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 the size of its staple work vehicle to enable its mobile technicians to carry larger vehicle glass.
Each new van will be equipped with racking to carry the firm’s stock-in-trade as well as an electrical conversion unit to provide 240-volt power for tools and equipment. The entire Transit fleet is supplied through Heartlands Ford in Birmingham, and runs on a four-year/100,000-mile working life.
Autoglass fleet manager, Ged Raymond , commented: ‘The glass we have to carry is getting bigger and therefore so must our vehicles. The 290 long wheel-base Transit Custom meets our needs perfectly and is being well received by our mobile technicians. They have always loved the Ford Transit and they like this one even more thanks to its comfort and drivability.’