What you need to make your van work for you

Cut costs and raise safety with new generation racking

By |2018-01-10T10:22:49+00:00March 13th, 2017|Van News, Van Racking|

NEW generation racking for commercial vehicles is something that fleets should be exploiting for a variety of benefits, believes Arval. The vehicle leasing and fleet management company says that the latest designs are lighter in weight, safer, more practical and are easier to refit for “second life” use. Eddie Parker: Many fleets treat vans like mobile warehouses Arval [...]

Small fleet firms neglect essential van inspections

By |2017-03-07T10:35:15+00:00March 7th, 2017|Roof Racks & Ladders, Van Advice, Van Law, Van management|

SMALL van fleet owners often neglect essential van inspections and should do more to ensure their vans are regularly inspected during their operating life. We already know that heavy vans are the worst for failing the MOT test, and this failure to conduct regular risk assessments is a real duty of care issue, reckons Gain Solutions. A decade on since [...]

Truckman supplies hardtops to Europcar Hilux rental fleet

By |2017-01-04T14:11:37+00:00January 4th, 2017|Daily Rental, Van Accessories, Van News|

LEADING manufacturer and distributor of pick-up hardtops and accessories Truckman supplies hardtops to Europcar Hilux rental fleet in a prominent order boost for the company. Europcar UK, a subsidiary of Europcar Group, the European leader in vehicle rental services and a major player in mobility markets, has invested in 50 new Toyota Hilux pick-ups and has ordered British-built hardtops from Truckman for each, to [...]

Van conversions: flexible mobile power to your elbow

By |2016-12-15T17:26:19+00:00December 15th, 2016|Van Conversions, Van News|

WHEN a business requires flexible mobile power, van conversions with on-vehicle systems can be an ideal solution. Andy Jones, managing director of on-vehicle power specialist Winton, explains more about the benefits and considerations. With an on-vehicle power system, vehicles are professionally converted so the power of the engine is used to drive auxiliary equipment - similar to the way farm [...]

Truckman hardtops for the Fiat Fullback in Fiat-approved accessory range

By |2016-08-22T11:49:36+01:00August 22nd, 2016|Van Accessories, Van News|

TRUCKMAN hardtops for the Fiat Fullback pick-up have been launched as part of a range of Fiat-approved accessories. Available through Fiat's dealer network and direct from Truckman, the range of accessories includes a collection of commercial and leisure hardtops, a choice of tonneau covers and a selection of practical and stylish accessories. Truckman is the UK’s leading hardtop and pick-up accessories specialist [...]

New petrol Caddy wheelchair conversion launched

By |2016-08-01T16:19:30+01:00August 1st, 2016|Van Conversions, Van News|

Sirus Caddy wheelchair conversions Developed with wheelchair conversion specialist Sirus Automotive Available in Caddy Transfer, Caddy Drive and Caddy Up-Front variants Provides increased choice, independence and mobility for wheelchair users Offers a more realistic ‘car driving’ experience Priced from £26,195 VOLKSWAGEN has launched the first petrol Caddy wheelchair conversion in partnership with Sirus Automotive, the UK’s leading provider of ‘drive-from’ [...]

Two new VW-approved Truckman hardtops for Amarok

By |2016-07-27T12:56:00+01:00July 27th, 2016|Van Accessories, Van News|

Truckman hardtops for Amarok Cab-height Truckman RS has solid sides and toughened tinted rear door glass Truckman Utility has large storage and transforms Amorok into mobile workshop with space for racking and equipment with rear and gullwing side doors AUTO Styling Truckman has launched two new VW-Approved Truckman hardtops for Amarok that can be ordered through Volkswagen's 73 Van Centres. Manufactured by [...]

Here’s a tip – fit a Mule Tipper Insert to your pick-up

By |2016-07-19T09:17:24+01:00July 18th, 2016|Van Accessories, Van News|

NEED a tipper, just now and again? Now here's the Mule Tipper Insert - a simple solution for anyone wanting to turn their pick-up into a tipper, without any bodywork changes or going to the expense of a chassis cab-based conversion. It’s the brainchild of three friends with specialist backgrounds in Formula One, metal structural construction and hydraulics who decided to create [...]

Truckman hardtops for new Ford Ranger pickup

By |2016-03-16T09:12:38+00:00March 16th, 2016|Van Accessories, Van News|

AUTO Styling Truckman has ramped up production of its Truckman hardtops for new Ford Ranger pickup models - and added the new colour Pride Orange to the range of colour options. Offering business and leisure owners of Ford Ranger the most comprehensive range of hardtops on the market, Truckman carries extensive stock in its new 100,000 sq ft warehouse. Designed at its [...]

Truckman launches new hardtops for Isuzu

By |2016-03-01T09:39:53+00:00March 1st, 2016|Van Accessories, Van News|

AUTO Styling Truckman has extended its range of commercial hardtops for the Isuzu D-Max with two new highly-resilient and versatile canopies. The Truckman RS and Utility tops are designed, engineered and manufactured at their factory in the West Midlands. Now available for the Isuzu D-Max Double Cab, the Truckman RS is a fifth-generation hardtop, which appeals to both commercial and [...]

Volkswagen to launch new scheme for VW approved LCV conversions

By |2016-02-29T14:19:27+00:00February 29th, 2016|Van Conversions, Van News|

VOLKSWAGEN Commercial Vehicles is to launch a new scheme to recognise conversion specialists to widen the range of conversions available on VW commercial vehicle bodies. VW is launching the scheme when it returns to the Commercial Vehicle Show at the NEC in Birmingham (26-28 April ), the first time the manufacturer has attended the show since 2011. The new Converter Recognition Programme builds on [...]

Vauxhall Conversion Centre producing vans precisely the way you want them

By |2015-11-10T09:42:44+00:00November 9th, 2015|Van Conversions, Van News|

With 9,200 vans already converted to date in 2015, this has got to be proof that bringing this business in-house was the right idea. THE idea of having your new van exactly the way you want it and ready for work has really caught on. You only have to look at the success of both Hitachi Trade Ready Solutions and [...]

Truckman Grand hardtop for L200 heralds new range

By |2015-10-08T11:47:55+01:00October 6th, 2015|Van Accessories, Van News|

AUTO Styling Truckman has launched its Truckman Grand hardtop for the 2015 Mitsubishi L200 Series 5 pick-up truck as the first in a new series of hardtop models for leisure and commercial applications. One of the most fully-featured hardtops on the market, the UK designed Truckman Grand has been unveiled following an extensive research and development programme to compliment the [...]

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