Prepare for wintry weather due to arrive in February

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Industry professionals are warning of extreme cold weather and heavy snowfall, widely predicted by meteorologists for February and March, due to the El Nino effect. DAFTrucks says it is beefing up its DAFaid breakdown service in readiness for more call-outs. ATS Euromaster is urging fleet managers to make "a considered choice" on tyres to improve safety. And The Fuelcard People is warning transport managers to remind drivers of the dangers of winter driving, under their duty of care obligations. "This winter, we have conclusive evidence to indicate that an abnormally high level of precipitation is likely," says Ian Vowles, fleet services manager at DAF Trucks. The firm has alerted its dealer network, installed additional operators at its DAFaid control centre and encouraged dealers to recruit more service support staff, prepare extra service vans and equip the fleet with emergency winter equipment.