The Department for Transport has confirmed that British, Irish and Northern Ireland Government ministers have come to an agreement to keep disqualified drivers off the roads. The agreement – the first practical step of its kind in Europe – means [...]

French maker Citroen is enhancing its C-Crosser model range with a new model. The car will be powered by a more powerful, 170hp 2.4 litre petrol engine. Pprices will start from £19,995. for this new entry-level VTR version.  The new [...]

Donarbon Waste Management, part of the family-owned Dickerson Group in business for over 75 years, has taken delivery of six Volvo FM-400 8×4 trucks, taking the Volvo fleet strength to 67 out of a total fleet of 77 trucks, with [...]

Europcar and Sabre have announced the joint release of an “electronic voucher” service for car rental customers. The service aims to further enhance convenience and efficiency for Europcar and Sabre customers worldwide. Similar to electronic ticketing for airlines, the ‘Sabre [...]

Aviva has announced that it has  appointed Mark Hodges, who currently is the chief executive officer of Norwich Union Life, as an executive director to its plc board with immediate effect. Mark will join Aviva’s two existing executive directors on [...]

Ryder Europe has been awarded a further three year logistics contract with Sharps Bedrooms and Sharps Home Office, a leading manufacturer and supplier of bespoke fitted bedroom and home office furniture. Ryder Europe provides a tailored contract logistics solution for [...]

Anglesey-based Lucas Oil Products UK is making commercial vehicle fleet operators and owner-drivers the target for a series of promotions that will focus on the cost-saving potential of its fuel and engine oil additives. Leaflets and posters will also be [...]

A pro-motoring group formed with Peter Roberts as CEO is to launch officially next month. Roberts, who has given up his job in the car industry for this new role, is well known to at least 1.8 million people, also [...]

At an emergency meeting of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) in Brussels yesterday, the world body for the road transport industry drew up a resolution designed to put a united response to the current fuel price crisis to the [...]

The DfT announcement that road deaths fell below the 3000 mark in 2007 is very welcome, but a lot more could be done to reduce the total even further. The rate of reduction in road fatalities remains effectively stalled since [...]