The EST estimates that if half the light goods vehicle drivers in the UK lightened their loads by 75kg – equivalent to three bags of cement or an empty industrial gas cylinder – it would save around £50m on fuel each year. This would result in 100,000 fewer tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions – enough […]
From March, all Combo, Vivaro and Movano models registered will move to two-year service intervals. Combo’s service interval will be two years or 21,000 miles (18,000 miles for petrol variants) or oil life quality monitor warning, whichever is sooner. The Movano and British-built Vivaro will be two years or 25,000 miles or oil life quality monitor warning, […]
The manufacturer surveyed 252 fleet managers for its 2013 Nissan Van Report and found a key priority is fuel prices. Since 2001 diesel prices have doubled to an average of 139.8p per litre and not surprisingly 75% of fleet managers surveyed were taking measures to control or reduce fuel use, although a quarter of them are […]
The Service Contract is intended to provide customers with peace of mind in the knowledge their vehicle is being maintained to the highest standards, by qualified technicians using Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts – all at an affordable rate. James Ostridge, service contracts manager, Mercedes-Benz UK, said: ‘Our vehicles run to their ideal performance when they are maintained […]
Isuzu Truck (UK) was formed in 1996, with CEO Nikki King explaining: ‘We established the Isuzu Truck commercial vehicle brand in a crowded marketplace. We concentrated on offering award-winning customer service with highly-specified technical training for our dealers and some of the best trucks available within the Isuzu product range. We’ve grown from strength-to- strength […]
In a review of over 133,000 vehicles, LeasePlan identified opportunities for its customers to save over £50m – £390 per vehicle – by making key changes to the running of their fleet. Across the UK’s total of over one million fleet vehicles, that translates into over £400m of potential savings. Within a year, LeasePlan had cut […]
The vehicle was presented to Graham Dawe, managing director of Ipswich-based SES, at a recent launch event at Milsoms, Kesgrave Hall, which was attended by locally based van operatorsThe vehicle was one of two Citan 109 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Longs supplied by Orwell to SES, which plans to order another couple next month. Founded in 1977 […]
The prediction comes as the organisation releases new commercial vehicle sales figures, which show a strong start to the year for van registrations, with an 11.9% rise to 16,049 units in January, although they remain down for the rolling year. Meanwhile heavy truck registrations decreased by 19.6% last month to 2,882 units, but were still […]
The association says that rental and leasing companies already operate the biggest volume of low-emission vehicles on UK roads, but has highlighted how the Energy Saving Trust’s new Plugged-in-Fleets Initiative (PIFI) has shown that businesses switching to electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles could reduce their fleet fuel costs by 75%. The BVRLA recently held a […]
Under the Transit24 programme, more than 90 of Ford's 200-plus commercial vehicle authorised repair network will be identified as "Transit24 Dealers" to provide top-quality service, maintenance and repair for all commercial vehicles. They will provide priority treatment for all urgent work and aim to complete vehicle-off-road repairs on the same working day, or within 24 […]
