The FV500 crane can handle a load of 500kg within a working radius of 119cm. The crane is swung out from the van’s rear or side door using its proportional hydraulic control VAN operators need to stay safe when loading and uploading heavy items,. And it’s not just a matter of the important safety aspects, there’s efficient [...]
Fiat Ducato – now with added ESP FIAT Professional’s Ducato line-up just got safer with the introduction of ESP (Electronic Stability Programme) across all models in the range – vans, chassis cabs, combis and minibuses. ESP uses information from various sensors to check if a vehicle is cornering safely. If the ESP computer senses the vehicle is going [...]
The brawny D-Max will work even harder for you after a 500kg boost in its braked towing capacity ISUZU’s brawny D-Max is now beefier than ever as a tug, with another 500kg added to its braked trailer towing weight. The increase takes the 4x4 pick-up’s maximum towing capacity to 3.5 tonnes, in response to customer demand for [...]
New vans sales are holding up well for the year to date compared with 2012, although there was a slight dip in May YOU continued to buy vans in large numbers in May, although demand was slightly down compared with May 2012. Van registrations for the month were behind those of May 2012 by 3.8% at 20,503 units, [...]
Corsavan sales are up 70% year-on-year to small businesses who are driving the overall growth in Vauxhall Corsavan sales IT might be small but it’s big on appeal. That’s Vauxhall’s compact but roomy Corsavan. We've seen an explosion in sales to small businesses And it’s small businesses – looking for reliable, economical and good value running costs [...]
The Doblo Work Ups will be used by Glasgow City Council for a wide range of tasks around the city GLASGOW City Council has signed up 31 new Fiat Doblo Work Ups for a broad range of duties in the city’s parks, for homecare, cleaning, and roads and winter maintenance. The Work Ups join Glasgow’s existing fleet [...]
Ouch! Should the worst happen, do you have the right level of insurance cover? YOU rely on your van for your business, so it’s vital you have the right insurance in case the worst happens, but are you happy with the level of cover your policy provides? A new insurance product from the Co-operative Insurance is offering this [...]
Poor lane discipline could soon lead to a £100 fine and three penalty points THOSE irritating motorway middle-lane hoggers who hold you up on the way to a job will now risk a £100 fine and three penalty points following the introduction of new rules on careless driving. Poor lane discipline adds to the problem of traffic flow, [...]
The Jones Group selected Citroen Nemo, Berlingo, Dispatch and Relay vans and will benefit from a 20 per cent saving in annual fuel bills and a 17 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions SME van operators looking to reduce running costs can take a leaf out of DR Jones’s book. The Yeovil-based building firm, part of the [...]
The Vivaro has been around a while but still looks and feels bang up to date.
The EU Environment Committee has voted in favour of proposed legislation to limit the speed of new vans, with effect from 1 January 2014 THE top speed of vans could be restricted if new proposals approved by the European Union are accepted by member states. The European Parliament’s Environment Committee recently voted to limit the speed of [...]
Volkswagen has loaded the Crafter with a whole heap of extras at no cost HOW do you fancy £700-worth of extras for the price of a standard van? Well Volkswagen is throwing in a bumper bundle of goodies with its Crafter range to make the van more practical and convenient for business van drivers. The in-cab spec [...]
