If you had to drag a car, even just for five metres, to save a child, could you do it? It sounds like a struggle, and yet it’s a walk in the park carrying a feather compared to what Troy Conley is going to attempt next week as part of Car Pull for Kids, which […] Read more
If you’ve worked in Europe or the UK you’ll know Thatcham. And you probably wish there was an Aussie version. The research and information they produce is so helpful to the automotive industry and now they’ve created a way for organisations with fleets to work out if vehicle technology is actually helping their drivers. Thatcham […] Read more
Brandon Whiddett’s Komatsu PC220 excavator has been officially named ‘The Swiss Army Knife.’ Komatsu New Zealand had a logo made and fixed it to his machine in recognition of his innovation which has made it the most productive piece of equipment in the arborist industry. Brandon has designed or modified ten attachments each, with a specific […] Read more
Ampol has launched its new fuel card brand – AmpolCard – giving fleets access to the country’s largest petrol and convenience network of more than 1,900 sites. It replaced the well know StarCard that has been in the market since the Caltex and Ampol merger during the nineties. During the next two years Ampol will […] Read more
Webfleet Solutions has launched a new initiative called ‘Safer Fleets,’ enabling users to harness its existing telematics system to track and trace the journeys of commercial drivers, in a bid to keep them COVID-Safe. The Safer Fleets initiative, which is being piloted in NSW initially, pulls a daily feed of postcodes from confirmed COVID-19 hotspots […] Read more
(based on IPWEA’s Plant and Vehicle Management Manual Ed4) Chain of Responsibility (CoR) legislation and the Workplace Health and Safety (WHS) legislation are very similar in their structure and intent. If we look at WHS, it’s about ensuring that no one gets hurt at work. WHS requires controls to ensure that basic safety rules are […] Read more
Nissan released images of the new Nissan Navara that will be available locally in 2021. Looking at the pictures, Nissan have already been doing some local testing in off-road conditions which is great news for novated lease buyers and 4Wd enthusiasts. Fun fact – The Navara name plate was launched in 1985. Read more
Subaru has launched the mid-life update of its XV All-Wheel Drive (AWD), with a fresh new look, added smart technology and the introduction of Subaru Intelligent Drive (SI-Drive) across the range, giving drivers more performance options to suit their preferences. The XV hybrid range is also expanded to two variants, the XV Hybrid L AWD […] Read more
If you have young kids, mining for gold might sound like a game of Minecraft. If you’ve watched anything online in 2020 about improving your business, you’ve would have heard someone say ‘data and customer information is important’. So why don’t we use it? Because it requires people to think, plan and take action when […] Read more
At Fleet Auto News we get to drive some cool cars. This time we got to have fun in a new BMW. This may not be a typical fleet car though it would make a great novated lease. We hope you enjoyed our video review of the BMW M235i Gran Coupe. Read more
– By Victoria Nelson – The study conducted by ACA Research, on behalf of AfMA, AGL and the NSW Government, to check on the journey to electrification by Australian fleets found that vehicle replacement cycles will be a key factor in determining when we see more electric vehicles on the road. There were 177 respondents […] Read more
This article was originally published by IPWEA Fleet e-News. – By Michael Harvey – Founder, DIGI CLIP – In a vehicle or equipment pre-start inspection, the operator uses a checklist to perform a standardised routine inspection before using the vehicle or equipment. A pre-start checklist normally covers the exterior and interior condition of the vehicle […] Read more
