Judging comment: “Small vans are designed from the outset to be light commercials completely at home in the urban environment. They are easy to drive and manoeuvre, and very fuel efficient. Currently there are just the two competitors in this sector; the Fiat Fiorino and Ford Transit Courier. A revised version is due to be […]
Judging comment: “With a significant increase in rental days over the last few years, Ogilvie Fleet launched Ogilvie Rental in 2017, accompanied by a dedicated website. The site provides access to more than 120,000 commercial vehicles at more than 2,000 locations, with vehicles available within a two-hour time frame if required. The Ogilvie Rental team […]
Judging comment: “We have yet to drive the third generation Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, so can’t judge it in this year’s awards. However, we have had an in-depth look at the technology both inside and surrounding this important new van. Mercedes-Benz really is taking a new approach to Sprinter, offering customers a massive range of solutions, to […]
Judging comment: “Specifying standard vans can be hard enough, but overseeing complex conversions, involving several parties, requires a far higher level of transparency and a joined-up approach. Alphabet has created a commercial vehicle build and conversion tool based on Smartsheet, that provides vehicle arrival dates from OEM to converter, build start and completion dates and […]
Judging comment: “Large Panel Vans are the fuel-efficient, high payload, large capacity load-shifters that tend to dominate the outside lane of the motorway. Deciding on the winner of this category for 2018 has not been easy, the standard of every model in the market being so high, but it goes to a range of vans […]
Judging comment: “For many temperature-controlled van users, payload is king. CoolKit carried out an evaluation of different body structures within the food delivery market and found new methods of construction, with new materials that have saved up to 150kg of load capacity. CoolKit has used honeycomb section, with high density blown PET and sheet-textured GRP […]
Judging comment: “Light trucks are used by businesses like landscape gardeners and builders that require a sturdy, uncomplaining, no-nonsense workhorse. They may not cover high mileages, but they are frequently abused. Available with a semi-automatic twin-clutch gearbox and stop/start system, a first in this sector, not to mention an all-electric drivetrain on higher GVW models, […]
Judging comment: “BT Fleet Solutions invested more than £1.6m in its SMR offer last year. It extended its working hours, tripled its repair network, introduced mobile technicians and brought further digitisation to improve efficiency. In turn, the company has halved lead times, cut downtime for vehicles and recorded impressive improvements in customer satisfaction.”For the full […]
Judging comment: “Light Panel Vans are ideal for multi-drop delivery work on congested urban streets thanks to their excellent load capacity-payload-footprint ratio; not to mention fuel efficiency and driveability. Sporting a stylish exterior design and boasting a choice of diesel and petrol engines, not to mention manual or automatic transmission, the winner of the Best […]
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Judging comment: “Arval has been working to reduce downtime for its LCV customers by looking at every step of the vehicle life cycle. This covers initial vehicle requirements, sourcing the right van at the right time. It also includes complete in-life support, downtime management and a flexible return process. Arval has combined several products including […]
Judging comment: “As it’s one of the main vehicle category winners, the nominations are: Ford Transit Courier, Ford Transit Custom, Fuso Canter, Mitsubishi Outlander, Nissan Navara, Volkswagen Caddy and Volkswagen Crafter/M-A-N TGE. “The winner is bristling with all the latest active safety features, connectivity and driver comforts. A recent round of revisions brought it bang […]
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Judging comment: “Harnessing data from multiple fleet service providers to assess fuel use can be a real headache for a fleet manager. TMC has created Fuel+, using fuel, telematics and journey data to reduce fuel costs, provide visibility over fuel usage and to identify where ULEVs can be deployed. The system has already saved £1.2m […]
