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BP were offsetting the carbon emissions of visitors to the event at their stand at Fleet Management Live, by recording mileage.

Pendragon Vehicle Management showcased its range of vehicle supply and management solutions at Fleet Management Live.

Fleet Management Live was the ideal opportunity for Volvo to raise awareness of the new XC90, which was on display alongside the V40 and XC60.

Allstar’s Fleet Management Live stand was dominated by its new product, Allstar One.

Motiva Group presented its new fleet management package at Fleet Management Live.

Contract hire and vehicle management company MNH Platinum promoted its new app, Fleet Helpline, at Fleet Management Live.

Thatcham Research's stand at Fleet Management Live gave attendees the chance to see its dummy “target” car used for AEB demonstrations, as well as providing information about the benefits of AEB.

RAC Business was promoting its Business Club product and its universal spare wheel at Fleet Management Live.

AA DriveTech promoted its re-developed training course, which now includes eco driving techniques, at Fleet Management Live.

Smart mobility is one of the key themes for ALD Automotive this year, according to Rhys Harrhy, telematics product manager.

Fleet Service Great Britain (Fleet Service GB) has almost 2,000 vehicles on its books after launching just six months ago.

Olympic gold medal winner Sally Gunnell and TV presenter Charley Boorman will be the speakers at the Institute of Car Fleet Management's annual conference.

Stolen vehicle recovery company Tracker has waned that car thieves are continuing to target ‘keyless’ cars in London.

The fleet and lease sector saw average used LCV values of £6,416 in September,the first monthly rise in values since March of this year, according to BCA.

The Crown Commercial Service government procurement framework has launched new agreements for vehicle hire and car sharing.

Manheim has announced plans to relocate its Leeds Commercials auction operation to its Shepshed site as a centre of excellence for commercial vehicles.

Alison Moriarty, fleet risk and compliance manager at Skanska, was named ‘road risk manager of the year’ at the recent Brake Fleet Safety Awards.

The first new Nissan Navara pick-up trucks have been built at the company's facility in Barcelona.

Patons is relaunching its Fleetline Finance business to better meet the changing needs of private hire, chauffeur, taxi and fleet businesses.

Fleet management provider ARI has won the Fleet Safety Product Award for its driver risk management programme, Riskmaster.

Road safety charity Brake has handed TomTom Telematics two awards in recognition of how its fleet management platform has improved safety.

The Institute of Advanced Motorists has reiterated its call for drivers to improve driving skills as part of their lifelong personal development.

GAP Hire Solutions is continuing to recruit apprentices across its depot business.

A furniture delivery business owner has been disqualified from truck operation for two and a half years, after he gave control of his vehicles to two brothers who ran the vehicles in a "truly shocking" state.

Glasgow firm Castle Contracts has had its operator licence revoked after another business was found to be operating its vehicles, in addition to poor vehicle safety.

Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin has confirmed that the UK has begun its own testing programme in the wake of the Volkswagen emissions scandal.

The London Borough of Hillingdon has begun to enforce HGV weight restrictions using a digital CCTV system.

Ctrack has expanded its Mobi2 fleet management, driver feedback and business/private mileage app.

Telematics provider Risk Technology and driver behaviour specialists CAS have entered into a long-term partnership agreement to develop driver profiling.

The DVSA is urging drivers to make sure they keep up to date with the rules of the road.