Mutley the terrier keeping guard on the VW Amarok on loan to the RSPCA at Southridge in Hertfordshire W'VE already praised the Volkswagen Amarok to the hilt for its rugged off-road manners and car-like handling. Now it looks as though 800 cats and dogs, seven horses and a chicken called Bernadette all agree with us, although how they [...]
Vauxhall will be back at the CV Show in 2014 WITH less than six months to go until the doors of Birmingham’s NEC open for the 2014 Commercial Vehicle Show, the level of bookings indicates that for the UK road freight industry and its myriad ancillary providers and suppliers, business is definitely on the up. Among the 290 [...]
Safety charity BRAKE says that even hands free 'phone use is a dangerous distraction. The FTA is supporting BRAKE's campaign for drivers to concentrate on the job and avoid all forms of distraction THE Freight Transport Association (FTA) is supporting a call by road safety charity BRAKE for van drivers to stop using hands-free mobile 'phones while they drive. [...]
Short trips with a mix of people and cargo? You need a crewvan, and the Scudo is a fine example.
New van rental branding will roll out in the run up to Christmas IF you're looking for a rental van in the run up to Christmas to help your delivery service, check out a new name in business van rental: Dawsonrentals Vans. Previously known as Hiregate Vehicle Rental, the company has been re-branded. And what's even better, there's a new [...]
Here's one for your inner nurd. They've only gone and built a real-life Hot Wheels van based on a Ford Transit Connect OH WE like this very much! The idea was to create a race-inspired support vehicle for the average guy to spend a weekend at the track testing his Hot Wheels race car C'mon - you must've [...]
A neat little van that's fun to drive and has a clever little secret weapon to help you out in bad weather and off the tarmac.
Act fast to get a great free fuel offer with a new Vauxhall van HOW would you like £500 worth of fuel free? Sounds too good to be true, doesn't it? Well that's just what Vauxhall is offering if you get your skates on and buy a new Vauxhall van between Friday 15 and Monday 18 November. And [...]
Citroen's Select Approved Used Vehicle Programme has been extended to include LCVs up to 10 years old or 100,000 miles BUYING a used van can be a risky business. The price might be right, but can you be sure of the vehicle history – even if it appears mechanically sound? Using a manufacturer's approved used vehicle scheme is [...]
eJudged's re-purposed Transit Connect – a stylish mobile hot spot, loaded with technology AS if Ford's new Transit Connect wasn't sexy enough, the company recently showed off a range of 're-imaged' versions at the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas. The industry’s top aftermarket custom builders transformed six Ford Transit Connect vans and four people carriers, with elaborate [...]
The Berlingo's fuel economy has been improved and a new gearbox and more in-cab storage have been fitted, in addition to exterior enhancements CITROEN'S top-selling small van, the Berlingo, looks set to become even more popular with traders and SME van operators thanks to a series of updates to the range. In addition to exterior changes, a new [...]
Ford Ranger: set for a variety of roles with the military and MoD FORD'S rugged Ranger pick-up has signed up for military service. More than 100 are going on duty with the Army, Royal Navy and RAF, as well as the Ministry of Defence. The Ford Ranger, voted International Pick-Up of the Year in 2013, is set for [...]
The racking allows best use of space - so you might even get away with a smaller van IT PAYS to get the best out of your van, and this applies to the way you carry your tools, equipment or goods. Good racking can help, and can even cut fuel costs. With fuel bills among the greatest outgoings [...]
Refrigerental is Burnt Tree's new refrigerated van hire business. Burton Sameday is taking on two Mercedes Sprinters AS Midlands courier company Burton Sameday offers a service delivering foodstuffs as well as urgent pharmaceutical supplies to homes and businesses, almost half of its van fleet is temperature controlled. Because of the nature of our temperature-controlled work, we have extremely [...]
On track: Carly Russell of Total Cleaning Company South with Tom Ross, managing director of ForeTrack WANT to make your van operation sparkle? Total Cleaning - as you would expect - know how to shine up their customers, but the van operation was looking...well, a little dusty. ForeTrack's online van tracking starts from £15 a month Total [...]
