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Road users will soon see a national first on England’s roads as the Highways Agency pilots a new way to tackle the impact of poor air quality.

Jamie Wiseman has joined epyx with a brief to expand HGV use of its 1link Service Network e-commerce platform.

ARI has bolstered its sales team with the appointment of a new business development manager for the East of England.

Maserati Quattroporte saloons are set to join Quintessentially Driven’s exclusive vehicle fleet in London.

TomTom Telematics has revealed that at the end of the second quarter it had 395,000 subscriptions, a 47% year-on-year growth, and as of this week, it now has more than 30,000 customers and 400,000 vehicles subscribed to its Software as a Service.

The Fuel Card Group has launched “Fleet Matters,” a quarterly fact file for fleet managers, which covers best practice in fleet management.

Global engineering specialist Costain has been ordered to pay more than £615,000 in fines and costs after a worker was killed when a telehandler overturned during the construction of the Parkway development in Newbury.

The Parts Alliance and Andrew Page have jointly acquired 33 branches from the former Unipart Automotive, which has entered administration.

Sign Language has launched a new online ordering system that helps reduces vehicle downtime for fleets.

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (VWCV) has revised its aftersales promise to fleet customers after it discovered not all of its commitments were being met by its dealer network.

Marshall Leasing has launched a new version of its website.

Advance Catering Equipment is now running 20 new Citan 109 CDIs.

User-chooser company car demand is driving a significant increase in new car sales for Mazda Motors UK.

A wine company has been fined after an overloaded vehicle was stopped carrying an extra 1,000kg more of goods than it should have been.

Leasedrive has won a four-year contract to supply its mycar salary sacrifice scheme to the Guide Dogs organisation.

Companies needing a glass-carrying vehicle at short notice will welcome the launch of a new rental operation by a manufacturer of purpose-designed bodies and racking systems.

Hyundai has launched two new programmes, designed for parts supply and service booking.

A new study has revealed the nation’s worst motorways for dangerous tailgating, with the M1 near Leeds revealed as the country’s tailgating hotspot.

Fleets will not be initially charged when the new online licence checking service goes live, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has announced.

Renault and Fiat have signed an agreement under which Renault will supply Fiat with a light commercial vehicle based on a Renault platform.

A partnership between Specsavers Corporate Eyecare and Fleet21 has been announced in a bid to improve the safety of drivers at work.

Tracker is launching ‘Tracker Vision Sprint’, adding to the Tracker Vision product by enabling fleets that do not require every vehicle to be constantly monitored to switch their Garmin-Supported Tracker units between vehicles.

Independent fleet management specialist TR Fleet has expanded overseas with the launch of TR Fleet Australia.

Development at vehicle-tracking specialist Quartix continues with the launch of its new UK website, now live at www.quartix.net.

Drawing on a wealth of knowledge and expertise around forecasting methodologies, data management systems and leasing quotation platforms, MASUK-Automotive, a supplier to many of the UK’s leading contract hire and leasing companies, has appointed Steve Smith as its lead consultant.

A new study has revealed a quarter of UK drivers arrive at customers houses with faulty or broken goods at least once a month, with the majority blaming a bumpy journey caused by cracks and potholes found on UK roads.

Fuel economy is now the most important factor motorists take into consideration when hunting for their next car, according to ContractHireAndLeasing.com.

Businesses up and down the UK are being encouraged to educate their fleet managers and at-work drivers regarding the considerable risks associated with failing to adequately check blind spots before carrying out a manoeuvre.

The BMW Group has named Graeme Grieve as the new managing director of BMW Group UK and Ireland. He will take up his new position on October 1, 2014.

Adam Hurren has been appointed to the position of commercial vehicle & business programmes manager at Citroën UK.