Supplier Insights

Operational advice for fleet professionals operating in the 'Essential Fleet Services" sector.
Modern fleet professionals rely on partnerships with expert suppliers to ensure that fleets are fit-for-purpose and that they meet the most stringent standards in health & safety, efficiency and legal compliance. Suppliers are also the key to adopting technologies that drive down costs and help meet demanding decarbonisation targets.
Here are the full stories on a number of the most valued suppliers and solution providers.

Supplied Insight: NRG Riverside, experts in specialist fleets

Riverside Truck Rental Ltd trading as NRG Riverside was, founded in 1996. It offers a wide range of services to fleet operators, from one-off...

Bri-Stor Systems: Building sustainability into van specifications

Supplier Insight: Bri-Stor Systems with Andrew Goodwin, Sales and Marketing Director What is the history of Bri-Stor Systems and what makes you successful? Bri-Stor Systems is...

Making The Switch to Electric HGVs

As the world moves forward, the collective concern for the planet's environmental health has sparked a more focussed discussion around the need for sustainable...

Stop idling! Carry on working with the LPS II

Supplier Insight: Clayton Power with Karl Jones, Head of UK Sales at Clayton Power. IntroductionFleet operators in infrastructure services, utilities, government agencies and other essential...

SME’s must focus on safety when equipping fleet vehicles 

As overloading tops DVSA list of van driver offences, posing a risk to drivers and other road users   www.venson.com With the latest figures from the...

Venson issues duty of care warning to fleet managers

A third of grey fleet drivers say their employer has never checked their driving licence, MOT or insurance policy Over a third of employees who...

The importance of maintaining vehicle cleanliness

with David Nuth, Commercial Director, Wilcomatic Introduction For more than half a century, Wilcomatic has been providing the very best in vehicle wash systems and now...

Sharing expertise in the decarbonisation journey – with Jamie Colquhoun, Transport Energy Advisor, Costain

Introduction With a history that dates back to the 1860s, Costain has been the driving force behind many of the most iconic infrastructure projects in...

Technology Q & A: Inseego

With Steve Thomas, Managing Director Steve Thomas, Managing Director of Inseego, discusses with Essential Fleet Manager Magazine how fleets can improve road safety, better protect...

Supplier Insight: (MAG) Achieving the maximum return on your fleet disposals

With Zoe Sutton, Sales Director at Motor Auction Group (MAG) Introduction Motor Auction Group (MAG) is a family business, established in 1947 and is therefore one...

Supplier Insight: (The Car Key People) Minimising the impact of key...

with Car Key People Founder, Mark Migliaccio. The consequences of dealing with Key loss or failure has already been highlighted in this issue of...

Supplier Insight: (Quartix) How J Tomlinson uses fleet telematics

J Tomlinson provides building solutions and has maintenance, repairs and construction teams carrying out facilities management work across the country, 24/7. J Tomlinson teams...

Supplier Insight: (The Car Key People) Avoiding un-planned Vehicle Off-Road (VOR)...

In issue 5 (22) of Essential Fleet Manager caught up with Mark Migliaccio, founder of The Car Key People, to talk about how best...

Supplier Insight: (First Hydrogen) – The future for Hydrogen powered fleets

The future for Hydrogen powered fleets Mark Cheadle, Publisher at Essential Fleet Group Ltd. talks with Allan Rushforth, Chief Commercial Officer at First Hydrogen about...

Supplier Insight: (Autotech Training) Electrifying fleets – preparing for the inevitable

Fleet operators are key to driving electric vehicle adoption if the Government’s target of all new car sales being zero emission by 2040 is...

Supplier Insight: (GRS Fleet Graphics) – Fleet Graphics and Branding

Founded 31 years ago by Graeme Smith, GRS Fleet Graphics has evolved into a leading supplier of Fleet Graphics and Branding solutions to many...

Supplier Insight: (Clayton Power) How to slash fuel costs and reduce...

Electric vehicles are one thing – but what about powering tools and equipment? We all know that by 2030, our fleets will need to be...

Supplier Insight: (Lanes group) – What can businesses do to address...

By Debi Bell, Head of HR Services of Lanes Group Over the last few months, HGV driver shortages have become an unfortunate and troubling reality...

Supplier Insight: (Locks 4 Vans) – Van Security

Established in 2003, Locks 4 Vans is an award-winning supplier of aftermarket vehicle security solutions. Many of the UK’s largest fleet operators have come...

Supplier Insight: (Peoplesafe) – Lone Worker Protection

Q&A with Naz Dossa, CEO of Peoplesafe There are many thousands of drivers in the UK, operating alone who face considerable dangers every day, so...

Hydrogen for transport ticks the zero-emission boxes – but where to...

By: BOC Clean Fuels Team In its recent publication ‘Bus Back Better: National Bus Strategy for England’, the government made clear that it expects: “all...

Supplier Insight: (Modul-Systems / Mediafleet)- Successful ‘Supplier Integration’ represents a ‘cross-functional...

Rob Rudd, head of development for Mediafleet Ltd and Andy Gear, sales & marketing director of Modul Systems provide an insight on the recent...

Tipping your weigh to the future of weighing– the benefits of...

Our daily lives are ever evolving, constantly adapting to new, technological ways of life, and as a result, so is the vehicle weighing industry. In...

Weighing up the winter tyre dilemma with Micheldever

  Martin Towers, Sales Director for Micheldever Fleet, discusses winter driving and why tyre choices faced by fleet operators go beyond whether to just fit...