Security

"Measured approach" needed in response to Chinese car security

Angela123 — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 13:33:25 +0000

"Measured approach" needed in response to Chinese car security

Angela123 Tue, 11/25/2025 - 13:33

The Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) has urged for fleets to take a “measured approach” to security risks highlighted by the government around Chinese-manufactured cars.

Securing vans from break-ins and theft

Freya — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 09:57:43 +0000

Securing vans from break-ins and theft

Freya Fri, 06/30/2023 - 10:57

Figures show a rise in both van theft and tool theft, causing both operational and financial disruption to van drivers and businesses. So what can be done to secure vans?

Counter terror advice for commercial vehicle operators

Angela123 — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 08:42:44 +0000

Counter terror advice for commercial vehicle operators

Angela123 Mon, 09/14/2020 - 09:42

The Department for Transport (DfT) has issued new guidance designed to prevent terrorists getting access to commercial vehicles, amid concerns over the rise in attacks where a commercial vehicle has been used.

In 2017, three of the five attacks which took place in London and Manchester used a vehicle as a weapon.

Unattended used-cars could attract theft and vandalism, warns VRA

Angela123 — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 09:33:58 +0000

Unattended used-cars could attract theft and vandalism, warns VRA

Angela123 Mon, 04/06/2020 - 10:33

The Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) has warned that the security of used cars and vans without access to formal storage facilities could be a problem for the remarketing sector during the coronavirus lockdown.

Commercial vehicles: the new weapon of choice in terror attacks?

Angela123 — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 13:34:02 +0000

Commercial vehicles: the new weapon of choice in terror attacks?

Angela123 Mon, 08/19/2019 - 14:34

Vehicles were used in three of the five terror attacks that took place in London and Manchester in 2017. To tackle this worrying trend, the Department for Transport has released guidance for transport operators to prevent their vehicles being used as a weapon

In the last five years, commercial vehicles have become one of the deadliest weapons used by terrorists across Europe.

In 2017, vehicles were used in three of the five attacks which took place in London and Manchester.

Nestlé logistics to use biodegradable security seals on lorries

Angela123 — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 10:42:36 +0000

Nestlé logistics to use biodegradable security seals on lorries

Angela123 Mon, 07/29/2019 - 11:42

Security seals are a crucial tool for the logistics team to help prevent breaches of lorries and to indicate when a load might have been tampered with. Every load that departs Nestlé will use a plastic seal and that quickly adds up to more than 200,000 seals used and discarded every single year.

The decision to move to biodegradable seals from Mega Fortris Group came from an exercise run by the Nestlé team to find opportunities to reduce waste and improve the sustainability of Nestlé’s logistics operation.