There are lots of types of van on the market, ranging from car-derived vans like the Ford Fiesta to expansive six-seater crew models like the Mercedes Viano. There are also stripped-down chassis vans for those who need to build a van to their own requirements. Let’s break down the different types of van to see which one best fits your [...]
Virgin territory: Gone are the back street botch jobs. Laws on conversions are much tighter now Since the ‘Whole Vehicle Type Approval’ laws came into effect in April 2013, the van conversion market has changed considerably. Whole vehicle type approval Gone are the days of the “back street bodybuilder” fitting the longest dropside unit that they could get [...]
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 [...]
Story: COLIN DAWSON WHEN husband-and-wife team John and Sharon Graham’s plant-hire business lost its previous van-based transport after it was written off in an accident, the replacement had to be right for the job. “The old van-derived chassis cab had its limitations,” John Graham told Business Vans. “Our work takes me off-road into quarries most days so I [...]
A flatbed with short sides and tailgate, all of which can be dropped down for easy access to the load. Used by builders and building material suppliers, landscapers, coal merchants.
FIAT Professional is about to revive the business market for small pick-ups with the new Doblo Cargo Work Up.
