Manheim sold a record breaking 41% of vans to online buyers in January – an 11% increase on 2015.

Ogilvie Fleet has made two key appointments to its recently launched South of England sales team to meet customer demand.

Police are looking for a driver who ploughed into a line of traffic cones, leading to a pile-up on the A38 in Plymouth.

TomTom Telematics has been announced as the 2016 European Fleet Telematics Company of the Year in the latest Frost and Sullivan Awards.

KDS has partnered with Addison Lee, providing more than 4,800 private hire vehicles and chauffeured cars to the service of KDS Neo users when travelling on business.

APT Controls has completed the installation of 28 of its Evolt electric vehicle (EV) charge points for the Liverpool City Region (LCR).

Cemex UK has opted for ‘Vision’ doors, on six of its 15 new DAF tippers to give its drivers better visibility of cyclists and other vulnerable road users.

Phoenix Healthcare Distribution has taken on the first wave of 92 Sprinters after committing to a new fleet of Mercedes-Benz Vans.

Two Rivers Housing, a social housing provider in the Forest of Dean, has taken delivery of its first Citroën vans.

RoSPA's fleet safety division is delivering a record number of training interventions after a restructuring last year.

Venson Automotive Solutions has launched a watertight spray-on seal service for businesses operating in Yorkshire and within the M25 to protect their vehicles.

One in six motorists have admitted to taking or made a call without using hands-free systems, according to a YouGov poll.

The shortlist has been announced for the 2016 Fleet News Awards, which are being held next month at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

Commercial vehicle provider Dawsonrentals Vans has added the 5,000th vehicle to its fleet offering.

Average selling prices for ex-fleet cars in Manheim’s auctions in January were up 2.6% (£178) to £7,042 from December, with small and executive cars performing well both month-on-month and year-on-year.

Relevancy, reinforcement and regularity of training are key considerations, according to FTA.

A mermaid has been printed on the side of a Jolly Good Vehicle Rentals van after children at a local primary school took part in an art competition.

A road safety organisation is challenging fleet operators to take the TTC Driver Protect test to see if they manage workplace road safety efficiently.

By Carlos Montero, commercial director, FleetEurope

Fleet Management LIVE is going to be bigger and better this year.

SmartWitness and Corcra have teamed up to provide an integrated telematics and camera technology product.

Surrey County Council has appointed City Car Club to increase the range of sustainable local transport options available to employees and businesses.

Incident management company TTS360 has been working with Transport for London, CLOCS and FORS to develop a solution for incident reporting.

Digital services provider Atos has introduced a car salary sacrifice scheme, which is available to all of its circa 10,000 UK employees.

Addressing the issue of driver shortage in the freight industry was at the top of the agenda during a meeting between the Freight Transport Association (FTA) and the Secretary of State for Transport last week.

Kia has unveiled three new hybrid models at the Chicago Auto Show - the Niro hybrid utility vehicle as well as hybrid and plug-in hybrid versions of the Optima.

Aston Barclay has secured an exclusive agreement with Thurlow Nunn, providing the Vauxhall dealer with remarketing services through its Chelmsford auction centre.

A Walsall HGV driver has been disqualified from driving professionally for a year after he tried to hide his abuse of safety rules.

In-vehicle CCTV specialist, VisionTrack, has partnered with national road safety charity Brake to help promote safer driving across the UK.

Alphabet has been recognised for the third year running as one of the UK’s leading employers by the Top Employers Institute.