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Peugeot’s subsidiary Citroën has offered a number of vans with enhanced traction devices for some years. Now Peugeot is getting in on the act. The company launched both Bipper ATV and Partner ATV vans at last year’s CV Show, and will this year add an Expert ATV to the line-up. All three vans feature the […]
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Sector: Light/medium truck GVW: 6.5-16.0 tonnes Engines: 5.1-litre; 156PS, 177PS, 211PS, 231PS and 7.7-litre; 238PS, 272PS, 299PS In the last three years, Daimler trucks has been on a product offensive like no other, with a complete renewal of the range. Starting at the top, they have now reached the smallest of their trucks, the Atego. Market leader Even though the […]
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Volvo Trucks launched its new flagship FH tractor range at the Hanover Show last September, the comprehensively revised FM range was launched at the UK CV Show and the FMX model, designed for construction work, also made its debut recently. What of the remaining models in the truck range? ‘We’re still missing the FL and […]
Take us back to the beginning. Thirty years ago, nothing like RentMan existed. Can you sum up how you identified the market need and opportunity, brought it to life, and have kept it on top of its game for so long? Iain McLean: Back then, everything was paper based – there was absolutely no alternative […]
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Until a few years ago, the people who needed to worry most about libel proceedings were journalists and writers. But as the recent case concerning the BBC2 Newsnight programme demonstrates, others could now face court proceedings for having posted comments on Twitter, or other social media sites. While the majority of fleet managers and drivers […]
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As we move increasingly towards low emission vehicle use, particularly in an urban delivery environment, alternative methods of powering fridge and freezer compartments incorporated in vans will need to be found. Simply running the vehicle’s engine – or worse having a non-emissions compliant motor powering the fridge unit – will become increasingly difficult. Converters and manufacturers […]
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It’s well known that carrying unnecessary weight in a vehicle increases its fuel consumption, but by how much has been debated for some time. At Cenex, and in partnership with the Energy Saving Trust, we did some research comparing vehicles empty and fully loaded on typical urban and rural driving routes (using the Artemis Urban […]
How are your rods and cones faring? The human retina contains two types of photoreceptor cells, known as rods and cones. Cones allow us to see fine details, and give us colour vision, but rods are better at sensing movement, and thus aid our peripheral vision. Even in healthy individuals, these photoreceptors decrease in density […]
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What’s the composition of Chivas fleet? Chivas Brothers is part of the Pernod Ricard Group, and we produce whisky brands such as Chivas Regal, Ballantine’s, The Glenlivet, and Royal Salute alongside our gin brands, Beefeater and Plymouth Gin. These brands are then distributed by our sister companies around the world. As the largest group subsidiary […]
The market for light CVs below 3,500kg gross vehicle weight (GVW) was a tough one in 2012, finishing the year down 7.9% compared with 2011 at 239,641 registrations. Yet more contraction in the economy, even if by a small amount does little to raise business confidence. The virtues of contract hire – notably avoiding capital […]
