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City Link has announced 2,356 job losses after an eleventh hour bid to buy the company failed.

Tuffnells Parcels Express has invested in extra-long Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans.

Transport for London is making its final call for feedback on proposals to introduce the world’s first Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in the capital on 7 September 2020, as the public consultation enters its final weeks.

Scottish dairy Graham’s has taken on nine fridge-bodied Mercedes-Benz rigids.

One month after toll booths were closed on the Dartford Crossing, the Highways Agency is chasing 300,000 motorists for failing to pay under the new system.

Parcel delivery company APC Overnight is making up to 100 jobs available to former City Link employees at its national sorting centre in Cannock, Staffordshire.

A former fleet manager has been honoured in the 2015 New Years Honours list.

Monday, January 5, is expected to be one of the busiest days for car breakdowns, according to the AA, because many vehicles have been left sitting idle over the festive period.

The Government says celebrating national identity is behind its plan to display the Union Jack, alongside the European Union flag, on British driving licences.

Two firms and their employees have been prosecuted after being investigated by the Industrial HGV Taskforce (IHTF) – London’s truck ‘police’.

Troubled courier City Link is set to make at least 2,000 staff redundant on New Year's Eve, after entering administration on Christmas Eve.

Diesel demand by cars and commercial vehicles in the UK has pushed above 2.5 billion litres for the first time ever.

Valeo Service UK has won the IAAF Commercial Vehicle Supplier of the Year award at the IAAF (Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation) annual awards ceremony.

Mercedes-Benz has appointed S&B Commercials as a retail outlet for the Vito taxi model.

City Link, one of the UK's biggest couriers, has gone into administration.

Police are investigating a major incident involving a Glasgow City Council bin lorry driver which led to the death of six people in Glasgow city centre on Monday, December 22.

Delegates at the BVRLA annual conference hear speakers’ concerns and forecasts

The BVRLA has welcomed extended funding timelines for local road improvements, but expressed concern at the proposed levels and system for awarding funding for local road maintenance and repairs.

CAP is predicting faster car depreciation next year as a result of on-going increased car supply coupled with flat, or only slightly positive, demand.

A string of major carbon footprint-reducing fleet initiatives are being introduced by Bristol City Council with the aim of encouraging other public and private sector organisations to follow its lead.

Volkswagen Retailers in the UK will begin taking orders for the first-ever petrol version of the Polo BlueMotion, ahead of first UK deliveries in March.

The IAAF Annual Conference and Awards Dinner raised more than £11,000 for automotive industry charity BEN.

More than one in eight tyres (12%) from a sample of 500 cars tested in November were found to be significantly under-inflated, as monitored by WheelRight’s mobile automatic tyre pressure system.

Children and road safety has been announced as the theme for the third UN Global Road Safety Week, which takes place May 4-10, 2015.

Sandwich Express has taken on Shell fuel cards, supplied by Fuel Card Services, part of The Fuel Card Group.

Fleet Industry Manifesto launched last week to three main political parties.

Driving Monitor has launched an eConsent system for driving licence checks in the UK, replacing the need for a traditional paper mandate.

Skoda has released a design sketch for the 2015 Superb model.

The updated Infiniti Q70 will start from £32,650, an £8,000 reduction on the outgoing model, thanks to a new 2.2-litre diesel engine.

Company incentives held to blame for rise in nitrogen oxide levels in the UK