Asset Alliance Group has strengthened its six-year relationship with The NX Group, supplying the distribution side of its business, NX Logistics, with 12 new DAF XF 530 tractor units. Supplied on a two-year full-service contract hire basis, the vehicles join a 38-strong truck and trailer fleet – two thirds of which has been provided by […]
Mirrorless, self-driving vehicles fuelled by the sun might sound like something from a sci-fi film, but they’re fast becoming a reality. Innovative vehicle technology makes our roads safer, our fuel cheaper and our planet greener. Not only that but the UK’s Transportation and Storage sector is now the eighth-fastest growing sector in the country and the second-ranked […]
Commercial vehicle finance specialist, Asset Alliance Group, is acquiring more than 1,400 new vehicles worth more than £100 million this year in pursuit of its ambition to have the youngest contract hire and leasing fleet in the UK. The significant confirmed order includes 935 tractor units and rigids, 400 trailers and 60 light commercial vehicles […]
Anyone working in transport and logistics knows how hard used vehicles have been to come by in the past 12 months, with manufacturer shortages of new products creating unprecedented demand for quality used vehicles. Indeed, it was such demand that saw our team double the number of deals we did year-on-year – and if we […]
Our ambition to provide our customers with the best possible customer service has been bolstered with three new initiatives. Firstly, we have updated our Customer Charter which outlines our ways of working setting clear expectations for our customers. It covers relationship management, clear communication, reliable expertise, transparency and simplicity, safety and compliance and personal responsibility. […]
Like so many of you, I use the break between Christmas and New Year to reflect, assess and plan for the year ahead and my hope is that all of you share my feelings of optimism for 2022. After almost two years of unparalleled upheaval and hardship in our industry and in personal lives, and […]
Long-standing Asset Alliance Group customer Woody’s Express has returned to the commercial vehicle specialist for its latest fleet refresh after being impressed by the quality of service experienced since 2018. Its latest three-year contract hire deal, arranged by Business Development Manager Dougie Bennett, comprises four MAN TGX 26.510 6×2 tractor units with a mix of […]
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 […]
The UK wants to phase out petrol-driven cars by 2035, but what does a world without fossil-fuelled vehicles look like, and how can businesses prepare for the inevitable transition? Private vs Commercial Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions Road transport in the UK is responsible for 92% of the country’s domestic transport greenhouse gas emissions. The majority […]
