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The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) has published a shortlist of nominees for the 2015 Low Carbon Champions Awards.

British Gas is to fit Michelin Cross Climate tyres to its fleet of 13,000 vans.

Lex Autolease has increased operating lease assets by 3% to £3.2 billion from £3.1 billion in the first six months of 2015.

Aston Barclay has signed a two year deal to provide vehicle inspection and remarketing services to Venson Fleet.

A quartet of fleet industry motor sport fanatics raised thousands of pounds for charity after covering more than 1,500km in a European 24-hour kart race.

Glenn McCulley has been appointed national fleet sales manager at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles UK.

RAC patrol Ben Wilson has won the keys to the first right-hand drive new Vito to roll off the Mercedes-Benz production line.

UPS has announced agreements for up to 46 million gallons of renewable fuels over the next three years.

Waste management company Hippo has saved £116,000 on service, maintenance and repair costs after appointing Northgate Fleet Management to manage its vehicles.

Epyx is reporting a 40% year-on-year volume increase for its 1link Disposal Network e-commerce platform.

The American arm of fleet software company, Chevin US, has moved into bigger premises.

The FTA says the announcement by the Department for Transport to introduce a temporary relaxation of drivers’ hours makes “perfect sense”.

A flashing diesel particulate filter warning light does not always mean there is a problem with the DPF; it could be triggered by a number of different issues.

DCML’s Dealer Car Manager BIK app makes the calculation of tax quicker, more accurate and less daunting for fleets, according to Sytner Bradford Audi.

By Gareth Jones, managing director at Dawsonrentals Vans

Ayjay Group, an electrical services business, has improved project turnaround and call-out response time after implementing a telematics system from Masternaut.

LeasePlan’s Italian arm says it has been visited by the competition authority (AGCM), as part of an investigation into the Italian rental industry.

EnviroVent is making annual fuel savings of £36,000 across its fleet of 45 vans by using TomTom Telematics technology to improve driver behaviour.

Cenex has chosen Chargemaster to run the Plugged-in Midlands Network (PiM) following a competitive selection process.

Nottingham City Council is set to add more vehicles and hire sites to its City Car Club programme.

The AA have announced that its oldest patrol will retire this week.

Midland Earth Works has invested £330,000 in replacing its entire fleet with three new Renault CK range tippers following increased demand.

The Department for Transport (DfT) has agreed to a temporary relaxation of EU drivers’ hours rules.

Plant hire firm, A-Plant, has taken delivery of 32 new Fiat Professional vehicles.

Insurance claims service provider Davies Group has acquired specialist defendant motor claims business Managed Fleet Services.

An inquiry into the bin lorry crash in Glasgow which left six people dead has heard the driver “misled” his employers about his medical history.

Coventry City Council wins best staff travel policy award at the 2015 Employee Benefits Awards for its mycar salary sacrifice scheme from Leasedrive

The Association of Driven Vehicle Delivery Agents (ADVDA) has launched a certificate of driver competence in an effort to raise standards.

Fleet managers can learn more about benchmarking at the first Commercial Fleet Summit and Exhibition on September 24 at the International Centre, Telford.