National Highways has signed a three-year fleet management contract with Holman. The Chippenham-based firm now manage almost 750 vehicles that look after and maintain the UK’s major roads.

The fleet includes the Land Rover Discovery, BMW X5, Maxus T90 and eDeliver 9, as well as a variety of other vehicles from BMW, Volvo, Toyota, Kia and Ford, and almost 50 incident screen trailers.

National Highways has 85 depots throughout the UK, looking after the 4,300 miles of motorways and major A-roads, as well as ensuring 10,000 miles of carriageways, 150,000 signs, 20,000 bridges, and 100,000 streetlights are all operational. Alongside this formidable workload, it has a target that all traffic officer vehicles will be ultra-low emission by 2025, and zero emission by 2030, says GreenFleet.

National Highwayas says that among the reasons for choosing Holman was its expertise in supporting high use operational vehicles – the National Highways Traffic Officer service works around the clock, 24/7, 365 days a year. Providing support for stricken drivers and reacting to emergency situations means National Highways must have very high levels of uptime on its fleet.

This key requirement means Holman will manage maintenance, breakdown, tyres and accidents, as well as provide rental services and fleet administration, including fuel cards and fines.

“Being chosen to help manage this vitally important fleet shows the level of support Holman can bring,” said Steven Shepherd, Holman Business Development Manager.

“Our team have the knowledge and tools to keep high use operational vehicles on the road, through the identification of trends that are affecting downtime, rectification of those issues through proactive maintenance and repair, and fast-moving action when breakdowns occur, or drivers need a replacement vehicle.”

(Pic – Holman/National Highways)