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Prestige Fleet Servicing has added a new VehicleTrak function to its mainstream Unity operating platform.

The fleet software industry should do more to educate businesses about the limitations of spreadsheets when it comes to managing company cars and vans, believes FleetCheck.

River Island says it is benefitting from Venson’s focus on delivering customer service excellence and value for money.

Vehicle management, such as fuel expenses and claims, and taxing and insuring company vehicles, are among the most common time drainers, research suggests.

Fraikin had expanded its web portal, FraikinView, bringing supplers and customers together for optimal fleet scheduling.

A new contract to manage the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) fleet will target savings of £100 million.

Sanderson Weatherall, an independently-owned firm of chartered surveyors, property consultants and asset advisors, has outsourced the management of its fleet to CLM.

Fleets that persist in using spreadsheets to manage their activities are falling further and further behind best practice, warns Chevin.

Former Lex Autolease commercial vehicle director Marcus Puddy launches fleet advisory and management service.

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Motiva Group is hoping major investment in new technology can help the company establish itself as one of the leading players in the UK fleet industry.

Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service has become the latest ‘blue light’ fleet to turn to Jaama’s Key2 Vehicle Management system.

McGinley Support Services has signed a significant five-year deal with incident management specialist FMG.

Mobile devices are increasingly being used to control fleets in order to improve the performance of key fleet metrics, reports Chevin Fleet Solutions.

Public sector fleets are increasingly wrestling with the issue of how to manage a wide variety of drivers using a diverse range of pool and hire vehicles, reports Chevin Fleet Solutions.

Investment in online services looks set to continue on the part of fleet management companies as they seek greater differentiation, says Chevin.

The Fleet Industry Advisory Group (FIAG), which is dedicated to developing and sharing best practice among fleet decision-makers, has published its first white paper.

EDF Energy has extended its partnership with BT Fleet for a further five years.

Active Fleet Solutions is recruiting 50 new employees as part of its expansion plans.

Alphabet has appointed David Joyce as wholesale funding manager.

Applied Driving Techniques has boosted its compliance solution with the launch of an online portal to help car, van and HGV fleets to operate legally and responsibly with greater efficiency.

Venson Automotive Solutions has appointed Matthew Pretorius as business development manager and David Goldfinch as public sector account manager.

A new organisation aimed at developing and sharing best practice among fleet decision-makers while simultaneously raising money for charity has been launched.

Babcock International Group has been announced as the preferred bidder on the multi-million pound contract to manage London Fire Brigade’s (LFB) fleet.

Licence checking and duty of care head the “shopping list” of new management information systems fleets are planning to adopt, according to the latest quarterly Company Car Trends report from GE Capital Fleet Services.

The average carbon emissions of new company cars fell to an all-time low of 120.4g/km in February 2014, according to data from ALD Automotive. That's a 4.8g/km drop compared with ALD’s previous all-time low of 125.2g/km at the end 2013.

Hitachi Capital Car Solutions has signed two new customers for outsourced fleet management, while retaining two existing contracts.

A review of DVLA services has recommended changes that will make fleet transactions with the organisation easier.

Pool Fleet Management is a valuable tool to maximise efficiency in fleet operations and ensure managers know the location and status of the vehicles in their fleets at all times.

Residential property management specialist, Mainstay Group, has appointed vehicle funding and fleet management provider, Fleet Alliance, to automate the management of its mixed fleet of cars and vans.

Teva UK, one of the UK’s largest pharmaceutical companies, has appointed fleet management provider CLM to manage its fleet of 185 cars, improve driver support, cut costs and reduce its corporate carbon footprint.

Fleet management software company Jaama has launched a new and improved website featuring a brand new look and feel and a raft of additional features.

A new survey from GE Capital International highlights positivity among European fleet managers, with 80% of respondents expecting their fleets to grow or remain stable in the next 24 months.

Fleetmatics, a global provider of fleet management solutions for commercial vehicles, has announced the appointment of Chris Morrell as EMEA sales director.

ARI was named in Fortune’s 2014 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the second year in a row, moving up on the list from 70 to number 27 this year.

Experienced IT professional Chris Sheppard has joined fast-expanding Jaama as a software tester.

By Mark Garritt, managing director at ByBox.

A new digital system that enables motorists to manage all aspects of vehicle ownership via the internet could also offer a free-of-charge solution to fleets that are not able to justify investing in standalone management software.

Fleet managers have been urged to ‘lead from the front’ to prove their value to employers and tackle the increasingly complex tasks involved in running a modern fleet.

Academy Leasing has announced a 40% growth in new vehicles leased for the year to October 2013.