vGroup International is calling on fleets across Britain to join its own staff, including racing driver James Nash, in backing Road Safety Week and ‘make the pledge’ to drive safely.

Co-op Funeralcare has reported record high mileage on a Michelin Agilis tyre fitted to one of its Volkswagen Transporter Highline T5 vans, clocking up 103,000 miles.

Teletrac Navman is to support road safety charity, Brake, as corporate donors, to coincide with national Road Safety Week.

Driver Hire, supplier of staff to the road transport & logistics industry is, once again, supporting Road Safety Week (November 21 – 27).

Delivery fleets need to ensure that safety standards are being upheld as seasonal demand grows, says Arval.

Nearly 1 in 4 motorists readily admit to regularly driving while tired – and men are more prone to driving when tired than women.

Teletrac Navman is supporting road safety charity Brake as corporate donors, to coincide with Road Safety Week.

The car rental industry could be hit with a tax rise of more than £30m if the Government goes ahead with its plans to change the Vehicle Excise Duty regime.

BT has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 after TfL prosecuted the telecoms giant for two serious safety breaches that put public safety at significant risk.

Europe’s finest fleet managers were rewarded at this year’s Fleet Europe Awards, which was held on Wednesday (November 16) in Barcelona.

Strategic Analytics Team (SAT) has launched a defensive driver education programme that focuses entirely on the use of electric vehicles.

Construction supplies firm Mick George has teamed up with Thrapston Primary School to offer primary schoolchildren a truck safety session.

The LCV market continues to go from strength to strength and October did not disappoint.

Independent Motor Auctions has acquired West Coast Motor Auctions in a deal worth an undisclosed seven-figure sum to include the business and property.

Three motor body repair technicians are getting formal training and improving their technical skills under an apprenticeship scheme devised by Corby-based vehicle auction company, CD Auction Group.

The director of a waste disposal company has been suspended from driving professionally after he failed to stop for enforcement checks by DVSA.

Every Infiniti centre across the UK is now able to provide a range of cars through the Motability scheme.

Alphabet has announced that customers using its corporate car sharing platform AlphaCity have broken the one million ‘shared miles’ driven mark.

National Windscreens has further strengthened its service for fleet operators with the appointment of an additional business development manager, James Cook.

Automotive data specialists at HPI have named the Citroen C-Zero as the cheapest used electric vehicle to run.

By Jon Lawes, managing director, Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions

There is a worrying lack of awareness when it comes to knowledge on UK driving laws, new research suggests.

BCA Marketplace has announced that Matthew Kelly has joined the business as finance director - group with responsibility for internal and external financial reporting, treasury, taxation matters, internal audit and risk.

The first three operators to achieve Freight Transport Association (FTA) Truck Excellence accreditation have been announced.

Madrid City Council in Spain has acquired 109 Iveco Stralis heavy-duty trucks powered by compressed natural gas for its urban waste collection fleet.

Britain’s car parking spaces are too small to cope with today’s vehicles, according to data released by accident aftercare specialist, Accident Exchange.

Benchmark Grounds Maintenance has completed its full fleet renewal programme with TOM Vehicle Rental, with 39 Citroen Relay vans now in service for its operation.

Lyreco is supporting its UK office supplies operation with the addition of 172 Renault Master panel vans.

Drivers who are speeding or distracted (for example by a mobile phone) are considered to be the biggest threats on our roads, according to a survey by the road safety charity Brake, Aviva and Specsavers.

Mitsubishi has updated the specification of its Outlander diesel model, to bring it in line with the PHEV.