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Jim O’Sullivan has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Highways England.

Europcar is enhancing its van fleet offering with the launch of a number of specialist Van Supersites across the UK.

Bosch, Daimler and car2go are developing a new project which will allow vehicles to drive themselves to parking spaces.

Spie UK, a multi-technical services provider, has signed a three-year sole supply partnership with ALD Automotive for its fleet of more than 1,000 vehicles.

ACFO members have elected their board of directors for 2015 at the fleet organisation's AGM.

Corporate vehicle rental provider, Nexus, has added video text messaging to its communications mix.

Driver education is key to putting an end to the contentious issue of end-of-contract vehicle damage charges levied by leasing companies on fleet customers.

LeasePlan has participated in two DVLA pilot schemes, giving feedback which they say will help to develop and refine the agency’s new online systems.

Logistics firms believe their businesses will grow between 10-15% over the next five years, thanks to the Conservative Government.

Fleetmatics has launched a new e-book to help businesses drive continuous improvement across their fleets with the help of GPS vehicle tracking.

Document management and archive storage specialist Storofile has become the first business in Dorset to take on a new van model from Mercedes-Benz.

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) said they are "disappointed" about a big increase in fatalities on Scottish roads.

Norway is the most expensive place in the world to buy petrol, while the UK is ranked seventh, according to new analysis from Santander.

Trakm8 has acquired DCS Systems, the parent company of the RoadHawk dashcam brand.

Essex-based Scammell Commercial has added Mercedes-Benz Arocs 18-tonne skip-loaders to its fleet.

BMW has won the 2015 International Engine of the Year award for the 1.5-litre petrol-electric hybrid featured in the i8.

The Northern Ireland Prison Service has extended its relationship with Specsavers Corporate Eyecare.

A new study from KPMG has shown that 61% of toll operators have issues processing and identifying foreign vehicles.

Reliability and wholelife costs are the most essential factors when setting fleet policies, according to GE Capital Fleet Services research.

A series of five roadshows for "anyone with an interest in the used car market" is being held by Glass's around the country later this month.

East Midlands Renault Trucks distributor RH Commercial Vehicles (RHCV), say they are "reaping the rewards" of investing in young talent.

One of the key tasks facing fleet software developers is to make the growing wave of “big data” surrounding company cars and vans easily understandable.

An ever-widening choice of tyre sizes and brands means that only around 40% of drivers are getting a tyre fitted on their first visit to a fast-fit centre.

New system aims to reduce the burden and costs to SMEs

A legal battle over how much drivers are charged when they overstay a parking space time limit on private land is to go to the supreme court.

Sofico has completed the restructuring of its new French division, following the acquisition of IT solutions company, Car Systems nearly one year ago.

SMEs should urgently consider a switch to low emission cars as the threat of extra charges for business drivers of diesels loom, according to Fleet Evolution.

Alphabet has identified potential corporate savings for Deloitte Italia using its Electrification Potential Analysis (EPA) programme.

Jaguar Land Rover is trialling a 'Mind Sense' project, researching the measurement of brainwaves to monitor driver concentration in the car.

Kia Motors has announced that it expects to reach the 15 millionth cumulative export (from South Korea factories) milestone later this month.