Ryder keeps Travis Perkins fleet on road
Ryder has revealed it struck a deal with Britain’s biggest builders merchant Travis Perkins to purchase its 620-strong fleet and then lease it back within 96 hours of previous supplier Gulliver’s...
View ArticleBrown sauce is best says Fiat Professional survey
The response to one of life’s previously unanswered questions has finally been revealed thanks to what Fiat Professional describes as a ‘crowd-saucing’ campaign. The company spoke to hundreds of UK...
View ArticleVolvo VISTA competition open for entries
Registrations have opened for the Volvo Inernational Service Training Awards (VISTA) – the world’s largest and growing service market competition. About 20,000 technicians in around 5,000 teams from...
View ArticleMercedes backs Northern Ireland safety drive
Mercedes-Benz Vans has joined forces with the FTA and Police to help keep light commercial vehicle operators in Northern Ireland safe, compliant and efficient. The event, staged at the RADAR road...
View ArticleSVA issues rallying cry for charity car and van auction
Shoreham Vehicle Auctions (SVA) has issued a rallying cry for south coast used vehicle dealers and consumers to donate any unwanted running vehicles or part-exchanges to its charity auction for The...
View ArticleIsuzu Becomes An Official Partner Of The FMB
Isuzu UK, the pick-up professionals, has announced the launch of a new partnership with the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). The Isuzu D-Max pick-up is already popular within Building and...
View Article‘MC Hammers’ Impress In Volvo’s VISTA World Finals In Brazil
‘MC Hammers’, a four-person team of truck technicians from MC Truck & Bus, finished in sixth place at the Volvo International Service Training Awards (VISTA), held in Curitiba, Brazil. As Volvo...
View ArticleFitting AEB As Standard On Vans Could Stop Almost 2,500 Crashes Annually
Fitting autonomous emergency braking systems as standard on all commercial vehicles in the UK has the potential to stop almost 2,500 crashes per year. Analysis of Department for Transport van accident...
View ArticleLookers Awards Leader of Tomorrow At Inspirational Summit For Women Leaders
National motor retailer Lookers has proudly sponsored and presented a Leader of Tomorrow award at a prestigious summit for inspirational women leaders, the R&A Reach Women’s Leadership Summit. The...
View ArticleVeterans Benefit From ‘Archaeological Therapy’, Thanks To Anchor Vans
Commercial vehicle hypermarket Anchor Vans was proud to support the charity that brings modern-day veterans closer to a historic battle site of their ancestors. For the second time, Anchor Vans...
View ArticleMercedes-Benz Business Barometer Finds Van Drivers Are Risking Their Health
The hot weather is causing health problems for the nation’s van drivers according to the latest Business Barometer research from Mercedes-Benz Vans UK Ltd. Despite warnings to carry water in the...
View ArticleIntercounty Truck & Van launches Mercedes-Benz X-Class
Mercedes-Benz Dealer Intercounty Truck & Van chose the surroundings of a historic country house hotel and sporting estate to launch the first premium brand pickup. More than 80 established and...
View ArticleAnchor Vans Team To Take On The Tough Mudder In Support of the Rosemary Appeal
The team at van dealer Anchor Vans have signed up to take part in the gruelling physical challenge, Tough Mudder, to raise funds for the Rosemary Appeal. The crew of Anchor Vans staff members will be...
View ArticleImperial Commercials to Reopen Following Fire Outbreak
Commercial vehicle dealer, Imperial Commercials is reopening for business after its staff responded ‘heroically’ to a fire that swept through a neighbouring business at its Wellesbourne Park location...
View ArticleRygor Team Makes Egg-cellent Start to Charity Fundraising Year
After announcing it’s 2018 Charities of the Year back in January, the team at Mercedes-Benz Vans and Trucks Dealer Group, Rygor Commercials, is driving its fundraising efforts forward. This year the...
View ArticleTruckman Launches UK Charity Support Scheme Starting With RNLI
Manufacturer and distributor of 4×4 vehicle accessories Truckman has introduced a new scheme to support UK registered charitable organisations, which has already helped RNLI. The West Midlands-based...
View ArticleThermo King Trailer Refrigeration Unit Receives Transport Award for...
Thermo King’s SLXi Hybrid trailer refrigeration announced that it has been awarded a European Transport Award for Sustainability 2018 in the category “vehicle cooling and heating systems.” The Thermo...
View ArticleElectric Truck to Handle Waste Collection in London
A truck powered entirely by electricity is being put through its paces in the City of London to see how zero-emissions a electric truck might benefit local authorities. The electric HGV tips the scales...
View ArticleRygor Announces 2018 Charities of the Year
Mercedes-Benz Vans and Trucks Dealer Group, Rygor Commercials, have announced its 2018 Charities of the Year, as nominated and voted for by its team members. Rygor’s Charities of the Year initiative...
View ArticleLookers Sponsors British Bobsleigh Team for Winter Olympics
Motor retailer Lookers has become a main sponsor of the British Bobsleigh team in their attempt to win a medal at the Winter Olympics. The sponsorship has helped the team fund three nine seater Ford...
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