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Getting drivers to buy in to a new behaviour system has helped to reduced fuel consumption by as much as 14%, according to one 500-van fleet.

The Government will not introduce a licensing regime similar to that faced by HGV fleets to raise standards for van operators, according to Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).

A Government survey has illustrated the uphill battle that manufacturers face in trying to convince drivers to switch to electric vehicles.

Technology is set to have a huge impact on the way the fleet industry chooses, operates and manages its vehicles over the next five years, according to a BVRLA survey.

Government car fleets are to be provided with £5m funding to introduce plug-in cars and vans, transport minister Baroness Kramer has announced.

Event data recorders (EDRs), often known as ‘black boxes’, could become critical in further improving work-related road safety.

The contract hire industry is broadly united in its view that new consumer rights legislation will not have an impact on salary sacrifice car and employee car ownership (ECO) schemes, although dissenting voices have emerged suggesting that certain types of scheme will need to be reappraised.

Two fresh cars could soon be helping Toyota exert a tighter grip on corporate hybrid transport.

UKDN Waterflow, has seen a 50 per cent reduction in overall job lifecycle and associated paperwork after deploying TBS Enterprise Mobility’s TaskMaster platform on Nokia Lumia 625s to its field-based engineers.

Regus, the global workspace provider, has extended its deal with Roadchef to roll out a further 12 drop-in business centres at motorway service areas across the UK.

Vauxhall has supplied HSS Hire with a fleet of 1.3 CDTi Corsavans.

Average prices of used cars sold online by Autorola in Q2 2014 rose by just under 5% from Q1 2014.

Mazda has unveiled the all-new Mazda2 today as the carmaker launched production of its next-generation supermini at its Hofu plant south-east of Hiroshima.

The Road Haulage Association is hosting an ‘all you need to know’ seminar on type approval, in conjunction with MIRA at Nuneaton.

Brake, the road safety charity, has welcomed reports that the government is considering doubling penalty points for using a mobile phone while driving.

Mike Rees, managing director, Drive Alive UK, looks at road training.

Prices of de-fleeted cars at auction strengthened during June, according to the latest Manheim Market Analysis.

A major new report published yesterday (July 15) at the Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership’s Annual Conference shows the UK automotive sector has been revitalised by consistently applied policy centred on cutting carbon.

ATS Euromaster has won a significant new contract with British Gas to fit and service tyres across the energy provider’s fleet of 13,000 vans.

Newly released data from BCA shows that average used car values continue on a long term upward trend as the economy continues to recover.

Fleet Alliance has been shortlisted at the National Business Awards for the Customer Focus and the Employer of the Year Awards for the second year running.

A Slough construction firm and a bulldozer operator have been sentenced for serious safety failings after a worker was run over and killed while working on the M25 widening project.

Offering a range of online portals that allow drivers to undertake key aspects of fleet management is becoming an important factor in winning fleet software deals, reports Chevin Fleet Solutions.

British Airways engineers and other technical staff based at Heathrow Airport are now travelling between assignments in a fleet of petrol-engined Mercedes-Benz Citans.

Rated People has partnered with The Fuelcard People to offer diesel and petrol fuel cards to the 26,000 tradesmen registered with the service.

The Ministry of Justice has renewed its funding of Brake's support services for road crash victims until March 2016.

The national speed limit of 70mph is to remain on 'smart' motorway stretches of the M1 and M3, despite the Highways Agency consulting on plans to reduce the limit to 60mph.

Crosswind Assist is now available as standard for 3.5 tonne Chassis Cab variants of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter.

Police fleets have awarded a two-year extension to parts recycling company My Green Fleet, part of the FAB Recycling Group, after saving £2 million since the scheme’s launch in 2010.

Managing director David Bird and commercial director Roddy Graham will step down from their roles at Zenith Leasedrive at the end of this month.