Asset Alliance Group has supplied Scottish family-owned haulier Inverdell with a new DAF XF FTG.480 6×2 tractor unit on a three-year full-service contract hire deal, enabling the operator to respond to increasing demand for general and temperature-controlled freight. The new vehicle will be in operation six days a week, carrying out the company’s general haulage […]
Ian Padley – Group Fleet Director At Asset Alliance Group, we have around 4,500 assets that are currently looked after by our Fleet Management Team and to ensure we provide the best service possible we have two divisions dedicated to looking after them. And while any leasing company can provide a vehicle, we do much […]
Expansion at global import and export specialists Bullet Express has resulted in an order for 11 new vehicles from Asset Alliance Group – a team they describe as ‘an extension of our own’. The latest contract hire agreement is a three-year deal comprising five 18-tonne IVECO Eurocargo 4×2 curtainsiders and six DAF XF 480 6×2 […]
Grant Law, Group Marketing Director Like any team, a key measure of our success is new business, and we are fortunate to have built up a fantastic customer base including some of the biggest names in warehouse and logistics, supply chain, general haulage and bus and coach. These customers are hard-won and rightly have high […]
Asset Alliance Group has won a competitive tender to supply logistics specialists Currie Solutions with 23 DAF XF 480 6×2 tractor units after providing outstanding personal sales support and a strong commitment to after-sales. The new 44-tonne trucks replace existing vehicles in the 150-strong fleet and have been provided on a five-year contract hire deal. […]
Willie Paterson, CEO At Asset Alliance Group, we pride ourselves on operating one of the most modern and comprehensive fleets on the market, and because of that procurement is the lifeblood of our business. It ensures our customers have exactly the vehicles they want and need at the right time and the right price. We […]
One of Asset Alliance Group’s longest-serving team members, Ian Padley, is once more leading its fleet management function, joined by nine new members of support and engineering staff taking the team to 37 colleagues in total. It’s a return to the position of Group Fleet Director for Padley, who is based in Wolverhampton and has […]
HGV driver shortage – the background A shortage of HGV drivers is not a new challenge for our industry yet increasing demand across the supply chain now means the situation has hit crisis point – and finally national headlines. When our recent Industry Monitor report was published in June, 29% of operators listed recruitment of […]
Tim Thornton, Key Accounts Director The challenges that have faced the bus industry since the start of the pandemic cannot be underestimated. Several operators parked up entire fleets, and even Transport for London (TFL) experienced just 10% of its regular passenger numbers in 2020. Fortunately, with restrictions lifting and many more people returning to offices, […]
In a recent customer survey, we were delighted to receive some hugely positive feedback from our key customer groups. Almost without exception we saw our Truck and Trailer Sales division receive ratings typically over 90% across service areas such as sales process, range of stock, billing and communications. In particular, overall satisfaction and recommendation levels […]
