The Department for Transport’s (DfT) data on reported road casualties in Great Britain 2015 shows there were 65 goods vehicle occupants killed last year – up 38% on the figure of 47 for 2014. The figure for those seriously injured increased 5% from 532 in 2014 to 560 in 2015. However there was a […]
June 2016
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The SMMT figures for May show UK commercial vehicle output increased 13.8% to 7,748 units. The home market drove output, with demand up almost a quarter, while production for export also enjoyed substantial gains, putting the overall sector up by 2.7% in the year to date. The news comes as European commercial vehicle markets […]
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Being held at DAF in Thame on Tuesday 19 July, the event will be presented by Matthew Davock of Manheim Remarketing, Dave Petts from Ford Motor Company, David Murray from the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency and the BVRLA's Jay Parmar. They will discuss compliance, new vehicle launches, market trends and overloading. The association added that its members’ […]
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TfL said the audits are now seen as compliant with one of its contractual requirements. At an operator’s request, FTA can now supplement its Truck and Van Excellence audits with additional items covering TfL’s contractual work-related road risk (WRRR) clauses. Equivalency of Truck and Van Excellence with the addition of ‘Section 7 – TfL […]
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VMS Refrigeration supplied an ALEX Original refrigeration condenser to be fitted onto a Mercedes Sprinter van. The TRCSBW 324 unit comes with an electric single phase stand-by facility and can be fitted to a wide range of vehicles. The conversion was provided by Polar Truck & Van. Steve Clarke of MC Potatoes said: “The […]
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UK firms running van and HGV fleets could be losing more than £7,000 a year through vehicles being off the road due to breakdown.
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Search opens to find 2016 Van Hero
As well as gaining the Van Hero 2016 title, the winner will also be awarded a free three-year lease on a Ford Transit Custom or £5,000, with small awards for regional winners. The event offers a platform for people to nominate their favourite local van or pickup hero, no matter what their trade or […]
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The findings have been published today (28 June) in the Microlise Transport Conference post event report, and follow the Government's confirmation earlier this year that 'lorry platooning' trials, using a convoy of vehicles headed by a driver in the leading lorry, will go ahead. The Microlise Transport conference report also includes analysis on a […]
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The company runs a fleet of Ford Transit 350s, Transit Customs and Transit Connects for use by its service and installation teams across the country. The vans needed bespoke conversion to enable safe transportation of equipment and tools, which was completed by Sortimo, based in Warrington. The vehicles are being supplied by Pendragon Vehicle […]
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The company is running two new Sprinter 313 CDIs with insulated Long bodies, which join another eight Mercedes vehicles on its 16-strong fleet. Production director Steve Simpson said: “Our vans start work at 3am, which is not a time you want a van to break down, so reliability and top-quality back-up are of paramount […]