Vans
Balfour Beatty Plant & Fleet Services champion road safety
Balfour Beatty Plant & Fleet Services is the most recent organisation to become a ‘business champion’ under the Government’s ‘Driving for Better Business’ safety programme due to its radical approach to road safety and reducing the number of road traffic collisions by its extensive fleet of vehicles.
Frugal Ford vans take top CV places in MPG Marathon
Ford Transits were the first and second placed vans in this year's MPG Marathon, with best-in-class fuel consumption and lowest cost per mile.
Europcar launches hourly van rentals
Europcar UK Group has just launched hourly rentals for vans, making collecting or delivering goods that much easier.
Peugeot expands Professional LCV range
Peugeot has expanded its successful professional van range with the introduction of two new models.
Piaggio provides Britain’s best value light commercial vehicles
With the news still full of financial doom and gloom, it is refreshing to hear that Piaggio Commercial Vehicles continue to provide Britain’s best value light commercial vehicles with the award winning Piaggio Porter range.
Transporter delivers winning economy at MPG Marathon
A Volkswagen Transporter has demonstrated how cost-effective it is to run by winning its class in the ALD Automotive TOTAL Excellium MPG Marathon 2008 by achieving 52.48 mpg after a challenging competition in real-world conditions.
Plug-in safety drive connecting with electricians
Industry body the National Industrial Council for Electrical Installation Contractors, van racking specialist Sortimo, and vehicle manufacturer Ford are hoping to connect with electricians and other trades during the Interbuild show for the construction industry at the NEC between October 26 and 30.
DriveTech plus Vauxhall technology makes for a powerful combo
81 miles per gallon out of a half laden Vauxhall Combo van? Yes, it IS possible, as Steve Johnson, Director of Communications for driver education specialist DriveTech, proved last week on the UK’s largest fuel economy event, the MPG Marathon.
84.09mpg Citroen Nemo – The UK’s most economical van
84.09mpg is the amazing fuel consumption returned by a Citroen Nemo 1.4HDi van in the independent ALD Automotive/Total Excellium MPG Marathon 2008 organised by Fleet World magazine.
Van prices still falling but September more stable
Overall values for LCV’s continued to fall in September according to the latest data from BCA, but only by three-quarters of one percent. Price falls were seen in the fleet & lease sector, while values rose for nearly-new and part-exchange stock.
Carillion contract hires Smith Edison Electric Vehicle to Office2Office
Carillion Fleet Management has supplied the first electric vehicle on contract hire to its customer - leading office supplies company Office2Office.
Pete Townshend changes camper van for Transporter Sportline
Pete Townshend, mastermind of The Who, has swapped his classic camper van for a stylish, new Volkswagen Transporter Sportline. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles now owns his old camper van and will be displaying it at a variety of shows and events.
Easy ways to cut the cost of business motoring
With fuel costs predicted to rise for years into the future, businesses and business motorists are going to have to rethink the way they drive for work, according to Lawrence Holland, UK managing director of ultra-light electric vehicle manufacturer Aixam Mega.
Franchised CV dealers hardest hit by tough trading conditions
Over the next twelve months franchised dealers will be the hardest hit of all used commercial vehicle retailers, with the slowdown in new vehicle registrations and the fall in residual values impacting on their already-dwindling profitability, according to EurotaxGlass’s.
Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles rise to the challenge
It may be a challenging market, but Vauxhall has proven that great products speak volumes by increasing its commercial vehicle sales in September by over eight per cent compared to the same month in 2007, along with its highest retail share ever.