Each internal fit out of the new vans was designed by SFS to accommodate specialist tools, parts and work benches. The vans will be used to support the workshops and local authority vehicles. Commenting on the new vehicles, Bob Sweetland, managing director, SFS said: ‘Our customers are our number one priority and we continually invest […]
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is reassuring motorists that the change in the vehicle tax system should not cause problems for drivers, but they should be aware of the new process. To enable the abolition of the disc, DVLA decided to relook at the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) process and, as a result, has changed […]
Their arrivals mean that all but a handful of the supermarket refrigeration expert’s 85 vehicles are now Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Montgomery allocates the vans to its mobile engineers and technicians, who install and maintain storage and display units, including large fridges and freezers, at some of the UK’s biggest and best-known supermarkets. The company provides a […]
With FTA members regularly voicing their increased concerns over the problem of driver shortage, the subject will be discussed in detail as part of FTA’s fringe event at the party conference on Tuesday 30 September. As part of the event entitled ‘Transforming transport – securing and supporting the next generation of employees’, the challenges facing […]
Featuring a split drop-side body, specifically designed for kerbside deliveries, the Isuzu N50.150 4×2 rigid is currently working in south Wales. It handles a range of delivery operations including daily house-to-house residential drops in rural areas, as well as deliveries to the company’s commercial customers locally. According to Mandy Gill, transport manager at CPL Distribution […]
The technology also allows Speedy to validate employees’ driving licences; and can be integrated with other IT systems across the business. Commenting on the technology, Mark Woodworth, logistics project manager at the Merseyside-headquartered company, said: ‘Key2 has enabled the implementation of a single system to manage all fleet, driver and journey-related data, vital for ensuring […]
Another significant introduction is the arrival of an SE model powered by a 144hp version of the familiar 2.5-litre dCi diesel engine. This engine, first seen in the fleet-oriented XE version launched last year, delivers 215g/km of CO2 with a combined fuel economy of 8.2l/100 kms. SE equipment provides a number of enhancements over the […]
The driver terminals are designed to seamlessly integrate information captured in the field into back-end systems, and thus enable decision–making based on real-time data. The new API PRO.connect offers new opportunities to customise the driver terminal with apps to further digitise the workflow process. Applications such as vehicle checks, proof of delivery, question paths and […]
From 1 October, paper tax discs will no longer have to be displayed in a vehicle. Instead, an electronic road tax database will hold the details of the drivers who have paid, and those who haven’t, and will be checked via Automatic Number Plate Readers when on the road. If there is an existing tax […]
These new variants will debut at the 2014 IAA Commercial Vehicles Show this month, and complete the renewal of Ford’s entire commercial vehicle range in the last 24 months. The two-tonne Transit is the flagship of a range that also includes the one-tonne Transit Custom, the smaller Transit Connect van offering payloads between 600-1000kg, and […]
