The firm said its online bidding platform, Simulcast, continues to perform strongly at all seven commercial vehicle auction centres. Manheim has seen record online sales at Gloucester, Shepshed, Shotts and Washington; selling 65% of the vans at one sale to an online buyer audience of over 200, which was in addition to over 100 physical […]
February 2016
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HelloFresh reports fourfold delivery increase with just 50% more vans using smart scheduling
by Katie Beck
HelloFresh transport manager Elliot Jenkins reports that Truckstops has helped the company increase the scale of its in-house deliveries fourfold, even though it has only needed to put 50% more vans on the road. HelloFresh is an online company that assembles all the main ingredients for a range of healthy and appetising meals, and delivers […]
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The vehicles, all 109 CDI models, were supplied by South Wales dealer Euro Commercials on contract hire. Most are Long-bodied versions although the line-up also includes seven Compacts and a couple of Extra-longs. The company, which provides a full range of mechanical, electrical and management/maintenance solutions, had previously leased a variety of vehicles, most […]
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by Katie Beck
The spray on lining is the latest product to be offered at Venson’s workshops in Hessay, Yorkshire and Welwyn Garden City, delivering a hard-wearing protective coating designed to reduce rust and corrosion. Both products deliver an airtight and watertight seal that stops dirt, water and grit getting into contact with the metal on a […]
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by Katie Beck
The new vans, which replace a mixed fleet of leased and short term hired vehicles, will be used by Two Rivers Housing’s home-based technicians who provide maintenance services for its 4,000 homes in Gloucestershire and Herefordshire. Two Rivers Housing has specified all of its new Citroën vans in Polar White paint. The Relay 35 […]
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by Katie Beck
They new models were supplied by Bell Truck and Van, and have lined up alongside the 20 Vito models that entered service with Blueline two years ago. “Our first Vito taxis continue to perform superbly so it was a foregone conclusion that we’d go back for more,” explained operations director, Lee Clayton. “The previous […]
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by Katie Beck
The seven awards reward performance across a number of key areas, from new and used sales, through customer satisfaction and loyalty to Authorised Repairers. There are also three top Van Centre accolades which recognise overall results. The big winners this year were Swansway Group, which has four Van Centres and claimed three awards, […]
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The business mobility and fleet leasing specialist is going ‘on air’ for the first time ever to promote the offer of a Peugeot Partner 1.6 HDi for £119 per month including maintenance. Radio X (formerly XFM) has national coverage through DAB, with FM coverage in London and Manchester and the Alphabet will play up […]
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From today drivers using Tower Bridge will be encouraged to stop idling and switch their engines off when the bridge is opening, prompted by new road signs. The scheme, delivered by Southwark and Tower Hamlets and jointly funded by the Mayor of London, is part of the Mayor’s £20 million Air Quality Fund, which will […]
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by Katie Beck
The new Isuzu provides a communications hub and base for WMAS commanders at the ground scene, for the duration of an incident, acting as a ‘mobile mini headquarters’. It is planned to send the command vehicle to support air, rail and multi-vehicle incidents, or more prolonged incidents, such as flooding, within the West Midlands region. […]