Bosses at MAN Truck & Bus have announced Thomas Hemmerich will succeed Simon Elliott as managing director of MAN Truck & Bus UK from February 1, 2017.

The RAC has launched its first dedicated Truck Rescue Patrol, aiming to keep haulage and logistics customers on the move during the busiest time of the year.

Vauxhall has appointed Richard Roberts as its new Fleet Marketing and Motability Manager.

Fleets need to assess impact of stricter emissions laws and evaluate residual value risk as the Chancellor signposts and electric future, according to a new white paper from Sewells Research & Insight.

Driver education is key if fleets are to remove the risk of employees being over the drink-drive limit the morning after the night before.

Air quality plan must be published by next April and adopted by the end of July.

New BIK rates, which will see the tax paid by employers and employees fall dramatically for the cleanest cars from 2020, have been labelled “ludicrous”.

The BVRLA wants action after autumn statement announcement means bandings for zero emission vehicles will drop from 16% to 2% in 2020.

Salary sacrifice providers are bullish about the industry’s future despite sweeping changes announced in the autumn statement.

Britain’s new National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) is a key step on the road to dramatic improvements in business mobility, says mobility specialist TMC.

Fleets leasing company cars and vans from customers of Fleet Assist can benefit from a special AdBlue tank top-up offer negotiated with Halfords Autocentres.

Uber is expanding its self-driving car pilot using a fleet of self-converted Volvo XC90 SUVs.

The first wave of new officers from Transport for London’s (TfL) Taxi and Private Hire Compliance team have hit London’s Streets.

The latest figures from Tracker show that 64% of cars stolen in the north of England in 2015 were stolen with keys, compared to just 42% in the south.

Hybrid vehicles are set to overtake diesels in the race for real world economy, according to new data from Emissions analytics.

TCH Leasing has signed a sole supplier agreement with Kal Tire to provide and manage its entire fleet of vehicles in the UK.

Collett Transport Services (CTS) has purchased five new engineer service vans to replenish its current fleet and strengthen its workshop and field repairs provision.

Licence Bureau has started a ’12 Days of Christmas’ social media campaign, in partnership with Brake, running from December 8-23.

Trakm8 has announced a number of organisational changes to allow it to take full advantage of the new products and expertise it gained following four acquisitions in the last three years.

Equistone has acquired a majority stake in flexible rental provider TOM Vehicle Rental, anticipating strong growth potential in the rental market.

Mercedes-Benz has revealed the new 2017 E-Class coupe, which goes on sale in April next year, with CO2 emissions as low as 106g/km.

Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA) has formally written to Highways England about its National Control Centre’s CCTV footage being deleted after only seven days.

The director of a haulage firm with operations in Shrewsbury and Coalville has been disqualified from the industry for two years after a regulator found that he encouraged drivers to commit offences.

With the UK experiencing its first icy weather of the winter, BCA is anticipating a rise in demand for 4x4 vehicles.

Maidenhead-based van operator McFarlane Telfer (McFT) has become the first LCV operator to attain Silver accreditation with the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme (FORS).

Budget Car and Van Rental is opening a new branch at Birmingham’s NEC.

Foodservice business Hannah Foods has opted for route optimisation software from Maxoptra.

D2GO Solutions has launched its Driver Challenge app on the Geotab Marketplace, for users of the company's telematics system.