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CUSTOMERS of fleet management specialist Zenith Vehicle Contracts will have their tyre and related product requirements met by Kwik-Fit.

A SURVEY of more than 400 fleet managers has shown that the number of fleets promoting fuel-efficient driving has almost doubled in the past year.

FLEET management and rental group Ryder has announced plans to replace its van rental fleet this year as part of a £36 million replacement and upgrading programme.

USB sticks – or, in friendlier jargon, memory sticks – are taking over from the floppy disc and are the latest must-have accessory for computer users.

GOODYEAR is launching a campaign aimed at spelling out the benefits of run-flat tyre technology to the major fleet companies it supplies.

MANY fleet industry professionals find the internet and email an invaluable work tool – and most confidently claim they would be unable to do their jobs without it.

A UK information technology company has curbed speeding drivers by 30% across its sales force after introducing new telematics technology.

WHAT should be in a good electronic communications policy?

WHEN our long-term Renault Grand Espace got a puncture, a replacement was needed in a hurry.

LAUNCH dates for key fleet models.

LATEST appointments in the fleet industry.

PricewaterhouseCoopers has today been appointed joint administrators of Phoenix Venture Motors Limited.

PricewaterhouseCoopers said it expects just under 5,000 MG Rover workers to be made redundant as a result of the company’s recent collapse.

MG Rover’s administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers is this afternoon due to announce massive redundancies resulting from the collapse of the business.

Company car drivers working for MG Rover have been told they are now personally liable for the funding of their vehicles, even if they are made redundant.

VELO has announced it has stopped issuing quotes for MG Rover cars, following the company’s collapse.

RAC Auto Windscreens is targeting company car drivers in the fight to keep car crime down - with an offer to fleet managers.

FLEETS are being asked to be patient amid frantic efforts to secure the future of crisis-hit MG Rover this week, despite fears over the future of warranties and residual values

BRITISH industry this week set out the priorities it wants to see in party manifestos in the run-up to the May 5 General Election – with transport forming a major part

FLEETS with poor risk management policies are being warned they face a ‘massive’ increase in insurance costs under proposed corporate manslaughter laws

AMERICAN stunt rider Corey Pasadena was joined by a bevy of beauties at the CV Show at the NEC in Birmingham last week to launch the new Nissan Navara 4x4 truck

TRANSPORT Minister David Jamieson has announced he will be stepping down from the Government at the next General Election

THIRD party driver support is to be provided to the 9,000-strong British Gas commercial fleet by All Fleet Services

FLEET managers are being urged to ensure drivers have their head rests in the correct position following research showing that almost 21 million drivers could be at risk of serious neck injuries

Nissan's plant in Sunderland has again been named as the UK's biggest car exporter for the fifth year running.

AUTOMOTIVE services group Inchcape has bought the Robert Smith Group and its subsidiaries

A QUARTER of UK motorists are driving without a valid MOT according to latest research

NEW proposals changing the way local speed limits are set could see an increasing number of company car drivers losing their licences, fleets were warned this week

SUZUKI’S new five-door Swift supermini goes on sale from tomorrow (Friday), offering high equipment levels and sub-£8,000 pricing

HUMBERSIDE Police force is strengthening its relationship with Proton and has ordered 20 new liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) Gen-2 GSXs