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Freeway Fleet Systems has launched a smartphone app allowing fleet managers to manage their fleet while out of the office.

Kingspan Insulated Panels has awarded the supply and management of its 73 company cars to JCT600 Vehicle Leasing Solutions.

ICFM has launched a new online distance learning course at the Intermediate Certificate level in car and LCV fleet management.

Fleet Service Great Britain has won a sole supply outsourcing contract with housing association LiveWest.

JCT600 VLS has supplied specially adapted Ford Focus estate vehicles to Silverstone racing circuit to be used as their medical response vehicles.

Bank holiday traffic looks set to peak on Saturday, with an estimated 6.6m separate trips planned (up from 3.8m last year).

The latest Institute of Car Fleet Management (ICFM) graduates were recognised with a series of awards at the organisation’s conference in London, this week.

New geo-comms functionality allows both the sender and recipient to track the vehicle, providing greater transparency and more accurate delivery times.

FleetCheck is predicting that the first widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) in fleet management is likely to be to identify common documents.

FMG has been awarded a three year contract to provide end-to-end company car incident management services to BCA’s fleet of 700 cars.

FORS has launched ‘Fleet Tools’, a free online information system to help members accurately collate and manage fleet related data.

The RAC is predicting the busiest May Day bank holiday traffic since 2016, with 13 million leisure trips expected to be made from Friday (May 3).

FORS has developed a new one-day training course for managers responsible for fleets that do not require an Operator Licence, such as car and van fleets.

Licence Check is backing a call by fleet body ACFO for enhanced grey fleet management services due to a rising number of grey fleet drivers.

Fleets should back a new call for open access to connected car data, says fleet software specialist FleetCheck.

Traffic data from mobility analytics provider Inrix indicates that jams will peak on Good Friday, with major routes clogging up between 11am and 4.30pm.

Leasys is launching U-Go, a new peer-to-peer car sharing scheme that enables its customers to share their car when it’s not in use.

It says businesses are at risk of breaching their duty of care obligations after more than 150,000 drivers, who took their driving test outside Britain, obtained a UK licence last year.

Ebbon-Dacs’ electronic vehicle delivery and collection product, MoDel, handled record numbers of vehicle movements last year, despite uncertainty in the new car market.

Bynx has released version 12.8 of its flagship fleet and mobility management platform, with new functionality and faster features.

Independent car share operator, the Co-wheels car club, has become part of the Oply car sharing network which is rapidly expanding across Europe.

Bridgestone Europe has completed the acquisition of TomTom Telematics for €910 million after passing the relevant regulatory stages and receiving full approval from TomTom’s shareholders.

The new owners say the tracking and telematics business will be aligned with its Italian operation, LoJack Italia.

Unprecedented changes means that businesses who axe fleet managers are doing so at their peril, warns FleetLocum.

Merck Sharp and Dohme (MSD) is being advised by ALD Automotive’s fleet consultancy team ahead of its planned relocation to London.

Carmaker is revamping its fleet dealer network with the launch of 20 business centres, catering for SMEs and major corporates, from January 1, 2019.

What is the role of the fleet manager? Is it to micro-manage every detail of the fleet policy, placing orders, taking calls, doing the admin? Or is it to set strategy, appoint suppliers and manage relationships?

Verizon Connect is expanding its fleet management system Reveal to enable businesses to manage assets in addition to their vehicles.

Fleetondemand has appointed Andrew Cope as executive chairman, following a £5m investment in the tech firm by the British Growth Fund (BGF).

Fleet management and leasing specialists CBVC has appointed Ashley Boaden as national sales manager.

Long associated with heavy vehicles, the Fleet Operator Recognition Scheme is hoping to broaden its appeal by recruiting new members from van, car and last-mile delivery bike fleets.

Traditionally, company car fleets have been the answer to business mobility, but the company car is rapidly becoming only one part of a broader mobility mix, says Fleetworx.

All Fleet Services is moving its head office, unveiling a rebrand and launching a new website all in the space of a week.

The widow of a former DPD driver is suing the parcel delivery company after he failed to attend hospital appointments to avoid being charged £150 for missing work.

Nearly 50 new players from the technology sector came together with five of the world’s leading motor industry brands, to help shape the future of transport and mobility.

Ørsted has 11 operational offshore wind farms in the UK, with a further two projects currently under construction.

Fleet Evolution is offering a helping hand to start-ups and SMEs by providing access to rates and facilities that would often be out of reach.

Fleet management company FleetLocum is to expand in the UK, offering organisations fleet and mobility decision-makers on a temporary or interim basis.

From April to July, private parking companies requested 1,479,152 sets of vehicle keeper records from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

Two bin lorries and five vans owned by South Norfolk Council remained on the road despite not having a valid MOT.