Fleet Times - Ryder spends £18m on fleet

Ryder spends £18m on fleet

Ryder Europe is to spend £18 million buying new vehicles for its rental fleet.

The 613 new vehicles will include Mercedes Benz Sprinter 313, panel vans, Luton tail lifts and fridges in addition to a number of DAF 7.5-tonne box tail lifts, 7.5-tonne fridges, 12-tonne box tail lifts, 18-tonne box tail lifts and curtainside tail lifts and 44 tonne tractor units.

All vehicles will be Euro 5 specification to reduce environmental impact.

Efficiency savings lost as fuel price rises

Rising feul prices have cancelled out fuel cost savings from more efficient company cars, say The Miles Consultancy (TMC).

Nissan unveils the Juke

Skills Minister John Hayes was in Sunderland yesterday to help celebrate the production launch of the Nissan Juke.

Survey shows how to improve driver safety

Fleet drivers, working alone, are traditionally much harder to safeguard than their office-based colleagues.

Driver error to blame for Toyota crisis

A safety scandal over sticking accelerators that almost forced car maker Toyota out of business may have been little more than media hysteria.

Pendragon's sales bounce back

Car dealer Pendragon reported a 48 percent rise in first-half profit, driven by growing demand for high-end cars, and said mass-market and used vehicle sales would continue to grow in 2010.

Electric vehicle grant is introduced

An electric vehicle grant of up to £5,000 per vehicle will be introduced from the start of 2011, Transport Secretary Philip Hammond has confirmed.

Fleet transactions move online

The number of fleet service and maintenance e-commerce transactions has risen by more than 20% so far in 2010 and is set to hit three million by the end of the year.