With the unveiling of its Vision Van at its Innovation Campus in Stuttgart, Germany, Mercedes has showcased how robots and drones could soon be used more effectively for delivery tasks. Van hire and leasing specialist Northgate has looked at how the enhancements would work. Mercedes has teamed up with world-class flying vehicles and intelligent control … [Read more...]
Graze and go
When The Grazing Shed decided to hit the road with its award-winning range of burgers, only one van stacked up – a ‘Super Tidy’ Sprinter from Mercedes-Benz Dealer Euro Commercials. The Grazing Shed began life in 2013, after Duncan Black and three like-minded colleagues teamed up to launch their first restaurant in Cardiff. So successful did it prove that … [Read more...]
New MoT plan will be bad for vans, says industry supplier
Concerns over safety mean that vans should be excluded from the Government’s new consultation on extending the first MoT to four years. So believes FleetCheck, one of the UK’s leading fleet software and management companies, which is planning to make an official submission to the Department for Transport The Government has asked for industry feedback … [Read more...]
EV claims overlook payload range cost
The range of an electric van can almost halve when it is carrying a full payload in real world conditions, according to a new trial by Arval, a leading vehicle leasing and fleet management company. The study showed that, over the same 33.58-mile course, an EV with a full payload lost over 85% of its range compared to a 45% loss for one that was carrying … [Read more...]
More vans than ever on UK roads
The number of vans on Britain’s roads has hit an all time high of 4 million. According to Motorparc data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, a total of 4,007,331 vans are in use on UK roads, a 4.3% increase since the previous year. Demand for new vans in the UK is now at record levels: registrations grew 1.2% in the first quarter of … [Read more...]
Van sales improved in March after cars boost as well
The new van market finished the first three months of the year on a high, with a 3.3% uplift in demand in March, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The 63,913 registrations made in the month represented some two thirds of the quarter's total volume, with almost 99,000 new light commercial vehicles (LCVs) hitting British roads in … [Read more...]
