Demand for rigid trucks has grown 47.1% year-on-year to drive an overall HGV sales increase of 19.2%, latest figures from the SMMT have shown.

LeasePlan UK has raised more than £100,000 for Help for Heroes after organising several events, including a family fun day at Sandhurst Memorial Park.

Employers are putting their employees at risk by not providing eyecare for employees who drive, according to research by Specsavers Corporate Eyecare.

Courtesy car specialist Circle Leasing has launched its new vehicle hire app, which includes functionalities such as the digital appraisal of vehicles.

Volkswagen has released more pictures and details of its new Amarok pickup, arriving later this year.

Fleet management specialist Run Your Fleet has created and filled two new positions in its in-house team following a period of rapid growth.

The LoCity programme has taken its first steps to improve air quality in London by publishing data to help increase the uptake of low emission vans and trucks.

Small businesses in the UK say they have to deal with vehicles being out of action for almost three working weeks on average each year, due to preventable breakdowns.

The pace of decline in used values is accelerating, according to Cap HPI, as prices slid 1.9% in May.

Scotland’s Traffic Commissioner restricts Glasgow based fruit and veg wholesaler company’s vehicle licence for four months.

Toyota will be presenting a selection of premieres and first drive opportunities at Company Car In Action on June 14-15.

London estate and letting agent Chase Evans has replaced 95% of its fleet of company cars with hybrid vehicles.

A lifting and plant hire company in Wick has been fined £26,000 after a worker was seriously injured when he fell from a lifting basket.

Telematics could save the rental sector £5 million annually in insurance costs, according to In-Car Cleverness and Next Vehicle Rentals.

Renault has added the five and seven-seat Grand Scenic to its new MPV model line-up.

GKN Driveline's new eAxle technology is to enable the use of plug-in hybrid technology in smaller cars with all wheel drive.

Councils across the country have won nearly £21 million of funding from the government to promote green forms of transport.

As part of a planned programme to expand its UK dealer network, Isuzu Truck has appointed HRVS Sleaford as a full dealer, covering sales, service and parts.

PSA Group, parent company of Peugeot, Citroen and DS, is to develop a new electric powertrain.

Highways England is continuing its programme of suspending roadworks during peak holiday travel periods.

Visitors to Company Car In Action will be able to experience high-octane thrills with hot laps in the passenger seat of the latest BMW M4.

Carweb has launched a new SMR platform called WorkProvider, which it believes will give the fleet industry an alternative to the Epyx 1link platform.

Three Hoyer Petrolog drivers have taken top honours in the Hoyer ‘Driver of The Year Awards, 2016’.

KeyFleet, the Lancashire based fleet management specialist, has increased its funder portfolio with a strategic partnership with Hitachi Capital Solutions.

A new study by Brake, the road safety charity, has revealed 92% of people back some kind of restriction for newly qualified drivers.

The independence of UK car auctions is at risk, Matt Dale, director of vehicle remarketing specialist G3 has warned.

Peugeot has given a first look at its new 3008 SUV, which features the new i-Cockpit driver control area and more interior space.

The BVRLA’s leasing broker committee has raised more than £5,000 for automotive industry charity BEN through its annual Broker200 kart race.

Commercial vehicle fleet operators are seeking to drive greater efficiency and compliance by introducing asset management software systems, according to Jaama.