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  • OWL Wales for the future of fleet
    OWL Wales takes place on 28 March at the Voco St Davids Hotel in Cardiff, offering fleet managers a compelling line-up of speakers covering everything from electrification to fleet optimisation and local authority procurement trends. You can register to attend…
  • OWL North – the topics that matter
    OWL North takes place on 16 November 2023 in the luxurious surroundings of the Majestic Hotel and Spa in Harrogate. The speaker line-up is more exciting than ever, so take advantage of this defining event that tackles critical topics for…
  • NRG Riverside awarded eight-year contract-hire agreement by Urbaser
    NRG Riverside has been awarded an initial eight-year contract-hire agreement to supply 40 vehicles with complete repair and maintenance support by Urbaser.  The arrangement will see NRG Riverside supplying the latest Dennis Eagle Olympus Rear Steer RCVs with Terberg Matec…
  • Keith Day becomes the new MD at Dennis Eagle
    Waste and recycling vehicle manufacturer and OWL Platinum Partner Dennis Eagle has appointed long-serving board member Keith Day as the new Managing Director.  He has taken over the role from Kevin Else, who retired after ten years in the post…
  • 30-year-old company gets 500-year accolade
    OWL Founder CMS SupaTrak, the integrated fleet intelligence solutions specialist and Founder of the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality, has joined the Worshipful Company of Carmen as the first corporate member in 500 years of its existence. This pioneering…
  • Essex County Council takes delivery of new fleet from NRG Riverside
    OWL Gold Partner NRG Riverside recently supplied sixteen hook loaders and eleven trailers to Essex County Council on a long-term contract hire basis, supported by a full maintenance programme from its Colchester workshop and depot.  After moving its recycling centres…
  • OWL Partnership announces dates for all three Roadshows in 2023
    The OWL Partnership has announced dates and locations for all three Roadshows in 2023. The OWL Roadshows will take place on the following dates and locations: Attendees can sign up for the OWL Roadshows for FREE. The OWL Discover fleet…
  • Meet the transport leaders defining Northern Ireland’s future at OWL NI
    Meet the transport leaders defining Northern Ireland’s future at OWL NI. Register for free here. OWL NI offers the most superb programme to date – Titanic Centre Belfast, October 13. Join us for the OWL Live outdoor vehicle and equipment…
  • Hydrogen and electric at OWL Midlands
    diesel and petrol prices reaching record highs, OWL Live Midlands on July 7, 2022, at New Hall in Sutton Coldfield will cover every aspect of the hydrogen triangle – the technology, the infrastructure, and sourcing green hydrogen.
  • Discover how a Midlands research project helps the move to hydrogen HGVs 
    Discover how a Midlands research project helps us move towards hydrogen HGVs at OWL Live Midlands on July 7, New Hall, Sutton Coldfield.
  • Ubico launches Gloucester Service with a brand new RCV fleet
    A new fleet of ultra-modern Dennis Eagle RCVs started work in Gloucester with Ubico in April, after the city council became the eighth local authority shareholder of the environmental services company.
  • CMS SupaTrak launches new Mobile App
    On March 31st, at OWL Live Wales, CMS SupaTrak launched their brand new SupaTrak Mobile App.
  • Do you want to see how Bucher’s new electric truck-mounted sweeper performs?
    Leigh Bottel, Regional Sales Manager for Bucher Municipal, will demonstrate the new V65e electric truck-mounted sweeper during OWL Live Wales.
  • JobTrak helps operators optimise fleet performance
    CMS SupaTrak will exhibit and demonstrate its JobTrak in-cab route management solution at OWL Live Wales, held at Voco St Davids in Cardiff on March 31, 2022.
  • The official journal of OWL has been published
    Fleet Vision International magazine Winter 2022 is out now! Read the OWL Live Wales preview from page 54 onwards. The seventh issue of the thought-leading publication for front-line fleet operations and essential services has been published, with leading stories on…
  • OWL Scotland Masterclasses – hosted by CMS SupaTrak
    OWL partners, CMS SupaTrak, Green Biofuels, Dennis Eagle and Multevo, delivered successful Master Classes during the OWL Masterclasses on November 25, 2021. The speakers highlighted the latest solutions, including vehicles, fuels and telematics during an online conference session. The masterclass…
  • OWL Scotland – learn about electric RCV performance

    November 18 2021, Mar Hall Hotel and Spa, Bishopton, Scotland  

    Electric RCVs are out there and performing without compromise on diesel trucks. OWL Scotland offers the unique opportunity to learn how the exciting new eCollect from Dennis Eagle improves your operation

  • CMS SupaTrak is inspired to take action
    CMS SupaTrak is on a sustainability mission. MD Jason Airey talks about why an integrated approach to fleet management is essential, and how the OWL Partnership is delivering innovation for change.
  • Join us at the NI Waste Expo – powered by OWL
    The NI Waste Expo – brought to you by CMS SupaTrak and Manvik Hire – will push forward how fleet and operational managers can reduce emissions, optimise operations and achieve net-zero by highlighting solutions that can be implemented – right now.
  • Identifying the right transition technologies for your fleet at OWL Midlands
    Identifying the right transition technologies for your fleet at OWL MidlandDiscover how transition technologies such as biofuels, additives and blends can help your operation reduce emissions without capital expenditure at OWL Midlands. The event, which takes place at New Hall…
  • An educational journey towards an electric future
    OWL Midlands, held on July 8 at New Hall in Sutton Coldfield, will have the new ‘Dennis to the Rescue’ mobile classroom on show. Attendees will also discover the benefits of switching over to electric refuse collection vehicles.
  • OWL Midlands 2021 – delivering intelligent fleet solutions
    The OWL Partnership is excited to announce that registration is open for OWL Midlands on July 8, 2021. Held at New Hall in Sutton Coldfield, OWL presents an exciting face-to-face conference and exhibition that will bring genuine solutions to the challenges fleet operators face.
  • CMS SupaTrak passes ISO 45001 certification and demonstrates its commitment to safety
    Connected fleet specialist CMS SupaTrak passed its ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management accreditation with flying colours. The telematics platform solutions provider reached through the audit without a single major or minor non-conformance. ISO 45001 Accreditation is an international…
  • The key technologies for winning the fight against climate change, according to IDTechEx
    Each year, April 22nd marks Earth Day, a worldwide event that aims to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement. Since the first Earth Day in 1970, activists across the world have used the occasion to push for an increased awareness…
  • A lookback at OWL Roadshows 2020
    Despite the difficulties around lockdown restrictions and the challenges of arranging an event remotely, OWL arranged both OWL Scotland and Midlands online with a large attendance.
  • The official journal for the OWL Partnership has been published
    The third edition of Fleet Vision International for front-line fleet operations and essential services has now been published. Read your copy of the official OWL Magazine today and don’t hesitate to share it with colleagues.
  • OWL Midlands Digital paves a new path for waste and logistics operators
    The team behind OWL hosted OWL Midlands Digital event, on 12 November, with over 100 attendees. Keeping connected is a strong element of the waste, transport and logistic industry, which OWL (Optimised Waste and Logistics) bring together to develop genuinely…
  • Improve your fleet and waste operation at OWL Midlands
    Safer operations, lower emissions, increased compliance, and reduced cost OWL Midlands on November 12 offers many ways of improving your fleet and waste operations. The OWL Master Classes are FREE and CILT-CPD-accredited. Here, we offer you an overview of some…
  • Sign up CMS SupaTrak and VPG’s free CILT-accredited OWL Master Classes
    Learn how to streamline your operation and remain compliant at OWL Scotland online Find out how to overcome the issues of paper-based collection systems and how to remain compliant. Sign up for free for OWL Scotland digital’s CILT- CPD-accredited Master…
  • Sign up to our free CILT-accredited OWL Master Classes
    Optimise your fleet performance at OWL Scotland This year, we are presenting a new concept at OWL Scotland online on October 29, and we are excited for you to be a part of this. Our exhibitors have specially designed CILT-CPD…
  • Bucher Municipal unites all of its brands under one umbrella
    Bucher Municipal has united all of its brands – Johnston Sweepers, Beam, and JHL – under one umbrella, and is celebrating with new product updates. Bucher Municipal, which has owned Johnston Sweepers and Beam since 2005, and JHL since 2016,…
  • Five views for added safety
    Lee Rowland reports Camera systems for RCVs have improved safety for drivers, crews, and other road users as well as providing operators with a valuable visual record. Now, thanks to a new five-camera system, Dennis Eagle believes it can improve…
  • Bridgend opts for Hako
    Bridgend County Borough Council pitted four different sweeper brands against each other in a week-long competitive trial and chose Hako’s Citymaster 1600 Bridgend County Borough Council has acquired two Citymaster 1600 sweepers for use in the main town centre as…
  • Discover the benefits of Eco-Coaching
    Eco-Coaching is at the forefront of telemetry and tracking provider CMS SupaTrak. FVI sat down with CMS’s leading Eco-Coach Tammy Catt who explained the benefits of the Driver Eco-Coaching programme. What is Driver Eco-coaching? It is my role with CMS SupaTrak to…
  • US Army in Germany receives more fire trucks equipped with Allison transmission systems
    Eight new Rosenbauer-body Scania fire trucks with Allison fully automatic transmissions have been taken into operation at the US Army in Germany’s fire departments.  The US Army in Germany recently added eight Scania structural pumper P410 B4x4HZ trucks with Rosenbauer-body…
  • Bucher Municipal reveals the CityCat V20 series
    The new purpose-built CityCat V20 series keeps urban areas and public spaces clean while lowering fuel and energy emissions.  Poor air quality negatively impacts our quality of life, causing many long-term worldwide health issues. The European Commission’s Clean Air package…
  • Biffa to achieve major savings by reviewing transmission servicing intervals
    One of the UK’s leading sustainable waste management business, Biffa, is planning to achieve savings of £200,000 per year on truck transmission servicing costs.  Biffa’s experience demonstrates how, by consulting Allison Transmission about the frequency of replacing transmission fluid and…
  • A roadmap to reducing air pollution from transport
    CMS SupaTrak, OWL, and the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality are calling for all refuse collection vehicles operated by councils and private waste operators in the UK to be fitted with air quality monitoring equipment. Fleet Vision International reports. The Optimised…
  • Sandy Anderson, Service Manager – Waste Operations for Fife Council, took delivery of the CMS SupaTrak Connected Camera system in December 2019
    As soon as he implemented this technology in the local authority’s RCV fleet, it started delivering substantial benefits straight away, with the recently-released 4 Camera ‘Live’ DVR adding considerable functionality.  CMS SupaTrak’s all-round camera system stars live cameras that cover forward, nearside, offside and…
  • New transmission cuts fuel usage
    Allison Transmission recently introduced its new DynActive Shifting to its automatic transmission system, which significantly helped operators reduce fuel consumption, reports FVI.  UK fleet operators achieve Diesel fuel savings of up to six per cent, worth more than £1,000 per truck per…
  • Dennis Eagle’s integrated electric refuse collection vehicle – eCollect – has been launched and gone into production.
    Dennis Eagle designed the 26-tonne 6×2 eRCV for urban collection rounds where its zero-emissions and drastically reduced noise levels are most needed.  The vehicle has been designed with enough capacity to drive and operate the chassis, body and bin lift all day long…
  • OWL Scotland – delivering cleaner vehicles and better air quality
    The OWL Roadshow Scotland returns to Mar Hall and Spa in Bishopston outside Glasgow on October 29, 2020.
  • OWL Scotland – answering all questions on electrification
    OWL Scotland promises to answer any inquiries waste, fleet and transport managers might have on the electrification of fleet.
  • OWL Scotland – 29 October 2020 – For unbiased information on air quality issues
    OWL Scotland will provide unbiased information that will help fleet managers achieve their emissions goals.