Mr Bean goes under the hammer A pre-war light truck affectionately known as Mr Bean after the character immortalised by Rowan Atkinson is to go under the hammer at a West Country a...
26 Jan 09
Trojan ready to fight for sales A Trojan special edition L200 double cab pick-up has been unveiled by Mitsubishi. Standard equipment includes 16in alloy wheels, climate contro...
22 Jan 09
Options spell cash in the bank says BCA Order your van with a sliding side load area door if possible and get the load area ply-lined before you carry cargo advises auction house BCA. That w...
22 Jan 09
Extra traction for Citroën Dispatch Marketed under the 1200 XTR+ banner, a Dispatch that can extract itself from building site mud is the latest addition to Citroën’s line-up....
20 Jan 09
LDV seeks urgent aid talks with government In a sign of the times, LDV is seeking urgent talks with government ministers to discuss the prospect of immediate assistance. It has extended ...
19 Jan 09
Hino fits the bill for plant hire specialist A Hino 300 6.5-tonner has been acquired by Ambergate, Derbyshire-based plant hire specialist JC Balls & Sons for use as a support vehicle and to r...
14 Jan 09
British 2009 Commercial Vehicle Show axed Following the pull-out of almost all van and truck manufacturers the Commercial Vehicle Show 2009 has been cancelled. The CV show was due to have take...
12 Jan 09
Isuzu trucks deliver the news Ten Isuzu N75.190 7.5-tonners have gone into service with Associated London Distribution. They're being used to deliver copies of the Metro news...
08 Jan 09
British 2009 van and truck show to be renamed Organisers of 2009’s crisis-hit British Commercial Vehicle Show are changing its name and re-orienting the event in a bid to save it from cancel...
06 Jan 09
UPS loads up with Modec electrics UPS has ordered 12 electric vans from Modec. Six, including the one the global parcels giant has been testing for nine months, will join its UK fleet ...
05 Jan 09
Merc Sprinters fulfil the needs of Trotters A Northumberland bakery has acquired five refrigerated Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 311CDI vans, the first Mercedes light commercials it has put into servic...
02 Jan 09
Renault Trucks to boost dealer network With a line-up that includes Master and Maxity - the latter is a Nissan Cabstar with different badges - Renault Trucks is strengthening it...
21 Dec 08
Dawsonrentals aims hire with Canter 7.5-tonners Hire fleet Dawsonrentals has acquired 30 Mitsubishi Fuso Canter 7C18 7.5-tonners. All powered by 5.0-litre 180hp diesel engines, they've been f...
19 Dec 08
Go compare with new van insurance channel Supermarket-backed financial search engine Tescocompare.com has launched a van insurance channel. The new service allows light commercial owners to c...
16 Dec 08
Home Delivery switches to Vauxhall Movano Well-known LDV Maxus operator Home Delivery Network is acquiring 523 Vauxhall Movanos after a six month evaluation exercise that involved putting a va...
16 Dec 08
Manchester voters throw out congestion tax plans Manchester has rejected proposals to impose a congestion tax zone in the city. The proposed two-tier system would have covered the whole of the Greate...
11 Dec 08
Modec scores fleet deal with delivery giant Delivery multinational FedEx has added 10 zero emissions vans to its UK fleet. The delivery giant has taken on 10 Modec electric vans for use in citie...
04 Dec 08
Low-emission BlueMotion coming to VW vans Volkswagen has confirmed the BlueMotion low-CO2 branding will be extended to cover its commercial vehicle range within 18 months. The Caddy van will b...
03 Dec 08
Nissan invests in UK van development centre The Cranfield, Bedfordshire-based Nissan Technical Centre Europe (NTCE) is to play a key role in the manufacturer’s worldwide van development pr...
02 Dec 08
BP launches 2009 fuel efficiency award BP has launched the BP Car and Van Fleet Fuel Efficiency Awards 2009 in a bid to recognise the efforts made by fleet operators who are striving to cut...