launched a new web-based tool to help fleet operators switch to electric vehicles.

20/10/2020

Justdiggit and Webfleet Solutions have launched Green Your Fleet, a new tool that helps fleet customers to make a positive climate impact.

23/09/2020

Lookers Leasing, part of Lookers Plc vehicle dealer group, has announced a new partnership with Trakm8.

21/09/2020

Verizon Connect has been ranked No. 1 in innovation for fleet management systems globally, according to the Commercial Telematics Vendors Competitive Ranking report from analyst firm ABI Research.

16/09/2020

A socially distanced Low Carbon Emissions Vehicle demonstration event hosted by Specialist Fleet Services Ltd (SFS) last month provided a unique opportunity to present the latest fleet technologies to council representatives.

14/09/2020

A new series of problem-solving factsheets for companies taking part in the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS) has been launched by FleetCheck.

29/07/2020

Fleets of commercial vehicles that operate in large towns and cities could halve their emissions and better meet clean air targets using a new technology that imitates how ants share knowledge.

21/05/2020

Fleet drivers have been more likely to speed during the coronavirus crisis, new data has revealed.

19/05/2020

It is possible to run a fleet with no software or even with no computer. However, Phil Clifford argues, you would be risking serious errors which may lead to your operation being shut down.

12/05/2020

New guidance to help fleet managers deal effectively with a fatal or serious road crash has been published.

06/05/2020

With belts being tightened across the local government sector, it is important that fleet managers make their assets go further. One way to do this, according to Refuse Vehicle Solutions (RVS), is by refurbishing vehicles. LAPV reports.

20/04/2020

Trakm8 has announced its Insight Optimisation platform will be available for free during the Covid019 crisis to support fleets of all sizes.

15/04/2020

New technologies are radically transforming the way business is conducted across every sector. Derek Bryan of Verizon Connect looks at the innovations that will impact the fleet sector over the coming year.

08/04/2020

Fleet managers could save nearly two days a week by adopting technology that helps them automate tasks, a new study has revealed.

26/02/2020

A new report has outlined the essential vehicle checking and maintenance procedures required for avoiding costly insurance claims and ‘tragic consequences’.

24/02/2020

Freeway Fleet Systems has developed smart software that simplifies fleet management by predicting the type and quantity of parts needed to maintain a fleet.

10/01/2020

Hitachi has announced that it is adopting a new initiative which will enable the ‘quick and easy’ verification of a machine’s emissions category.

26/11/2019

Aberdeen City Council has been awarded Local Authority Fleet Operator of the Year at the Transport News Scottish Rewards held on 9 November 2019 in Glasgow.

11/10/2019

There are currently 1,133 vehicles in the fleet. Of these, 97 are electric and we have another 173 electric vehicles on order. We also have eight CNG vehicles, two hybrid petrol vehicles with six more on order, and 20 diesel hybrids. Currently, our alternative fuel vehicles make up 11.2% of the fleet. Once the new vehicles arrive this will go up to 27%.