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FLEETS operating more than 14,000 vehicles worth an estimated £210 million have now signed up to the Fleet News Get Trained campaign.

AN electrical contracting firm has taken delivery of seven Nissan Primastars worth almost £84,000 at showroom prices.

VAUXHALL has launched a single-source tyre replacement service in partnership with Fit4Fleet.

INTERLEASING has donated 80 of its superceded computers to a Birmingham school.

THE use of online fleet management has surged over the past year according to fuel card provider Arval PHH, which has seen a 59% increase in online business.

SEAT has announced a series of upgrades and new engines for its 2004 model year range.

FLEET News' sister title, Sewells Information & Research, is celebrating 40 years of supplying the automotive industry with essential best practice guidance.

JEEP has announced two years' free servicing on all Grand Cherokee models.

FLEET drivers are costing employers thousands of pounds by ignoring simple procedures when they receive or return a rental vehicle.

A TOP-20 list of the most bizarre items left behind when company cars are handed back has given a bizarre insight into the life of some business drivers.

A NATIONAL gas and electric appliance supplier is replacing its fleet of delivery vans with Citroen Relays. Apollo 2000 has already taken delivery of 15 custom-engineered Relays, with a further four awaiting delivery.

A NATIONAL magazine publisher has scrapped its fleet of almost 200 company cars and is now offering employees a cash- for-car scheme as an alternative.

EXCLUSIVE research by Fleet News has revealed that a third of fleets have no formal policy on the use of mobile phones while their employees are driving on business.

GRAHAM Sterry has been appointed security adviser with National Car Rental. Prior to this move Sterry was a detective chief inspector for the Metropolitan Police with a career spanning 32 years. In his new role he heads up a small team responsible for all the firm's security procedures in the UK.

YEARS of work to encourage fleets to adopt alternative fuels are being put at risk in an increasingly bitter battle to win Government support for competing clean energies.

THE fleet industry has welcomed the Government's decision to ban hand-held mobile phones while driving, and has warned companies that they should act now to ensure they have processes in place to deal with the change in legislation.

A FLEET decision-maker has ordered a fleet of Renault Meganes worth nearly £500,000 at showroom prices after its high safety levels saved an employee from injury in a serious crash.

DETAILS of the training demands of Britain's fleets were this week sent out to fleet education experts in a bid to raise standards in the industry.

HIGH-mileage fleets running the latest diesel Peugeots and Citroens from 2004 can expect lower servicing bills thanks to advances in particulate trap (FAP) technology.

CIVIL engineering company WDM of Bristol has taken on a number of MG and Rover cars in a contract worth £250,000 at showroom prices.

THE Department for Transport is seeking a local authority partner to implement a series of packages to create the first 'sustainable transport town'.

AUDI has launched its three new 'colour storm models' for the A2. Available in Misano red, Imola yellow or Sprint blue, the pack costs £650 and includes paintwork, mirror finish, roof and rubbing strips.

MERCEDES-BENZ has been given planning permission for its flagship retail site and corporate facility as part of a redevelopment of the historic Brooklands race circuit in Surrey.

MERCEDES-Benz has released details of its Viano MPV, which will come in two wheelbase options and with three choices of engine.

HALF of the UK's companies are failing to undertake basic checks to ensure staff are properly insured to drive on business, new research reveals.

DRIVER safety and risk management specialist Peak Performance has issued a free set of guidelines for companies to introduce driving licence checks for staff.

MAZDA has started production of the new Mazda3 (pictured), developed from the MX Sportif concept car shown at the Geneva Motor Show in March – and has revealed the first official pictures of the car.

CATERING equipment supplier Hopkins Catering is claiming reductions in fuel use, overtime costs and increased sales after installing a new web-based vehicle information service.

LEASING firm Fleetlease has changed its name to Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions to reflect the firm's growing role in the fleet industry.

A GOVERNMENT campaign which highlights the dangers of driving while under the influence of drugs, both recreational and prescription, has been given the backing of Green Flag, the motoring assistance provider.