September 2014

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    Four by Ford

    Practicality Transit Courier offers a load volume of up to 2.3m3, and a load length of 1.62m with the standard full-height bulkhead in place. An optional folding mesh bulkhead, with fold and dive passenger seat, allows lengths of up to 2.59m to be carried, raising overall volume to 2.6m3. Maximum carrying capacity is 660kg, on […]

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    Robert Hazelwood joins BCA as commercial director

    Hazelwood joins BCA from Volkswagen Group UK where he held a number of senior positions over nine years, latterly as Volkswagen Brand Director and, prior to this role, heading the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and Skoda brands. Before joining Volkswagen UK, Hazelwood held the role of managing director MG Rover UK and Managing Director Ferrari/ Maserati […]

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    Telogis to support Brake’s national road safety campaigns

    The firm, a provider of solutions for driver and commercial vehicle productivity and safety, will give financial support, speakers and information to promote Brake’s practitioner services and Fleet Safety Forum, as well as participate in Road Safety Week, which takes place in November. Sergio Barata, general manager of Telogis EMEA, said: ‘Brake works with companies with mobile workforces to help […]

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    Iveco to offer five year warranty on New Daily vans

    Commenting on the extension, Claudio Zanframundo, managing director of Iveco UK, said: ‘New Daily is currently the only van in its class available with a five year warranty. It’s a reflection of our absolute confidence in this third generation model range, which is the result of a $700 million investment.’ The offer is marketed towards […]

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    ULTI Bar captures record sales for Van Guard

    The ULTI Bar was developed when Van Guard spotted a gap in the market for a premium roof bar offered at a competitive price. ULTI Bar is designed to be aerodynamic, non-corrosive, lightweight and importantly – easy to fit. Van Guard’s innovation is underpinned by comprehensive crash and safety testing. The ULTI Bar has been […]

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    Owen Pugh Group chooses Jaama management system to ensure compliance

    Also critical was the technological flexibility of Key2, which enables the online system to be used as a comprehensive asset register across all mobile and fixed assets that require safety inspections and regular maintenance. Group-wide, the business operates a mixed fleet which includes 140 light and heavy commercial vehicles; and 80 items of heavy plant […]

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    Kitchen furniture specialist expands fleet with Renault

    The Renault Master 125.35 P-Cab Loaders are supplied by Renault Trucks South West and are additions to DOS’ 14-strong Iveco and Ford fleet. According to DOS, the trial vehicle’s performance including fuel economy, load area, weight carrying capacity and the relationship with Renault Trucks South West were the key factors in purchasing the vehicles. The […]

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    Highways Agency & DVSA launch joint stopper trial

    HA Traffic Officers will be trained in stopping officer duties, but incident management will remain their priority. They will be supporting, rather than replacing, DVSA stopping officers. The four month pilot will run near Doxey on the M6 from 1 September, to assess if joint working improves the DVSA’s ability to target high risk vehicles, […]

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    Garmin & VeriLocation partner for Android-based telematics & navigation device

    Featuring a rugged dust-proof design, built-in Bluetooth, Wifi and NFC capabilities, high-sensitivity GPS, extra loud speaker, and a sunlight readable, 6-inch capacitive touch screen, the Fleet 660 and 670 have been fully optimised for both in-cab and hand-held fleet use and mark the launch of Verilocation’s driver Dashboard application. Revealed at the recent CV Show […]

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