Provided by Warrington Dealer Enza, the new long-bodied 109 CDIs join a fleet of over 50 vans, which include Vito and Sprinter vehicles. All vans are managed using tracking and maintained in-house at the company’s recently opened Knutsford headquarters. Commenting on the purchase of the new vans, Stephen Clegg, Topspeed’s managing director, explained: ‘With hard-earned […]
According to the SMMT, van sales also increased by 26.3% last month, whilst truck demand rose by 32%. Commenting on the figures, Sue Robinson, director of the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA), said: ‘October proved to be another buoyant month for commercial vehicle registrations which is welcoming news to the truck and van sector. Vans […]
Checking driving licences is a legal obligation for all businesses that require employees to drive as part of their job. Under European legislation, employees driving without a valid licence is one of the Most Serious Infringements(MSIs) operators can be convicted of, putting their "O" licence at risk and seriously affecting future career opportunities. Driver Hire’s […]
The free-of-charge tool is specifically designed to enable fleet managers to carry out map and firmware updates on multiple Garmin sat navs efficiently. Maps and software need only be downloaded from the web once to the fleet manager’s local PC, then multiple sat nav can be updated in parallel, direct from the PC using a […]
In the month of October, vans rose 26.3% with 22,473 registrations and posted growth of 11% over the year so far with 227,477 registrations. According to the SMMT, the overall commercial vehicle market is up 9.8% for the year-to-date, at 266,934 units. Commenting on the results, SMMT's commercial manager, Nigel Base, said: ‘Both the van […]
Motorcraft 4+ offers national maximum price service options – £119 for a minor service, and £189 for a major service – as well as a maximum MOT price of £35, reducing to £30 when combined with a Motorcraft Service. These prices include all required service parts, labour carried out by Ford-trained technicians and VAT. More […]
Total Cleaning Company South has a fleet of 12 vehicles operating throughout the south and the ForeTrack GPS system has been fitted to each vehicle. The despatch department uses the system to keep track of its team of cleaning technicians who are heading to domestic and commercial properties and enables them to direct drivers to […]
By utilising the real-time, web-based Roadsense system, Iceland will be able to co-ordinate its fleet to make sure that delivery targets are being met and, by monitoring driving styles, ensure that its vehicles are being driven responsibly and in the most efficient way to maximise fuel efficiency, reduce carbon emissions and minimise risk. ‘Our home […]
All the vehicles wear an updated version of the familiar orange and white chevron livery worn for years by the London Evening Standard’s Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans. Rygor is the UK’s largest Mercedes-Benz Dealer – the German manufacturer’s franchised network is also responsible for sales and support of the popular Fuso light truck range. According to […]
The current SHB Southall depot in Ealing will close and be relocated to a three-acre site in Heathrow with ample parking and workshops to support the LCV, buggy and HGV rental fleet. The new site at Gloucester will be dedicated to vehicle preparation and sales. SHB managing director Mike Street said: ‘We have previously supported […]
