LDV plays long game LDV is to launch a long-wheelbase 3.5-tonne Maxus chassis cab with an extended frame in the autumn. It will give the vehicle a 750mm rear overhang and...
Citroën updates its van range baby Citroen has mildly revamped the diesel-powered C2 Enterprise 1.4HDi, the smallest van in its range. Externally it gets a restyled bonnet, front bumper...
14 Jul 08
Power hike makes Hilux Invincible Toyota has launched a special Hilux Double Cab with a whopping 194hp on tap. Marketed under the Invincible 200 banner, it features a 3.0-litre diesel ...
11 Jul 08
Hi-Speed rushes more Sprinters into service Half-a-dozen more Mercedes-Benz Sprinters have joined Ash, Aldershot, Hants-based Hi-Speed Services. All Long-bodied 311CDIs, they were supplied throu...
09 Jul 08
It's a life on the ocean wave for Daily A heavily modified Iveco Daily 4x4 has successfully crossed the Corsica Channel, which separates Corsica from Italy. It took nearly 14 hours to comple...
08 Jul 08
Parking ticket costs slashed Many commercial vehicle operators delivering goods in London are seeing their parking ticket costs slashed by up to 75 per cent. It's the result ...
07 Jul 08
Van owners to be hit again… and again? Thousands of diesel light commercial operators who regularly venture into the London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) will be hit by yet another new stealth ta...
04 Jul 08
Merc takes the 'green' path With diesel prices continuing at painfully high levels and likely to stay there for the foreseeable future, light commercial owners could be forgiven ...
01 Jul 08
Two-for-One Motor Show Ticket Offer With this year's What Van? Live taking place as part of the British International Motor Show at the ExCel Centre in East London we thought the lea...
01 Jul 08
Win a £3,000+ Livery Makeover Vinyl livery specialist Raccoon is offering a superb prize to one lucky What Van? reader. It will design and apply a full vinyl wrap livery to the van...
26 Jun 08
SsangYong launches 4x4 vans SsangYong has launched van versions of its five-door four-wheel-drive Kyron and Rexton S SUVs. Powered by a 141bhp 2.0-litre common rail diesel marr...
26 Jun 08
Transit SportVan 'eats front tyres' claim owners Ford's fancily styled Transit SportVan has developed an unhealthy appetite for front tyres according to a number of worried owners. Based on th...
23 Jun 08
Citroën beefs up dealer network Citroen is strengthening its van representation nationwide with the introduction of a core of commercial vehicle specialist dealers. Sixteen have...
19 Jun 08
Ford teams up with Cybit in telematics deal Telematics specialist Cybit has signed a deal to supply Ford with a bespoke system for its fleet customers. Operating under the Ford Fleet Telematics ...
18 Jun 08
Shell tanker drivers strike a deal This weekend's scheduled strike by Shell tanker drivers has been called off after unions and management reached an agreement over pay. A four-day ...
17 Jun 08
Canter plays the long game at Kestrel An extra-long Mitsubishi Canter Fuso 7C18 7.5-tonner has gone into service with Birmingham-based Kestrel Aluminium Systems. Canter's longes...
Price guide calls for used van mileage realism The commercial vehicle business needs to take a more sensible approach to projecting the second-hand value of vans likely to be worked hard instead of...
10 Jun 08
Rental giant in free telematics deal Self-drive-hire giant Northgate is offering customers who take a vehicle under its Norflex flexible long-term rental scheme the option of a free telem...