3 Ways to Reduce Your Fleet’s Costs If you run a business that relies heavily on a fleet of vehicles, it’s likely that one of your biggest challenges and concerns is the costs involved in running the fleet. Whether you require a small fleet of city-friendly cars or a vast fleet of lorries for cross-country…
Navigating A Truck Breakdown In the instance of a truck breakdown, it can be difficult establishing what your next move should be. Depending on your circumstances, you may be travelling home, completing a workplace assignment or simply completing routine everyday tasks. Regardless of the context, there are plenty of notable do’s and don’ts to consider,…
What You Need To Know About Fleet Management Within the world of logistics driving, be it lorries, vans, trucks or cars, impeccable organisation is the key to success. In order to ensure a smoothly running business, proper planning and constant coordination of operations are essential. The majority of this responsibility is designated to the fleet…
How to Become a Better Truck Driver There is no doubt that the role of a truck driver is extremely difficult, mainly because it demands drivers to operate heavy vehicles whilst focusing on the road for long periods of time. Even if you are a truck driver, you should be always looking for ways to…
Important Tools For Truck Maintenance Maintaining a vehicle can be a difficult task, with all manner of potential problems occurring with the various components of a car, van or truck. Truck maintenance in particular can prove tricky due to the size of the vehicle and specialist knowledge required to properly carry out repairs. One of…
Key Signs Your HGV’s Air Conditioning Is Failing There are several vital signs that your HGV’s air conditioning system is failing and many of them are relatively straightforward to spot. In this article, we take a closer look at some of the key signs to watch out for, should you believe your HVAC system may…
How To Lower Your Truck Fleet’s Fuel Consumption One of the biggest expenditures when running a fleet of trucks is fuel. Operating vehicles that consume a lot of petrol or diesel mean the costs can become quite high. This means it’s important to try to keep these costs as low as possible by taking measures…
How to Attract and Retain Truck Drivers For Your Fleet Fleet managers have seen a decrease in truck drivers over the past few years meaning they’ve had to work much harder to attract and retain drivers for their fleet. There are currently 150,000 unfilled truck driver positions across Europe and that number continues to rise.…
A Pre-Departure Checklist For Commercial Trucks When driving big commercial trucks over long distances, there’s a lot that can go wrong. It’s important to ensure you take all the necessary precautions to ensure that your fleet of trucks is safe and ready for the road. Here is a checklist to complete before every journey: Check…
Why Is Sleep Important For Long Haul Drivers? As a truck driver, long haul journeys are often part of your job. But, while you may be an experienced driver taking on regular trips there are a few additional things to consider when driving an extended journey such as getting enough sleep. Getting enough shut eye…