Help and advice on running your vans

VEV reveal fleets are ‘over-specced’ by up to 20% in their electrification plans

By |2023-09-06T11:01:23+01:00September 6th, 2023|Electric vans, Van management, Van News|

The problem is largely down to fleets embarking on electrification themselves for the first time. The transition will involve multiple providers and stakeholders, and navigating the complexities requires specialist knowledge to anticipate and consider all factors, including vehicles, charging infrastructure, energy sources, energy management and operational patterns. Every EV fleet needs a bespoke design, it’s not a one-size-fits-all.

Fleet drivers can now book directly into workshop diaries for maintenance

By |2023-09-05T12:05:47+01:00September 5th, 2023|Van management, Van News|

Accessing epyx’s Driver Booking Module through almost any digital device, users can select their preferred dealer, view the slots available, and book a time and date directly into the diary of participating workshops using RTC’s REALtime Communications API suite.

Businesses express concern over ULEZ expansion

By |2023-08-24T10:22:51+01:00August 24th, 2023|Van management, Van News|

While there are environmental benefits in creating low-emission zones, it comes at a cost to fleet operators looking to carry out their everyday operations, particularly in terms of route planning and guaranteeing delivery times. The adoption of cleaner, more efficient vehicles will go some way to address this issue.

Strategic partnership aims to optimise fleet electrification

By |2023-08-17T10:26:29+01:00August 17th, 2023|Van management, Van News|

Webfleet is a critical component of the electrification journey, from initial planning to in-service operational optimisation. The data is vital for VEV to optimise the design of the EV transition to avoid costly over-specification of vehicles, chargers and depot energy infrastructure.

Fleets say vehicle supply has been hit by semiconductor shortages

By |2023-08-10T14:17:09+01:00August 10th, 2023|Van management, Van Reviews|

A range of actions have been undertaken by those impacted, with almost three-quarters (74%) extending the life cycle of current vehicles, more than half (51%) speeding up the implementation of EVs on their fleet, a quarter (25%) acquiring used vehicles rather than new, 21% adding a wider range manufacturers to choice lists and 11% turning to other forms of mobility.

Appeal for fleet managers to trailblaze new apprenticeship

By |2023-07-17T10:20:29+01:00July 17th, 2023|Van management, Van News|

Up to 20 individuals are required to form a “trailblazing” group to create an apprenticeship standard, working alongside the Institute for Apprenticeships. When the content is approved, they will be expected to recruit apprentices into their organisation. AFP member Matt Neale, who is leading the apprenticeship drive, said: “Once the structure of the apprenticeship is finalised, the trailblazing group need to be ready to recruit apprentices straight away.

Electric fleets could reduce UK CO2 emissions by 3.4 million tonnes a year

By |2023-07-14T10:06:33+01:00July 14th, 2023|Van management, Van News|

Study reveals that there are over 2.3 million vans in Great Britain owned by businesses, each travelling an average of 17,500 miles a year. With a typical diesel van producing 154g of CO2 per mile, one commercial van emits an estimated 4.3 tonnes of CO2 annually. This equates to 10.3 million tonnes of CO2 being produced each year by commercial vans alone.

Are you protecting your fleet against hi-tech thieves?

By |2023-07-12T13:17:10+01:00July 12th, 2023|Van News, Van Security|

This is an area of fleet management where driver buy-in is crucial but can be difficult to generate. For company car and van drivers, a car theft can be seen as an inconvenience rather than a major worry and employers need to make it clear that they expect certain measures to be met, such as where vehicles are parked and keys kept, for example.

Van fleets start to turn away from electric

By |2023-07-14T10:17:20+01:00July 12th, 2023|Van management, Van News|

There are growing concerns operational issues such as range and payload, problems that hydrogen would largely overcome. The Association of Fleet Professionals is reporting that fleets are returning to established strategies designed to reduce emissions with an increasing number working to further reduce CO2 in existing diesel vehicles rather than adopt further electric vehicles.

Fleets should start reducing their LCV emissions prior to onboarding EVs

By |2023-07-10T15:24:43+01:00July 10th, 2023|Van management, Van News|

Northgate has identified multiple fleets where the move from diesel to EVs will take years but is still encouraging them to get their vehicles and drivers working more efficiently as part of an overall CO2 emission reduction process. Greater vehicle utilisation and improved driver behaviour behind the wheel will not only reduce carbon emissions but also fuel costs, making a company’s transition towards zero emissions as smooth as possible.

More accurate range labelling needed on E-vans

By |2023-06-27T11:38:22+01:00June 27th, 2023|Van management, Van News|

Weather is proving to be much greater than originally thought with some AFP members seeing a drop in range approaching 50% during the coldest winter days on occasions when there was no opportunity to precondition the battery. However, other issues are emerging, too. Payload was already known to have a negative impact – although its extent has proven to be a surprise to some operators – but the effect of commonly-used fittings such as roof racks and ladder loaders are proving noticeable.

Fleets extending van replacement cycles to eight years

By |2023-06-21T08:46:30+01:00June 21st, 2023|Van management, Van News|

Some fleets that typically operated vans for 5-6 years at a maximum are now, in some cases, hitting 7-8 years without encountering any real difficulties. The overall message is that more management attention is needed to keep these vehicles safe and reliable but that the economic benefits outweigh the issues

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