fuel and fuel cards
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Truck News 13 May 2021Shell and Mercedes-Benz Trucks trial digital fuel payments
Shell and Mercedes-Benz Trucks have successfully trialled the first digital in-truck payment system in the manufacturer’s Actros model for fuelling at selected Shell stations in Germany.
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Truck News 24 Mar 2021Lowering roof will result in big savings, says Schmitz
Fuel savings of up to 5% could come from choosing Schmitz Cargobull’s new line-up of aerodynamic curtainsider tri-axle semi-trailers, claims the manufacturer.
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Latest News 4 Mar 2021Budget 2021: VED and fuel duty freeze welcomed
There was good news for commercial fleet operators in the Budget, with a freeze in fuel duty, an extension to the furlough scheme and a freeze in VED for HGVs.
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Latest News 3 Mar 2021Budget 2021: Government should 'cut fuel duty' for UK hauliers
All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Road Freight and Logistics wants essential user rebate on fuel duty, cutting the effective level of fuel duty to that of Germany.
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New Contracts 13 Jan 2021Keyfuels renews partnership with Moto Hospitality
Keyfuels has announced it has renewed its partnership with Moto Hospitality forecourts and pumps, enabling full acceptance of its fuel card across all Moto motorway sites.
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Van News 24 Dec 2020Challenges ahead if van operators are to achieve 2030 switch to EVs
‘Get started now,’ says Vanarama strategy chief as ban is ‘just two replacement cycles away’
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Latest News 7 Dec 2020
Coronavirus: Fuel duty inquiry to assess fleet impact
Fleet views sought after All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Road Freight and Logistics launches inquiry into the impact of fuel duty.
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Latest News 26 Oct 2020Fuel card fraudster sentenced
A man who fraudulently bought £27,000 of fuel in eight months using a company fuel card has been given an 18-month suspended jail sentence.
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Latest News 12 Mar 2020
Budget 2020: Fuel duty frozen and record cash for roads
The Chancellor says he will maintain the fuel duty freeze, spend billions on roads and incentivise low-emission transport.
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Latest News 20 Jan 2020Used DAF Trucks offer '15% fuel savings'
Used DAF Trucks offering fleets cost and time reductions, according to the company and customers.
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Latest News 2 Dec 2019Amberon secures fleet savings thanks to Lightfoot
Amberon Group says it has cut fuel expenditure by 10% and seen a 45% reduction in accidents, after installing Lightfoot across its fleet of 800-plus commercial vehicles.
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Truck News 28 Jun 2019HGV speed limit change 'helps increase productivity'
Government report says allowing vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes to travel 10mph faster has saved business money.
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Truck News 20 Jun 2019Go Plant trials clean fuel for road sweeper fleet
Go Plant Fleet Services is partnering with Certas Energy to trial Gas to Liquid Shell GTL fuel for road sweepers.
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Van News 12 Jun 2019Fleet operators ‘expect’ to adopt electric vans
Almost three quarters (71.4%) of van operators expect to use an electric vehicle in their fleet this year, says the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
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Latest News 28 May 2019Activa Contracts and UK Fuels announce partnership
Activa Contracts has appointed UK Fuels as its new fuel card partner, and one of the first fleets to use the solution has calculated it could cut its fuel bill by around £24,000 in the first 12 months.
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Truck News 20 Mar 2019John Lewis to have zero carbon fleet by 2045
To achieve this, all John Lewis & Partners and Waitrose and Partners delivery trucks, trailers and vans – more than 3,200 vehicles in total - will have to be switched to zero-emissions vehicles.
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Truck News 28 Feb 2019FTA questions effectiveness of Manchester CAZ
FTA calls for the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, to follow the approaches of Nottingham and Leeds, or risk the livelihoods of many small businesses.
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Van News 26 Feb 2019Small businesses say fleets fully electric by 2040
Two thirds (66%) of small businesses predict their fleets will be fully electric within the next 20 years, with 50% expecting this to happen in half that time, new research suggests.
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Truck News 25 Jan 2019Certas Energy opens bunker HGV refuelling site at Holyhead Port
Certas Energy has opened a new bunker refuelling site in Holyhead, North Wales.
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Truck News 17 Jan 2019No public charge points for electric or hydrogen trucks, says ACEA
A lack of recharging and refuelling infrastructure suitable for electric and other alternatively-powered trucks across the EU threatens CO2 targets, says the ACEA.
