Included within the address will be the organisation’s proposals for “new ways of working with the industry”, and how transport managers can apply best practice in order to avoid becoming targets of enforcement. FTA policy experts will also be on hand to provide guidance and best practice advice about future legislation and enforcement changes, before delegates […]
The Citan will now run alongside a pair of mid-sized Vito vans, a 109 CDI, 116 CDI Sport Dualiner, and 3.5-tonne Sprinter already in use with the company. All vehicles were supplied and are maintained by the Cardiff branch of dealer Euro Commercials (South Wales). Launched in February, the Citan is the smallest van in […]
The Barker Group vans will be leased on a three-year Nissan Business Finance contract hire package. The heavily liveried delivery vehicles will cover the southern counties, including some blue chip clients in London. The Nissan vans were chosen by Barker Group after a search to find a better value alternative to the Mercedes LCVs that […]
They will be used to recover damaged vehicles, return repaired vehicles and transport replacement vehicles for customers, with the aim of improving TCW Group’s overall service. The custom-built cabs were delivered by Paynes Garages, and come with one fully enclosed curtain sided vehicle and four custom-built Roger Dyson twin deck TR3 TDLW transloaders. TCW reports […]
SMMT reports that Daimler, Scania and Volvo have all seen demand picking up despite the weak economic conditions. It is believed that orders are now being placed to ensure that drivers can avoid having to purchase more expensive, Euro 6 compliant vehicles once the new regulations are enforced in 2014. SMMT says that Daimler reported […]
MyCarCheck.com/Trade’s LCV expert, David Hill, explained: ‘August will be a slow month as the weather and the holiday season have their usual impact. That said, we still have to make a living and the trade will be on the lookout for unusual vehicles, stock to fit existing orders and anything offering value for money that […]
The company, which provided security services at the Olympic Village during the 2012 London Olympic and Paralympic Games, hopes that outsourcing to CLM will improve customer service, communications and maintenance management, and increase value and efficiency on its fleet. The fleet comprises more than 60 Ford and Nissan-badged LCVs which are used for logistics support […]
Last year's event saw the launch of the Scottish Logistics Report and examined the logistics challenges facing Scotland in the evolving European and global market places. This year's event, (partnered by DWF Biggart Baillie and supported by CILT), reviews and develops these key themes, and will also examine one of the primary challenges facing freight […]
The vehicle glass repair and replacement company, which serves more than one million motorists each year and has 100 branches across the country, is refreshing its 1,250-strong Transit van fleet with the new order of work vans. As a result of the trend for larger windscreens with greater curvature in modern cars, Autoglass is increasing […]
With 33 different boroughs in London all applying their rules in different ways for loading and unloading (often depending on the size of vehicle and the time of day the delivery is being made), and with no clear signage to indicate the time allowed to make that delivery, FTA says it is impossible for drivers […]
