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The recession may be behind us but many companies are persisting with cost saving measures, introduced during the tough times, when it comes to operating their vehicle fleets in 2014, claims Interactive Fleet Management.

Sales of electric vehicles are on the rise, with more than 5,000 Government plug-in grants handed out in the last quarter alone.

South West Water has equipped its new leak detection team with an initial fleet of 54 specially-equipped Peugeot Partner vans.

Mark Beattie, new business manager, Northgate Vehicle Hire, looks at the benefits of trade associations.

Industry analysts Ovum has judged Octo Telematics to be a 'strong market leader' in terms of the competitiveness of its usage-based insurance (UBI) offering and ability to support insurers in launching a UBI product.

Technology provider Codeweavers has created a bespoke IT platform for Alphabet to support the launch of its new broker channel.

Nine million privately-owned cars are regularly used on work-related business out of a total grey fleet of 14 million vehicles, according to Lex Autolease.

Only half of company car drivers know that CO2 emissions are involved in the calculation of their benefit-in-kind tax bill, new research suggests.

Courtesy car provider Circle Leasing has redesigned its online fleet management tool, My Fleet.

PACTS, the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety, heads outside of London for its annual autumn conference on Wednesday (October 22), to give delegates hands-on experience of the new vehicle technology that is already driving autonomous cars onto our roads.

MHA MacIntyre Hudson has said that employers need to ensure they have adequate procedures and controls in place for their mileage reporting.

Motorists will ultimately pay for the car makers’ new car sales appetite, according to the independent car information experts CAP Automotive.

Iveco now offers buyers customers who purchase of the New Daily access to the 'Daily Club' a series of special offers, events, new products, discounts on parts, accessories and services and many other benefits especially reserved for club members throughout the year.

Auto Styling Truckman has secured an order from a major Ford dealer to supply the Ministry of Defence (MOD) with more than a hundred Truckman hardtops for its pick-up truck fleet.

Ford is investing an additional £190 million at its Dagenham London site to produce an all-new advanced technology 2.0-litre diesel engine for cars and commercial vehicles.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is launching a national ecological initiative to commemorate 20 years of business in the UK.

John Cameron, general manager at Trimble, looks at the benefits of scheduling.

East Coast Fittings, a Leicestershire-based manufacturer and supplier of kitchen and bathroom furniture, have become the first customer to order the new lightweight Maxi-Low 3.5T van on contract hire from Leicester-based Alltruck.

Venson Automotive Solutions is advising fleet managers to re-evaluate how they measure the downtime of vehicles to truly understand the financial implications.

UK-based fleet management and telematics company Airmax Remote has achieved its ‘third in a row’ ISO accreditation within a 16 months.

New figures obtained under a Freedom of Information request have revealed that millions of drivers are placing themselves and other road users in unnecessary danger by driving on unsafe or illegal tyres.

Advice and information on tackling occupational road risk will be shared at a free event hosted by The Scottish Occupational Road Safety Alliance (ScORSA).

The smallest vehicle in the Ford Transit range, the all-new Ford Transit Courier, has landed a role with the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS).

A Northamptonshire engineering company that works with the world of Formula One has gone green with three new Mitsubishi plug-in hybrid vehicles.

Small to medium sized fleets still see purchase price, or monthly rental, as more important than wholelife costs, according to Arval's Corporate Vehicle Observatory.

Chris Chandler, consultant at Lex Autolease, explains why fleets have welcomed the tax disc abolition.

David Brennan, CEO, Nexus Vehicle Management, looks at how reporting changes will affect fleets.

Bristol-based Masters Garage picked up ‘Garage of the Year’ at ARI’s Masterserve Awards.

Two-thirds of drivers (68%) would be comfortable with telematics being installed in their vehicles, according to research from Masternaut.

Epyx’s 1link Vehicle Network, which is used by major fleets to manage the ordering of new vehicles, has become its latest e-commerce platform to be modified for van and truck use.