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Fleet operators will give their personal insight into some of the key challenges facing van fleet operators as part of a series of in-depth presentations at the Fleet Van Conference.

The Highways Agency has awarded the first national vehicle recovery manager contract to FMG Support.

HSS has extended its fleet as well as updating its livery and installing new safety equipment.

AXA Insurance has begun using the Audatex claims management system, including vehicle damage estimating.

Translinc has launched a used vehicles sales section on its website – www.translinc.co.uk.

Arval has taken delivery of its own liveried electric Smart EV emission-free car

A draft EU standard could lead to a new law next January to ensure street lights are sufficiently bright.

On the eve of the opening of the Paris Motor Show, Prof Dr Martin Winterkorn, chairman of the board of Volkswagen AG, confidently declared the Volkswagen Group as green.

Good housekeeping has spared Peugeot from the worst effect of the economic crisis

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

Honda has announced class-leading residual value predictions for the new Jazz supermini.

Major fleet operators are not to play any part in plans to expand a Japanese car firm’s operations in Britain, despite it finally adding a diesel-engined model.

Economists believe the recession will be brief and it's not all bad news for the fleet industry

How the UK's leading satellite broadcaster uses engineers' vans for promotional purposes

New flexible working rights will be a considerable ‘burden’ to British businesses, according to new research.

Settling in: Rebecca Hartyl, marketing manager, Hitachi Capital (UK)

Fleet CV: Neil McCrossan, CEO, Nexus Vehicle Rental

Windsor Vehicle Leasing has appointed Martin Callaway as business development manager of its flexible leasing division Openlease.

Mike MacDougall has been appointed head of commercial vehicle sales at Hitachi Capital commercial vehicle services.

Auto Windscreens has named Tony Johnston as sales and marketing director.

Public sector organisations are failing to address their grey fleet risk, a leading road safety expert has claimed.

A multi-faceted action plan to cut the number of road crashes involving employees has resulted in one company cutting its incident rate by 20%.

A four-year telematics contract – the biggest in its history – has been awarded to Eagle-i Holdings to deploy its Monitor3 fleet management system across Homeserve’s LCV fleet.

Fleets are being urged to help with a major new study into the risks facing young people who drive for work.

The harsh realities of Britain’s economic downturn began to manifest themselves in the van world last month as sales of LCVs fell by 24.7%.

New government proposals will slash the time that fleets have to report accident details by more than two months.

Geoff Hoon has been appointed Secretary of State for Transport by Prime Minister Gordon Brown in a Cabinet reshuffle today.

The Gaz Group has shown its first Maxus electric vehicle, which was developed by its UK business, the LDV Group.

Gateshead Council has become one of the first public sector organisations to be named a business champion under the Government’s Driving for Better Business programme.

Short-term corporate renters have been warned that if they want greener cars they are going to have to pay extra for them.