ARI’s vehicles are supplied to customers such as the RSPCA and Autoglass, on a mixture of leasing, contract hire and contract purchase agreements. Commenting on the deal, Keith Allen, managing director of ARI Fleet UK, said: ‘We have chosen to use Michelin tyres because they are quality products which meet the very latest performance requirements, […]
The range has been expanded to meet increasing demand from industries for versatile commercial vehicles. The Truckman Utility Top is now available for the L200’s Double Cab Long Bed and Club Cab models, the Ford Ranger’s Double Cab and Super Cab models and the Toyota Hilux Double Cab. A Single Cab version for the Ford […]
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Triple Eight, of Westbury in Wiltshire, supplies frozen food to customers in the Chinese food trade across the south Midlands, South West, South coast and South East. The new vans replace two Isuzu 7.5t trucks and are expected to cover around 40,000 miles a year during their working life. The vehicles have been specially converted […]
The latest edition, written and compiled by FTA’s team of transport legislation experts, contains comprehensive information on general operations, employment, specialised operations and health and safety. New to this edition are amendments to the chapters on Graduated Fixed Penalties, Most Serious Infringements and Driver CPC. Commenting on the launch of the book, Andy Mathias, TBR […]
The decision by West Midlands-based bodybuilder Bevan Group to purchase the business – for an undisclosed sum – comes less than a year after it launched its own glass carrying vehicle. Bevan quickly won orders for more than 70 units from two of the biggest names in the industry. However, as managing director Anthony Bevan, […]
Commenting on the deal, Adrian Davies, fleet and cost manager at Genus plc, said: ‘Although we moved away from Leasedrive two years ago, it never closed the door on us and we were fortunate to have the group help us out on more than one occasion which would have seen us struggle to keep our […]
Explaining the benefits of the software, Maylarch’s managing director, Nick Willimson, said: ‘Since implementing the solution we have seen a wide range of benefits across many areas of our business. Fuel costs have been reduced by 7% in addition to lowered vehicle wear-and-tear thanks to improved driver behaviour, which in turn has led to a […]
The manufacturer also increased its market share to a record high of 13.4 % (12.6% in 2012), strengthening its number two position in the light commercial vehicles sector. Transporter registrations were up 16.4% and Caddy remained as popular as ever, with an increase in registrations by 22.5% over 2012. Crafter was up 10.8%, while deliveries […]
Supplied by Newtownabbey Dealer Mercedes-Benz Truck & Van (NI), they are assigned to a “white glove" pan-European delivery service for a US-based computer networking giant. The vehicles operate from headquarters in Magherafelt, Londonderry, and a European hub near Maastricht, in the Netherlands. Link it Logistics runs a fleet of 22 trucks and vans, most of […]
Van registrations rose 13.1% over the year to 271,073 units – boosted by 32.5% growth in December. Truck registrations totalled 56,218, up 23% as the move to Euro 6 fuelled growth. ‘As expected December truck registrations were exceptional last month due to the change from Euro 5 engine specification,’ said Sue Robinson, director of the […]
