The government is putting up £9.5 million to encourage UK road haulage operaters to buy and use low carbon medium and heavy goods vehicles, and the supporting refuelling infrastructure.
Fiat Professional is celebrating another success with its award-winning Fiorino taking the Best Light Van Award in the 2012 Van Fleet World Honours.
Flexi Hire is designed to provide the Heavy Truck operator the benefits of fixed five year monthly repayments along with the security of optional breaks. Notice can be given annually where exercised by 3 months written notice effective from the relevant anniversary.
On the eve of this year’s CV show in Birmingham, Fiat Professional’s award-winning Doblò Cargo van has just scooped another important accolade, having won the Most Versatile Trades Van award in the 2012 Trade Van Driver Awards.
Prime minister David Cameron has called for an urgent increase in private investment for much needed improvements to the British transport infrastructure, but concerns grow that if additional costs are implemented this could discourage lorries from using those roads.
An industry survey has found that 95% of the logistics sector is not prepared for dealing with the supply chain overload expected to occur during the London 2012 Olympics.
Fiat Professional has launched a new special series Fiat Ducato called the Ducato Tecnico.
Haulage firms from across the UK have called on Government to take action to cut fuel duty, stimulate the economy and save haulage businesses.
The Freight Transport Association is calling on the chancellor to slash fuel duty by at least 5%, as well as scrap the planned inflation-linked fuel duty increase planned for August.
Iveco dominated the 33rd Dakar with a first, second and sixth place in the overall truck ranking. Dakar is the world’s most important rally, where most of the European and Asian Truck OEMs participated.
Brocklehurst Transport has taken delivery of three new Ivecos featuring Euro-5 beating FPT Industrial engines, each certified to meet the stringent Enhanced Environmentally friendly Vehicle (EEV) standard.
Fleets could be facing record diesel prices after the steepest and fastest ever rise in wholesale costs over the festive period, according to RMI Petrol.
A new Fiat Fiorino Cargo van more than proved its miserly fuel claims after winning the Overall Best MPG title in the ALD Automotive Shell FuelSave MPG Marathon.
Following its international launch in September, the New Daily, Iveco’s light commercial vehicle, has achieved European orders totalling 11,000 vehicles – including particularly strong results in the chassis cab segment.
T&K Gallagher Ltd has recently taken delivery of 10 new 61-plate Iveco Daily Vans, which have been kitted out specifically for the repair and maintenance works on the United Utilities/Enterprise Network Alliance contract.
For professionals always on the move, Doblò Work Up is the ideal vehicle for tackling city traffic and carrying even the heaviest loads. A reliable working partner with the best dimensions/capacity ratio.
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West Yorkshire-based Bedfords Transport has ordered a further 12 ECOSTRALIS 6×2 mid-lift tractor units from local Iveco dealer Northern Commercials. The order was placed after its first two ECOSTRALIS Active Space Super3 tractors, which entered service on 1 June 2011, “smashed” the four per cent fuel saving guarantee.
TMTM has recently decided to increase its fleet of traffic management vehicles and is delighted to announce the arrival of two new Iveco 35C13 Chassis Cab pickups, supplied by Carl Smitton, from Northern Commercials.
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Northern Commercials pride itself on the service we offer our customers, and aim to ensure we resolve any problems our customers may experience with their motorhome.
In a UK first, Bedfords Transport has invested in two Iveco EcoStralis tractor units to run on behalf of its recent acquisition, LinQ Alliance.