Tachographs aren't just for the big truck boys, ah no! - you need one if you're towing a trailer and the GVW of both exceeds 3.5 tonnes BEING keen on all things to do with vans, the guys here at businessvans.co.uk usually take a quick peek inside the cab of any light commercial vehicle they see parked on the [...]
The 18-inch five-spoke Anthracite alloy wheels are a distinguishing Sportline60 feature. Volkswagen is launching a new limited edition version of the Transporter – the Sportline 60 - to celebrate 60 years of the iconic van in the UK. Available in short and long wheelbase versions, as either a Kombi or panel van, the Transporter Sportline 60 replaces the [...]
Northside Truck & Van's Tim Ward and Leigh Margel MERCEDES-Benz dealer, Northside has been recognised for the quality of the people it employs and procedures in operation at its sites in Bradford, Doncaster, Hull, Immingham, Leeds, Sheffield and York. As after a stringent audit, it has become one of three franchisees to secure the coveted ProCenter accreditation. Mercedes-Benz Van [...]
Ford has signed a deal with Affinity Water to supply cars and vans. THE large choice of Ford models available, with increased safety features, improved fuel consumption and low emissions, were the key decision deciders why Affinity Water, the largest water-only supplier has chosen to have a Ford only commercial fleet. “One of the reasons Ford scored more [...]
BT Openreach has just ordered 1,800 new Fiat Doblo vans in a new deal. THE Fiat Doblo Cargo Maxi’s reputation for reliability, low running costs, manoeuvrability, large payload, comfort and ease of operation, has seen Openreach – BT’s local access network business add 1,800 to its hard-working fleet. The multi award-winning FIAT Doblo Cargo is built on a [...]
Great news for the UK and great news that Vauxhall is taking on more workers to help build its all-new Vivaro at Luton, while at Ellesmere Port there has been recruitment to help build the all-new Astra
Face-lift changes for the Renault Master are hard to spot on the outside. Ahead of deliveries for the all-new Trafic, Renault has revealed prices and specification details for face-lifted versions of its big van- the Master. Highlights of the face-lifted Renault Master are a new grille, more oddments space in the interior (like its smaller brother the Trafic) [...]
Northgate has again teamed up National Windscreens for another two-year deal. NATIONAL Windscreen’s good levels of service and value for money has been rewarded with a further two-year contract with Northgate – one of the leading UK commercial vehicle hire and fleet providers. National Windscreens works on an unrivalled time to serve policy, providing all customers with windscreen [...]
Mercedes Sprinter sales are up 23 percent. US Brits seem to be big fans of Mercedes-Benz van range, as the company has revealed that UK registrations across the range have increased by 25 percent. Compared with the same period last year, sales of the Citan have increased by 45 percent, with Vito up by 12 percent, Sprinter van [...]
Old and new versions of the Volkswagen Transporter celebrate 60 years in the UK. 2014 is a significant year for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, as sixty years ago, the first ever right-hand drive Transporter hit UK shores. Key selling points were how simple, cleverly engineered and more practical than anything else the Transporter was compared to other vans on [...]
Truckman's new Classic hardtop for the Isuzu D-MAX pick up. RUN an Isuzu D-Max Mk4 on your business? Have you thought about the advantages of adding a hardtop to the load bed? Well, Auto Styling Truckman might be able to help, as it has just launched a Truckman Extra Cab Classic hardtop for the D-Max. This is on [...]
Verdict: Refined, comfortable, smart looks and cheap to run The Relay might look similar to Fiat and Peugeot sister vans, but it has the Teletrac tracking system. What is it? THE arrival of the new Ford Transit has certainly put the cat amongst the pigeons in the heavy van sector. The new Transit is such a quantum leap [...]
Simon Oliphant, Jon Lawes and Kazuya Miura open the new Hitachi offices ORIGINALLY looking after just 717 cars and employing 30 colleagues in 1991, the level of Hitachi Capital Commercial Vehicle Solutions Solutions impressive growth now sees them managing almost 30,000 vehicles, with 140 staff and outgrowing its previous Canal Road offices. Hakuba (meaning horse in Japanese) House as [...]
New Vivaro, yours for £219 a month. THE new Vauxhall Vivaro lease rate will start at £219 a month – that’s for a base model Vauxhall Vivaro L1H1 model on a three year/30,000 mile lease. But an attractive lease rate is not the only reason to consider a new Vauxhall Vivaro reckons Richard Collier, national commercial vehicle & [...]
