Zenith and CVL partner for HGV fleets
Fleet management and leasing firms Zenith and
Contract Vehicles Limited (CVL) have teamed up to provide an
integrated HGV management product for its fleet customers.
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As part of the deal, CVL, which manages a
12,000-strong fleet of commercial vehicles, will provide its HGV
services for Zenith’s corporate customer roster, complimenting
Zenith’s existing company car and commercial vehicle offering.
Reporting and telematics for the HGV’s
performance will come through Zenith’s own Pulse system which
provides analysis of the vehicle’s performance including servicing,
maintenance, O Licence compliance, accident information, downtime
and fleet costs in real time.
Tim Buchan, Zenith’s chief executive said: “We
have chosen to partner with CVL due to their vast experience in
providing first class HGV management solutions to our target market
of mid to large corporates, along with their high quality service
driven approach.
“This alliance enables us to provide a
seamless solution for HGV operators, in addition to our own
existing company car and commercial vehicle offering.
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By GlobalDataDoug Smith, Managing Director of CVL said: “As
we operate within the same target markets and with many of the same
philosophies our partnership is an excellent fit. We are looking
forward to delivering significant added value to Zenith’s
customers.”
Cobra claim speed limiter not snake
oil
Telematics provider Cobra UK says its new
speed limiter could save fleets 37% in fuel costs, as well as
reducing emissions and helping companies meet Duty of Care
requirements to protect their drivers.
In a trial by Cobra, a 2.0 diesel Volkswagen
Transporter Sportline was limited to 56mph by the device on a
260-mile drive on semi-urban parkways, city roads and motorways. It
returned 43.91mpg, compared to 32.01mpg on an identical route with
the limiter removed.
The limiter can also be fixed at 60 or 70mph,
at which speed 15-20% fuel savings could still be delivered,
according to Andrew Smith, managing director of Cobra UK.
UKfleet ends
three-month slump
New car fleet sales in the UK were up 4.8%
year-on-year in May to 87,126 units, ending a three-month decline
in sales, according to figure’s from the Society of Motor
Manufacturers and Traders.
The UK new car fleet market fell by 3.4%
year-on-year in April by 0.5% in March and by 3.7% in February. The
market was down 0.7% in the first quarter of 2012, a total of
273,368 units.
The current rolling 12-month total new fleet
registrations has therefore remained stable at just over 1.1m
units, continuing a gradual recovery since the nadir of under a
million units in late 2009, but still short of the mid-to-late 2008
figure of around 1.35m new registrations.
Euroway gets a slice of the action
with Domino’s order
Fleet contract management provider Euroway has
secured a two-year contract hire exclusivity deal with Domino’s
Pizza Group to supply and replace its UK distribution fleet.
Initially, Euroway will supply a total of 18
vehicles comprising DAF rigid trucks and tractor units and Fiat
Ducato refrigerated vans on a five-year contract hire agreement,
with further deals to come.
Domino’s has also signed a FleetSure
maintenance agreement with Euroway, providing telematics for the
remainder of its retail distribution fleet of over 60 refrigerated
vehicles including 3.5t, 7.5t, 23t and 26t rigids, tractor units
and refrigerated trailers.
Richard.brown@vrlfinancialnews.com
& Grant.collinson@vrlfinancialnews.com
