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FLEETS with a penchant for raw power will be queueing up at their local Chrysler dealers in October when the Dodge Ram pick-up is launched.

LEX Vehicle Leasing is predicting ‘admin headaches’ for Scottish fleets responding to this year’s legislation banning smoking in vans.

SNUGTOP has been chosen as the sole official supplier of hardtops for the new Nissan Navara.

BARNES Group UK, a supplier of workshop and maintenance essentials to the engineering, rail and airline industries, has seen the number of accidents on its fleet drop by 20%, maintenance costs reduce by 15% and insurance premiums cut by 40%, following the introduction of ‘RiskMaster’ - a new road-risk management programme.

RAY Smith Group, which is known for its tail-lifts and demountable body systems, has launched a double-deck storage system for vans between 2.0 and 3.5 tonnes.

CHARLES P. Megan is to take over as interim chief executive officer of LDV, following Allan Amey’s decision to retire from his chief executive job on his 60th birthday in May. Amey will work in a consulting role until he retires.

TRYING to persuade Britain’s hard-nosed van fleet operators to cough up an extra £1,000 per vehicle for automatic gearboxes in order to make their drivers’ lives easier may sound like an impossible task.

BCA’s UK Business Development Manager - Commercial Vehicles Duncan Ward reports

BCA’s Duncan Ward gives an auctioneer’s view of the smallest commercial in the used market – the hatchback.

Alex Wright, Manheim Auction Group’s commercial vehicle director, looks at the emerging trends and high performers.

AS a whole new breed of 4x4 trucks hits British shores this year, the secondhand market is expanding too.

OVER the years, the staff at Fleet Van have tested a number of fuel-saving devices – and one thing we can say with certainty is that most of them don’t work.

THE past 12 months have been a tough time for Mercedes-Benz vans in the UK.

IF someone offered me a brand new, fully fledged panel van for ten grand, my first thoughts would be that it might be stolen.

THERE has been a bit of a tussle this year between the PR men at Ford, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen.

ALTHOUGH you might be hard-pressed to think of a connection between van drivers and 80s pop singer Rockwell, they actually have something in common.

Christmas time saw a flurry of activity at British van manufacturer LDV as production lines ground to a halt and the firm was taken over by an American consortium. LDV sales and marketing director Tony Lewis reveals what lies ahead

WHEN the Kia Sorento van arrived here at Fleet Towers the other week, I dispatched a colleague to the car park to remove the press pack. She returned a few minutes later and told me: ‘There isn’t a van in the car park.’

MORE than half of all fleet cars could be on the road illegally due to dangerous faults that would fail an MoT, according to new research by motoring organisation RAC.

EXPERT advice on running a safer fleet, cutting costs and keeping the taxman at bay are the main focus of a major conference for fleet managers taking place next month.

A GOVERNMENT report has backed national road charging as a way to combat air pollution, bringing the likelihood of pay-per-mile closer.

FINANCIAL services firm Prudential has a new two-year contract with Inchcape Fleet Solutions.

CALLS have been made to change UK planning procedures to speed up start dates of road improvement schemes.

PEUGEOT is to extend its Smartnav satellite navigation offer beyond its initial winter promotion.

BMW has introduced two new entry-level 3-series Touring models.

VAUXHALL Astravan drivers can now give their models a sporty look thanks to the availability of new body styling packages.

RENTAL company Sixt rent a car has launched a bespoke microsite for van and truck hire.

THE large number of fleets which collate data and keep records on accidents involving their drivers could use the information to prevent similar incidents from happening again.

LEX Defence has strengthened its military connections after agreeing a £110 million contract to supply transport services for the British Army.

LOMBARD Vehicle Management is covering extra VED charges levelled on customers’ vehicles after the charges were increased in the Budget.