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    Hanover Highlights

    Iveco – Daily Iveco was awarded the International Van of the Year 2015 for its new Daily range at the show. As Daily is starting to arrive in dealers, the firm has already increased its offering on the van, with a new option of a ZF eight-speed Hi-Matic automatic transmission now available on both 2.3-litre […]

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    VFW editor wins LCV awards in 2014 MPG Marathon

    Behind the wheel of Renault’s all-new Trafic SL27 Energy dCi 120 Business, the pair achieved 55.55mpg, the best overall mpg and also the best percentage improvement, being 16% better than the manufacturer’s official figures of 47.90mpg.  Commenting on the Trafic’s performance in the MPG Marathon, Dan Gilkes said: 'With a combined fuel figure of 47.9mpg, […]

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    Motiva launches end-of-life service to help fleets avoid penalties

    The company is using a new workshop complex at its Stoke-on-Trent headquarters to introduce its end-of-life service  to help businesses make significant savings on de-fleeting costs. John Cartwright, group operations manager, explained: ‘A number of providers see end-of-life as a big profit-making opportunity. ‘They carry out rigorous checks on vehicles returned at the end of […]

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    Racing drivers compete for MPG Marathon title

    Three-time British Touring Car Champion, Matt Neal, a member of the 2014 Honda Yuasa Racing Team, has confirmed that he will be taking part in this year’s event, on Wednesday 8th October and Thursday 9th October. He will be behind the wheel of a Honda Civic 1.6 litre diesel Tourer, a far cry from the […]

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    Volkswagen Transporter BlueMotion

    SECTOR Medium van   PRICE from €20,360 (approx)   FUEL 5.8–8.8l/100km   CO2 153–232g/km 65 years on and Volkswagen’s Transporter is probably, in name at least, the longest running panel van series in the world. The current model has been with us since 2003, which means that we can’t have long to wait until its replacement appears, particularly […]

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    Cenex launches free tool to help fleets evaluate viability of low carbon vehicles

    Launched at LCV2014 – the UK’s largest technology showcasing and networking event for the UK low carbon vehicle community, which took place this week at Millbrook Proving Ground – the downloadable version of the Fleet Carbon Reduction Tool (FCRT) is marked out by being based on real-world duty cycles, real-world fuel consumption and real-world electric vehicle range. […]

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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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    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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    Burnt Tree signs deal to supply Lyreco's refreshed fleet

    As part of a fleet replacement programme, Burnt Tree have supplied Lyreco with 57 new Mercedes 513 5t integral vans on a full five-year contract hire deal that also includes FleetForce, Burnt Tree’s online fleet management tool. Burnt Tree has also supplied Lyreco with a further 7.5t DAF rigid box van with tail lift and […]

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