In recent years, fleet management has fully shifted into the digital and data era. This change promises relevant, reliable information about how vehicles in your fleet are used, also allowing you to optimise how your fleet is managed, helping your company’s competitiveness and performance.
Given the economic disruption caused by the global pandemic, companies should already be preparing their post-Covid strategy. Identifying possible savings, improving fleet productivity… There are lots of ideas, all of which require anticipation and a very methodical approach. FRAIKIN Group Director of Innovation Olivier Dutrech explains.
Continuing a relationship that dates back to the mid-1990s, Sterling Furniture has signed a six-year, full-service contract hire agreement with Fraikin for 12 new DAF rigid trucks – each fitted with a full suite of connected technologies from Fraikin’s partner, Samsara.
For several years now, the problem of the shortage of lorry drivers has been acutely felt by transport professionals. The profession does not project an attractive image, but no doubt because the sector has not managed to reassert its value in its modern context. Suggestions.
Fraikin has delivered 10 new CNG-powered tractor units into operation with AO, as the online electricals retailer looks to reduce its carbon footprint and improve sustainability across its commercial vehicle fleet.
Goods transport is directly affected by traffic restrictions aiming to cut air pollution. Soon, diesel will no longer reign supreme in the sector. But alternative fuels don’t always offer all the solutions to all the needs. Let’s take a closer look at this subject.
While Paris is changing its traffic criteria within its Low Emission Zone (LEZ) by banning the circulation of Crit’air 4* vehicles on June 1, 2021, Europe is speeding up in terms of low emission zones. A look at the latest news on Low Emission Zones (LEZ) in Europe.
While the global economy has come to a standstill for several weeks, the end of the health crisis is finally in sight. Now, it is just a question of what measures to implement to restart business after the stay-at-home period has ended. When businesses reopen, we must not just be operational, but we need to add real value to help maximise profitability for all. Colin Melvin, the FRAIKIN UK sales director, looks at the situation.
Is delivery by driverless vehicles soon to be a reality? While already being used for logistics purposes in limited areas on certain sites, the use of autonomous vehicles for delivery in open spaces poses several challenges to its immediate deployment.