Van

Ford is expanding its electric van range with the addition of a mild-hybrid Fiesta Van along with an all-electric 2-tonne Transit to come. The company has also announced that its production version of the new Transit Custom plug-in hybrid has been…

Vauxhall has released the first images of the British-built Vivaro-e – its first factory-built, fully-electric van. Available to order from June, the new model will come in two lengths and two body variants, offering a range of 188 miles on…

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is urging van drivers to give their vehicles a health check despite being handed an MoT extension during the COVID-19 pandemic. Any MOTs for vans and passenger vehicles – including those that are due their first ever…

The Van Excellence scheme has celebrated its 10th birthday. Administered by the FTA, the initiative allows operators to demonstrate their commitment to safer, more efficient and sustainable van fleets by passing a series of tests. And despite a decade of…

A leading office supplies supplier has lowered its emissions by 13%, while lowering instances of dangerous driving and increasing MPG with the help of Lightfoot. Bates Office Services chose Lightfoot’s driver rewards platform and in-cab driver guidance technology for its…

More than 70 new Citroën commercial vehicles are being deployed at NHS sites nationwide as the country fights the Coronavirus. The vehicles were delivered last week to NHS Property Services, which owns and manages more than 3,000 health service facilities.…

As the iconic VW Transporter turns 70, TNB takes a nostalgic look back at the story of the world’s longest production-run commercial vehicle. The Transporter – also known as Bulli, Kombi, VW bus or microbus – first rolled off the…

A study by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has found that fewer than half of van drivers use handsfree or Bluetooth technology while driving and instead risk a £200 fine and six penalty points for using their phones at the wheel. The…

Auction specialist BCA has reported a rise in the average value of LCVs sold in January. The company’s latest LCV Pulse report said the average price reached an all-time high at £7,636, an increase of £343 (4.7%) over the December…

Delivery and logistics company DPD has ordered 300 all-electric Nissan e-NV200 vans. The order will more than triple DPD’s current fleet of electric vehicles, taking it to 450 by May. The move is part of the company’s goal of becoming…