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Bridgestone has introduced a new digital tablet based work management system.

Specialist incident and risk management outsourcer FMG, has renewed its sponsorship to national road safety charity, Brake.

Dudley Ashford, drivers’ service manager at DVLA, explains more about the online system that will replace the counterpart.

Seat has appointed Jason Coleman as national fleet sales manager, stepping up from his former role as area sales manager.

NAMA strikes positive tone with demand holding firm despite increase in sales volumes and age

Vauxhall has released first pictures of its new Astra, to be launched later this year.

Autogas has completed the first phase of appointments to its new nationwide network of LPG conversion workshops.

Ogilvie Fleet has become the latest contract hire and leasing company to sign up to use the Fleet Assist network of more than 7,000 vehicle service outlets.

Duynie, a food production company, has taken delivery of 12 Volvo FH 6x2 tractor units from Volvo Truck and Bus Centre East Anglia in Chedburgh, Suffolk.

Nationwide traffic management company Amberon has appointed Fleet Service Great Britain (FSGB) to manage out-of-hours calls.

Plant hire company, Garic, has revealed annual fuel savings of more than fifty thousand pounds by using telematics across its 45-strong fleet.

Ryder has optimized the delivery fleet of Countrywide Farmers by boosting payload capacity, adding nine DAF LFs and Iveco Dailies to its fleet on contract hire.

Sarah Palfreyman has been promoted to the role of network operations manager at Mercedes-Benz Vans, replacing Angela Joyes.

East Midlands Renault Trucks distributor RH Commercial Vehicles (RHCV) is expanding its sales team by appointing a new sales executive.

BCA's largest ever light commercial vehicle sale at BCA Blackbushe attracted more than 600 vehicles - selling 85% of the entry for above CAP values.

GBA Services has added a further 10 XF 460 FT Super Space Cabs for its UK and European ‘time critical’ operation.

Vauxhall has supplied BT with a fleet of 2,500 Vivaros and 330 Corsavans, to be used by its engineers nationwide.

Kwik-Fit has donated £10,000 to Motability's Charitable Grants Fund.

An increase in the number of cars going to auction – thanks to the strength of the new car market – is casting a shadow over residual values.

Fleets have welcomed a breakthrough development in fuel research that is promising to give every diesel vehicle a clean bill of health within the next decade.

Teachers in England and Wales could be eligible for cars though salary sacrifice schemes from early next year.

Aviva is calling on the Government to help tackle motor insurance fraud, which it estimates cost UK motorists £2.5 billion per year.

A new electronic licence-checking service is finally available for testing, just days before the paper counterpart is abolished.

Advanced safety technology is giving employers the chance to offer greater protection than ever before to company car drivers.

The global EV Charger market is forecast to grow from more than 1m units in 2014 to more than 12.7m units in 2020, according to a new report by IHS Automotive.

John Cameron, general manager of Trimble Field Service Management (FSM) looks at plug and play telematics.

A report released by road safety charity Brake and Licence Bureau has found many HGV operators are not using new technologies to protect vulnerable road users.

Launched at the start of 2015 to provide access to LPG vehicle conversions, the first phase of Autogas’s new nationwide network of garages is complete.

BMW has made minor revisions to its 6 Series range for 2015.

Container haulage specialist Abacus Logistics in Southampton has switched truck supplier with the delivery of two new Euro 6 DAF XF 460 FTG Super Space Cabs.