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Canter gets more horse power - 03/08/2010
The Fuso Canter range of light trucks, sold in the UK through Mercedes-Benz dealers, has been topped off with the addition of a 175hp version of its 3.0 litre turbodiesel engine.
The Fuso Canter range of light trucks, sold in the UK through Mercedes-Benz dealers, has been topped off with the addition of a 175hp version of its 3.0 litre turbodiesel engine.
August 2010
Welcome to the August issue of Van User.
Roddy Graham is absolutely right to point to the Government’s plan to cut road spending and its implications on road safety. But there will be a huge price to pay in terms of congestion and lost time for companies too.
The cuts will also come as a severe blow to the construction
industry, as it was just starting to recover from the downturn.
For van operators there has never been a greater need for operating efficiency and the intelligent use of technology. Fleet managers will be turning increasingly to vehicle tracking, satellite navigation and other telematic solutions to increase their productivity. However as Roddy points out, they should also take every step to protect their most valuable asset, their staff, throughout..
DAN GILKES
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Roddy Graham is absolutely right to point to the Government’s plan to cut road spending and its implications on road safety. But there will be a huge price to pay in terms of congestion and lost time for companies too.
The cuts will also come as a severe blow to the construction
industry, as it was just starting to recover from the downturn.
For van operators there has never been a greater need for operating efficiency and the intelligent use of technology. Fleet managers will be turning increasingly to vehicle tracking, satellite navigation and other telematic solutions to increase their productivity. However as Roddy points out, they should also take every step to protect their most valuable asset, their staff, throughout..
DAN GILKES
CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
September 2010
We’re having something of a glimpse into the future next month, with first drives of three very different electric vans on real city roads, two in London and one in Stuttgart. The big news though, is that these aren’t pie-in-the-sky future concepts, but vans that you can buy and operate right now. We’ll also be keeping our feet on more familiar ground, by putting Vauxhall’s Movano and the mid-range 1.6 litre Fiat Doblo to the test on local roads.
