What you need to make your van work for you

Truckman tops help Scottish Water get its gear to hard-to-reach places

By |2013-03-19T15:55:47+00:00March 19th, 2013|Van Conversions, Van News|

Side hatches and the solid rear door allow access to the custom converted load area HOW do you get engineers, tools and equipment to remote locations and into areas with no roads? That’s the problem faced by many utility companies and one to which Scottish Water has found a solution. The water company runs a fleet of Toyota [...]

Van refrigeration pavilion makes a come-back at 2013 Commercial Vehicle Show

By |2013-02-07T11:23:21+00:00February 7th, 2013|CV Show, Van Accessories, Van News, Van Refrigeration|

  The Cool Pavillion at this year's CV Show will be of special interest to temperature-controlled transport and logistics providers THE Cool Pavilion will be back at this year’s Commercial Vehicle Show in April, with the UK’s top van refrigeration companies exhibiting. The area, dedicated to chilled and frozen products and services, will be of special interest to [...]

Lose weight and save money

By |2013-02-06T11:20:11+00:00February 6th, 2013|Van Accessories|

Reducing additional weight in a vehicle will improve fuel economy YOU might as buff and trim as a Chippendale but you could still have a weight problem that’s costing you money. That’s because many businesses and trades people that operate vans up to 3.5 tonnes are missing a simple trick to increase fuel efficiency. Research by the Energy [...]

Got a Ford Ranger? Get one of these utility tops

By |2013-01-31T21:30:00+00:00January 31st, 2013|Van Accessories, Van Conversions, Van News|

The Utility Top creates a vehicle with decent storage space, but still under 2m high. The large side access doors are said to be perfect for racking and storage systems TRUCKMAN's new Ford Ranger Utility Top was designed for utility companies’ and fire and rescue services’ off-road vehicles, but looks like a great addition for any user who [...]

Brick-red Transit Connects ‘designed’ to stand out

By |2012-10-22T17:46:15+01:00October 22nd, 2012|Van News, Van Signwriting|

Story: COLIN DAWSON   IT’S DEFINITELY a bonus when your van helps to get your business noticed. So when Nottingham-based brickwork firm Barnes & West ordered two short-wheelbase and one long-wheelbase Transit Connect models with internal modifications and eye-catching livery, Ford's ‘one-stop shop' provided the perfect solution. The vans were specified in vibrant Mars red, a standard Ford [...]

Only need a refrigerated van part time? Here’s how

By |2012-10-02T07:26:11+01:00October 2nd, 2012|Van Accessories, Van Refrigeration|

Stay chilled: Somers Relay refrigerated van from Citroen's Ready to Run range Story: PETER McSEAN Refrigerated vans are vital for many types of small business. But as someone with a small business, you don’t have the option of a large fleet of vans – where some are refrigerated and some not. Vans in small businesses need to multi-task. [...]

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