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The graphics team at commercial vehicle bodybuilder Bevan Group pulled out all the stops to complete work on an eye-catching truck for Wychwood Brewery.

Allstar Ecopoint, the company’s carbon offsetting scheme, has reached a milestone after supporting the creation of more than 1,000 acres of UK woodland.

Residual values of all diesel cars could be impacted as VW inquiry rumbles on

City clean air zones set to restrict access for diesel

Evidence provided by a telematics device has resulted in a suspended prison sentence for a motorist who ploughed into a pedestrian walking home.

Fleet Data Insight (FDI), the collaborative industry group, is urging fleet managers to use data already at their disposal to help improve driver behaviour.

HMRC has provided guidelines about how fleets can reimburse drivers of electric company cars for business and private miles, but the rules appear contradictory.

Attendees at the FTA Van Excellence Certificate of Driver Competence course said the initiative is the right ‘step forward for the van driver population’.

MiDrive has announced that Alastair Peoples has joined its board as a non-executive director.

The Floow has taken part in a milestone signing ceremony – marking its commitment to partner with a Chinese company.

Trimble has acquired PocketMobile, a mobile workforce maangement system.

Commercial vehicle provider Vanarama is targeting the business and personal car leasing sector with the launch of Vanarama Cars.

Fleet Evolution are to run a series of webinars explaining salary sacrifice for the car market.

Almost one in five MPs believe all technicians in their local garage are qualified to work on today’s vehicles, according to the IMI.

Conversions and vehicle supply firms Advanced Minibus and KFS Special Vehicles have merged to form Advanced KFS Special Vehicles.

Autoglass technician David Lyth, from Birmingham, has won the UK heat of the Best of Belron competition.

Fewer LCVs coming to market did not equate to higher prices or even higher conversion levels in August, according to analysis from NAMA.

Isuzu Truck has adopted r2c Online's i2i issue2invoice authorisation and invoicing package for fleet business.

Paul Willis, UK managing director of Volkswagen Group, has said the “pendulum may have swung too far” towards incentivising diesel through company car taxation.

Fleet and asset management software company Jaama has been named professional and service business of the year in the Tamworth Business and Community Awards.

Scottish firm GSM Transport has taken delivery of two trailers fitted with Carrier Transicold Vector refrigeration systems for a milk delivery contract.

More than a third (35%) of businesses have used telematics data to contest a speeding fine or a false insurance claim, according to research from RAC Business.

Paragon Automotive is investing £4.7 million over the next 12 months to support its growth plans in new car management, de-fleet and remarketing.

Fleetio has joined forces with Zubie, a connected-car platform and service provider, to offer automated odometer updates.

Proposed amendments to the Senior Traffic Commissioner’s Statutory Guidance and Directions have been welcomed by the FTA.

A growing number of employees in mainland Europe are embracing a monthly mobility allowance, rather than a traditional company car.

Vauxhall has supplied 38 vehicles to construction and property maintenance company Jeakins Weir in a deal that includes Movano, Vivaro and Combo models.

International relief organisation Samaritan’s Purse has appointed CLM Rental to help send one million shoeboxes of gifts for children in undeveloped countries.

Harmful pollutants which affect air quality will be targeted by the Government in a new national fleet procurement strategy.

Lightfoot is launching its traffic-light based driver behaviour system for cars.