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Compliance in the van sector is vital. That was the key message delivered at the 2015 Van Excellence operational briefings.

Millbrook joins consortium to deliver UK's first range-extended fleet vehicles

Suckling Transport has renewed its tyre management contract with Michelin Solutions.

Telematics provider GreenRoad has secured £17.5 million ($26m) funding to help the company expand across the globe.

Ebbon-Dacs has launched MoDel Android, a new, Android version of its vehicle delivery and collection solution for use on tablets.

Pressure on used car trade values is set to mount in the next few weeks, according to CAP Automotive.

Mercedes-Benz has announced it will launch a mid-size pickup before 2020.

British Car Auctions has been acquired by Haversham Holdings, a consortium of investors, in a deal anticipated last week.

Highways England, the government-owned company which will replace the Highways Agency, officially launches next week.

HGV levy on foreign hauliers generates £44 million in first year of operation.

Public sector fleets that took part in the Low Carbon Vehicle Public Procurement Programme (LCVPPP) reduced their CO2 emissions by 15%, according to Cenex.

The all-female team of employees from LeasePlan, preparing for an expedition across Baffin Island in the Arctic Circle, have been training at Iceland Foods Limited in Swindon, Wiltshire.

Local authorities are increasing looking at paperless methods of enforcing their fleet policies as they aim to reduce the amount of resource devoted to administration, reports Chevin Fleet Solutions.

Three million cars, vans and trucks are now registered on Epyx’s 1link Service Network e-commerce platform.

Despite the last two winters being relatively mild for much of Britain, analysis of RAC breakdowns has revealed there are signs that Britain’s roads are still not in as good a condition as they should be.

With millions of drivers expected to hit the road next Easter weekend, AA research shows that around a quarter (24%) of them have potentially endangered their lives unnecessarily by stopping on the hard shoulder in a non-emergency.

Tracker has signed a five year extension on its partnership with all UK Police Forces including The Police Services of Scotland and Northern Ireland.

The Government is making £20 million available to local authorities to support the rollout of ultra-low emission taxis across the UK and a further £25m specifically for the Greater London Area.

Ogilvie Fleet is to enter the UK car salary sacrifice market following the recruitment of an experienced industry professional.

HSS Hire Group is to install Lightfoot in-cab driver behaviour training in the majority of its new commercial vehicles.

Commercial vehicle specialist Fleet Hire is reporting a 99% success rate and notable cost savings since it starting cleaning the diesel particulate filter components on its vehicles instead of replacing them after they became blocked.

The Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA) has appointed three new directors to its board.

Fleet managers have been assured that no offence under the Data Protection Act will be committed by their employers when accessing employees’ driving licence records held by the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency (DVLA).

Vehicle funding and fleet management company Fleet Alliance has appointed a new key account manager.

LeasePlan's operations and service director Matt Cranny will join ARI in June.

New research commissioned by SMMT has found the development of connected and autonomous vehicles will help generate 320,000 jobs in the UK, delivering huge benefits to society and the economy.

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has confirmed that the world’s first ultra-low emission zone (ULEZ) will launch in central London on September 7, 2020.

The winners of the Fleet News Awards 2015 were announced last night (March 25) in front of more than 1,600 people at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

The AMT Group, providers of contract hire, short term leasing, vehicle rental and specialist cars, has appointed Andy Crinson as head of operations.

Transport for London (TfL) has today set out plans for a 'Games-style' approach to keeping London’s traffic flowing as a far-reaching programme to improve London’s roads gets underway.