News - Page 1369

Martin Ward, manufacturer relationships manager, CAP, scours the globe for the week's insider fleet intelligence

Volkswagen has found a buyer for 50% of LeasePlan.

Trafficmaster, in its trading update, reports that it has made a solid start to the year and remains on track to deliver against expectations for 2009.

Transport for London (TfL) is to run a six-month fleet trial of vehicles fitted with automatic speed limiters.

South Tyneside Council, which provides services for more than 150,000 residents, has just signed a contract with Trafficmaster to supply the council’s fleet with the Fleet Director fleet management solution, including the Smartnav intelligent satellite navigation system.

Drivers who have no alcohol in their system the morning after a night of drinking can be equally as impaired as those drivers who still have a residual alcohol trace.

The president of the AA Edmund King has warned police at a car crime conference of drivers' concerns after 60% of AA members revealed that they think car crime has become more violent in recent years.

The European Automobile Manufacturers Association ACEA has published the ‘European Automobile Industry Report 09/10’ and the accompanying leaflet ‘Automobile & Society – State of Affairs, Priorities of the Future’.

The PCS Airport Transfers Company has taken delivery of 30 Hyundai i800s to serve customers at Manchester Airport.

Manheim Auctions has introduced ‘Van Check’ – a new service that provides a report on the mechanical health of vans coming to auction.

Nissan has announced that the all-new Nissan NV200 Vanette, a next-generation light duty compact van, will go on sale at Nissan dealers across Japan on May 21.

Performance car drivers are being sought by Dunlop to take part in a national tyre test to discover what difference the choice of tyre makes to their car.

PHS Washrooms is live monitoring over 700 vehicles using satellite vehicle tracking from Masternaut Three X to support a safe driving campaign.

A record number of new car variants have been recorded during the first four months of 2009 by CAP, with 1,487 new cars added.

Scottish van fleets are being offered the chance to send their drivers on a Safed course, designed to make them drive safer and more efficiently.

The Hospital Group has replaced its fleet with Proton Gen-2 ecoLogic dual fuel cars, which can run on LPG or petrol.

Kia has launched a new dealer-based contract hire initiative in partnership with leasing provider ALD Automotive.

Swansway Garages Ltd in Crewe, suppliers of Audi, SEAT and Volkswagen car and commercial vehicles, has won the first ALD Automotive 2009 dealer award.

The DVLA has shelved plans to introduce an online licence checking service that would have allowed fleets to check potential drivers’ licences instantly.

Organisations are moving back into company cars as they recognise that the benefits to them and their staff outweigh cash allowance schemes.

The Fleet Van big day is about to get bigger with top line speakers and awards for the industry's best

April’s van sales figures echoed the trend of the car market, with confidence still in evidence in the used sector but new registrations continuing to plummet.

Scott Benbow, product manager at Continental Tyres, answers some frequently-asked questions

The AA has teamed up with the police in a scheme that will see at-risk young drivers targeted with free driver safety training.

A plug-in electric hybrid van aimed specifically at fleets has been launched.

Mercedes-Benz is offering fleets discounts on its vans for the first time in its history.

Any fleet which expects drivers to lift loads may be interested to learn that, according to figures from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), 35% of reportable workplace injuries and 16% of all major injuries in the year ending April 2008 were related to handling.

One simple way of improving safety on the roads is by ensuring that your drivers are wearing seatbelts.

Research carried out by leasing company ING has revealed there is widespread confusion about the Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) and how often vehicles should be checked.

A seminar aimed at female company drivers will be held next week to discuss the safety of female road users.