Developed by the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles aftersales team, the new service promise has evolved from customer feedback and the experiences of Van Centre teams across the country. Focus has been placed on a number of key areas, including: approval of work, transparency of work undertaken and overall level of service. Volkswagen believes that the new […]
The new out-of-hours servicing will enable customers to drop off their pre-booked vehicles for inspection and routine service work at the close of business, with the ability to pick up their vehicles the very next day. The scheme, along with 7am to 11.30pm opening hours and the unique Service to You offering across its other […]
The organisation found total commercial vehicle registrations increase by 25.8% for the month, up 13.1% for the year-to-date and 18.4% over the rolling year. According to the SMMT, this shows that the van market maintains a period of strong growth, up 34.5% in July and 18.9% over the year-to-date to more than 180,000 units. Truck […]
According to Vauxhall, workers cheered off the Vivaro van, the 957,107th built there, before they start building the all-new model later this month. The vehicle will be exhibited at Vauxhall's Heritage Centre at its Griffin House headquarters in Luton. The all-new Vivaro secures 1,200 jobs, a 10-year contract and a £185 million investment at the Luton […]
The executives flew in to see at first hand, Britain’s first – and Europe’s second – Mercedes-Benz Van ProCenter. They toured the sales and servicing facilities at Ciceley’s flagship dealership in Blackburn, Lancashire, before receiving a presentation detailing the work undertaken by the company to achieve the new standard of excellence. Ciceley Commercials, which represents […]
A session “Tackling the Driver Shortage” will give advice on the recruitment of qualified and dependable vocational HGV drivers, which looks set to present increasing challenges as we progress through 2014. A faster than expected economic recovery and the associated increase in logistics activity, not to mention the September Driver CPC deadline, is raising forecasts for […]
According to the FTA, although an ambulance may not necessarily be recognised as a “van”, the vehicle is still governed by the same rules as any other light goods vehicle. The organisation believes that the accreditation of WMAS is a further demonstration that the Van Excellence scheme is open to all types of van operators […]
Garmin’s NEW Serial Fleet Management Interface (FMI) provides drivers with a wide range of critical information in real time, clearly displayed in a simple, actionable format, e.g. how many hours a driver can be on the road before a break. It also displays driving behaviour feedback to proactively coach drivers and improve their safety and […]
Commenting on the announcement, RAC spokesman, Pete Williams, said: ‘While it may seem counterintuitive on the face of it to suggest higher speeds create safer roads, there is good evidence from trials in Europe to support the idea that raising speed limits on some roads has helped to reduce accident rates. ‘A two-year trial in […]
The investment is part of A-Plant’s circa £10 million investment in new transport fleets for its divisions this financial year. The new fleet includes 20 Iveco Daily 35C13 panel vans which are on a 3300mm wheelbase and are fitted with a high roof (H2), giving 3,500kgs GVW and 7,000kgs GTW. The vehicles have been fitted […]
