The new van market achieved a steady performance in February, with registrations at the same level as this time last year, when the sector recorded a seven-year high.

The BVRLA recognised three more industry heroes, as well as top performers in its training courses, at its annual dinner, which was attended by 950 industry professionals last week.

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) has been nominated for the ‘Training Provider of the Year’ award at the FIT Supply Chain Champion Awards.

Highways England has admitted it needs to up its game when it comes to communicating delays on the road network to drivers.

Plug-in vehicles will be the company car of choice for almost one-in-three employees, a Fleet News poll suggests.

Chancellor George Osborne is expected to announce trials of driverless lorries on the M6 in his Budget next week.

The London Hydrogen Network Expansion programme (LHNE) is set to showcase the benefits and range of fuel cell vehicles with a five day and night marathon around the M25.

Royal Mail has joined the Logistics Carbon Reduction Scheme (LCRS) to demonstrate its commitment to reducing carbon from road freight.

Parcel carrier Yodel is continuing its partnership with the Tour of Britain by sponsoring the international cycling event for the sixth consecutive year.

Latest figures from the SMMT for February have shown fleet registrations are 1.4% down year on year.

TomTom Telematics will showcase its latest developments in connected fleet management systems at this year’s CV Show.

Teletrac Navman is launching its new Director fleet management software platform.

Five drivers have been caught travelling at more than 100mph on 30mph and 40mph limit roads in England, according to the Institute of Advanced Motorists.

National supplier of off-grid heat solutions AvantiGas has selected Route Monkey to supply a full scheduling and route optimisation package.

The FTA has welcomed outline plans from David Cameron and Francois Hollande to help tackle problems in Calais, which it says echoes its earlier action plan.

Auto Windscreens is celebrating after scooping the prize for Best Customer Satisfaction Strategy at the UK Customer Satisfaction Awards.

VMS has extended a three year relationship with Turners Fine Foods by supplying 20 refrigerated vans.

TTC Group has been named as one of the top 1,000 dynamic companies to inspire Britain.

Bernadette Maddocks has joined Knights BMW to head up their group corporate sales department.

Mercedes-Benz Vans has launched a new national pricing tariff for van servicing.

FleetEurope has been named as one of the ‘1000 Companies to Inspire Britain’ in the London Stock Exchange’s latest report.

Fleet Hire, has added new features and functionality to its second generation salary sacrifice car scheme to improve usability.

A gradual softening of the used car market is prompting outright purchase fleets to take a fresh look at their disposal strategies, according to Chevin Fleet Solutions.

Three quarters of SMMT members say remaining in Europe is best for their business, according to the results of a new survey.

The average price of diesel at the pumps remained largely static in February, rising from 101.11p to 101.18p, despite a 2.5p rise in its wholesale price.

Specialist vehicle rental business AMT has seen demand for its luxury four wheel drive vehicles increase by nearly 40% in recent weeks, despite a relatively mild winter.

Technology firm White Clarke has released its tenth edition of the Global Leasing Report.

Addison Lee’s same day courier service grew by 17% in 2015.

Smarter traffic lights and new lane markings will be introduced to try and improve journey times around the northbound approaches to the Dartford Crossing.

Company car drivers may be waking up to an unexpected tax bill in the next few weeks when they receive their first payslip of the new financial year.