NATIONAL Fleet has secured a contract to manage service bookings and provide 24-hour service support to Overlease.

FMG Group has developed www.netaccident.com, which provides high-resolution online imaging to relay pictures of vehicle damage to fleet managers.

MORE than £2,000 has been raised by Lex Vehicle Leasing for the Francis House Children's Hospice in Didsbury, Manchester.

THOUSANDS of company car drivers with children are in danger of losing state benefits worth hundreds of pounds a year.

GOVERNMENT transport policy is failing fleets, according to the directors of some of the UK's leading companies.

DAILY rental giant Hertz is sponsoring the Wimbledon Lawn tennis Championships for the eighth consecutive year, providing transport to and from the world's most famous grass courts for the world's most famous tennis players.

HYUNDAI has signed its first rental supply agreement with Thrifty Car Rental UK.

MG Rover is expected announce details within a few weeks of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) conversions for its range of cars.

FIAT has introduced a new entry-level diesel version of the Stilo. The five-door only Stilo 1.9JTD Active uses an 80bhp version of the common rail diesel (other versions boast 115bhp), also found in the Punto.

INDEPENDENT fleet servicing garage Acorn Fleet Services has launched an interactive website www.acornfleet.co.uk that allows clients to book services online.

Shropshire County Council has placed an environmentally friendly order for six LDV Convoy 17-seat Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) minibuses.

Shropshire County Council has placed an environmentally friendly order for six LDV Convoy 17-seat Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) minibuses.

THE Co-operative Funeral Service has appointed ATS Euromaster to provide it with replacement tyres for its fleet of vehicles, including hearses and limousines, in a contract worth a 'six figure' sum annually.

BOC Vitalair has taken delivery of 27 specially adapted Mercedes-Benz Vito vans in an order worth over half a million pounds.

BOC Vitalair has taken delivery of 27 specially adapted Mercedes-Benz Vito vans in an order worth over half a million pounds.

FORD has finally put its TDCi common rail turbodiesel engine into Transit and Tourneo minibus.

RENAULT is fast becoming a major player in the light commercial vehicle sector, says vans brand manager Mark Lovett.

BRI-STOR Systems has launched a range of racking for the new Renault Trafic, Vauxhall Vivaro and Combo.

IVECO has launched a gas-powered version of its Daily City Truck with an eye to busting through London's proposed congestion charging line.

CH Jones believes its new 'smart' fuel card will enhance security and provide more complete and accurate fuel management information.

SIEMENS VDO claims to be the first telematics company to offer the Traffic Message Channel (TMC) service on an aftermarket satellite navigation system.

THALES Telematics announced two new business wins for its Orchid telematics and fleet management system at the CV Show.

H-MODUL claims its new slide-out racking system, on display at the CV Show, makes the best use of limited van space.

'THE market is currently enjoying a period of consistency, not experiencing any of the huge peaks or dips in the market that have become so common place in recent years.'

'VENDORS enjoyed a bullish first quarter, with demand continuing into April across the board. The fleet and contract hire market is - as always - performing well.'

THE German manufacturer's British LCV chief has a dream that one day VW will be known as the firm which also makes cars - and it could just happen.

EVER wondered why the cost of operating your van fleet seems so much higher than it should be? Maybe someone's dipping their hands into your pockets without your knowledge.

SOMEONE, somewhere, remarked once that grown men were just little boys with bigger toys – and in my case they wouldn't be far wrong.

NATIONAL LCV fleet sales manager Nick Andrews tells Trevor Gelken about the Japanese manufacturer's bold new strategy.

THREE new vans which went on sale in April give Britain's fleet buyers an extra chance to nab a tempting deal. Trevor Gelken gets behind the wheel of the Citroen Relay - one of the new trio - to assess its chances in an increasingly tough market, while Steve Moody drives another, the Peugeot Boxer.