Travel plans should be the foundation of all public sector fleets. Ian Langdon, director of operations at CP Plus works with local authorities and NHS Trusts and recognises the value of planning when it comes to environmental and business sense
There has been a huge amount of debate in the media about biofuels in 2007. Here, Clare Wenner from the REA explains why she firmly believes that biofuels have an important role to play in mitigating climate change and why they are currently one of the few options available to the road transport sector
Acquiring a new light commercial for your business could make common-sense, suggests Matt Black. However, buying used from the right location and feeling secure about it could be something else altogether
Jim Salkeld, Chairman of Toomey Opticar assesses the success of AMAPs and suggests that aligning rates with emissions may be unnecessary
Many fleets around the UK are faced with making a decision on the length of their company car replacement cycle. Three years or four years is the usual dilemma and Lex Momentum’s fleet consultant John Webb has been looking at this issue in a little more detail
Electric vehicles could become mainstream as postal giant begins trials with vans
Health care group cuts emissions by 20 per cent making the switch to biodiesel
Despite the summer’s excessive rainfall, many parts of England south of the Humber suffer from various degrees of water-supply stress. This, coupled with cost issues gives fleet managers another good reason to review their current lorry-wash arrangements, says Chris williams
Mark hurst reports on the different fuels available for cleaner transport solutions and asks how easy is it to be a truly green transport/fleet manager?
Chris Chandler of Fleet Audits believes strongly in the benefits of biofuels and its long term potential but warns of its limits, particularly without the right Government incentives