Van Fleet World

4 days ago | vanfleetworld.co.uk | Natalie Middleton

South Wales Mercedes-Benz van and truck dealer Euro Commercials has completed its acquisition of neighbouring business City West Commercials (CWC), extending its position across the border into south west England. The acquisition includes City West Commercials’ facilities in Avonmouth, Exeter and Highbridge, which will be rebranded to align with Euro Commercial’s sites in Newport, Cardiff, Swansea and Haverfordwest (pending authorisation).

4 days ago | vanfleetworld.co.uk | Natalie Middleton

The UK logistics sector “lies at the heart of government’s plan for change” and is an “unstoppable force for economic growth”, according to Future of Roads Minister Lilian Greenwood. In her keynote address at Logistics UK’s inaugural annual conference, taking place at the QEII Conference Centre in London today (4 June), Greenwood recognised that the “industry wants more clarity from government” and stressed that the Government is “ready to work with the sector every step of the way”.

1 week ago | vanfleetworld.co.uk | Natalie Middleton

Quirepace, one of Toyota’s longest-established UK fleet customers, has placed a new order for Proace vans. The Hampshire-based company, a specialist in pneumatic tube systems, will deploy the latest fleet arrivals for use with its engineering teams to support their work on maintaining industrial equipment across the UK. Quirepace established its relationship with Toyota in 2009.

2 weeks ago | vanfleetworld.co.uk | Natalie Middleton

A new white paper that reveals how to drive improvements to local logistics operations is now available for local authorities and wider fleets. Penned by the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation (CIHT), the briefing advises stakeholders on how to drive improvements to local logistics operations. It explores key features of last-mile delivery in the UK, including challenges created by fragmentation, multiple stakeholders and sensitivity to local conditions.

2 weeks ago | vanfleetworld.co.uk | Natalie Middleton

A new coalition dedicated to improving UK towing safety has launched in collaboration with the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (PACTS). Established as the number of towing-related incidents – both for work and leisure – continues to present unnecessary and preventable risk on the UK’s roads, the UK Towing Safety Alliance brings together a wide range of organisations with a shared commitment to raising awareness and instilling safer towing practices.