Eco-Drive is AutoGlass’s internal project to reduce the cost and carbon footprint of its 1,000-vehicle fleet. With 90% of the company’s business now mobile, it trialled numerous telematics-based solutions before deciding the
As many fleet managers will know, some 25% of new 3,500kg gross vehicle weight (GVW) light CVs are not panel vans but conversions, involving a separate body built on a chassis cab,
No truck manufacturer has ever renewed its entire range at one stroke – until now. Renault Trucks has been able to call on its incorporation in the Volvo Truck Group and the
From its head office in Loughborough, the UK’s first centre of excellence for low carbon vehicle technologies, better known as Cenex, has been an ever-present organisation in the first steps of the
Despite the best efforts of manufacturers to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions, fuel continues to represent around 20% of the overall cost of ownership of a van. Finding a way to
During the past 12 months we have seen one in three drivers fail the basic test of being able to read a number plate at 20 metres. I would not have believed
Following the economic downturn in 2008, a number of van fleets looked for more flexibility in their operations than that provided by the contractual obligations of contract hire. That in turn may
It is still difficult to gain a clear picture of the state of the European economy. Recently, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) cut its economic growth forecasts for the
Ford Transit Custom, Mercedes-Benz Citan, and coming soon, the new Mercedes Sprinter – just some of the van models that will be launched in the next year. Van manufacturers try to minimise
Take us back to the beginning. Thirty years ago, nothing like RentMan existed. Can you sum up how you identified the market need and opportunity, brought it to life, and have kept
