Commercial Van Solutions

From improving your approach to maintenance to better training and even data collection, you can reinforce the importance of fleet safety and ensure that your entire team buys into your safety measures. From regularly communicating a safety-focused message to using technology to track driver performance, these ideas will help you boost the safety of your existing fleet and give you peace of mind when your drivers roll onto the open road. Ways to Improve Fleet Safety                                  Improved Maintenance Monitoring Fleet vehicles put in a lot of miles and incorporating technology into your maintenance program ensures that your trucks and gruau vans are serviced when they need to. Lack of adherence to a maintenance schedule – or no proactive maintenance at all – can damage your safety record and put your team at risk. Regular and accurate maintenance monitoring boosts safety ...

It’s no secret that many drivers have trouble reversing their vehicle. Many times, it’s either their own lack of mobility or the feeling that nothing bad will really happen while driving in reverse. Regardless of the reason, collisions do occur when backing, but that can easily change. One of the things to realize is, whether you back up into or out of a driveway or parking space, there is risk. You may not be able to eliminate all of the risk, but you can certainly reduce it. Vehicle Blind Spots Part of the issue of reversing is the fact your vehicle suffers from blind spots around each side of the vehicle, which makes it difficult to see vehicles, people and objects from the driver’s vantage point. The rear area on passenger vehicles has a blind spot area anywhere from 20 to 50 feet. Although that may sound unrealistic, it’s true. The higher the trunk lid, the more it hides from the view of the driver. The shorter the driver sits in the seat, the more it affects what ...

Buying a van is likely to be one of the biggest investments for your business as well as being an essential tool that you need to make sure is fit for purpose. Before you commit to buying anything, you should ask yourself the following questions to understand exactly what it is you're looking for in a van. How Much Space Do I Need? The main function of a van is to transport cargo and tools. They provide a reinforced space so that they can carry heavier and larger loads than a car. You should work out the typical payload you transport day-to-day and how much space that takes up so you know what load area size you need to look for. It's a good idea to give yourself an element of flexibility, but at the same time, you don't want to waste money by paying for a van that is too big. If you occasionally need to transport a larger load, it might be worth hiring a larger van for those times rather than investing in a vehicle with t...

 Securing goods in a tipper can be a nightmare. Here are a few tips for you to make sure that your goods are perfectly safe:     The roads we drive on today are often twisty and windy, with changes in terrain and sharp bends. We all drive our vans at speeds approaching the national speed limits, which seem pretty fast when you have a van laden with contents. For drivers of used vans in Swindon, the network of motorways and urban roads presents constant challenges for a variety of reasons, including bad weather conditions and heavy traffic. Most van owners use their vans for work. Whilst the government publishes guidance for load securing for commercial vehicles, this is directed at open-sided goods vehicles and transporters, rather than the closed loads in a van. There is however, a general best practice guide for van safety, published by the UK government. What you don't want is your valuable tools and bits and pieces at risk of sliding around in the ...

Gamification has become increasingly popular in recent years as companies have sought new, more effective ways to engage employees and achieve higher levels of productivity and compliance. While gamification was once the province of web-based businesses, today, businesses in just about every industry vertical are  taking advantage of the benefits gamification programs can offer, and fleet companies have been quick to adapt. The idea behind gamification? Tap into our innate desire to compete (and be rewarded), and then use that desire to drive changes in behavior. Telematics software and mobile technology like smartphones make it simple to incorporate gamification in the fleet industry to improve driver safety and compliance while supporting deeper engagement in company-wide goals. Gamification and Driver Behavior   When it comes to driver behavior, providing immediate corrective feedback is critical for eradicating bad habits and helping good habits “stick.” The ...

  Want to transition from driving a car to driving a van? Here are 10 ways in which you might find the experiences to be different. 1. Taxes Higher rates of tax are associated with driving larger vehicles. If you drive your van for commercial purposes, you can claim tax back on the miles that you drove for business purposes. 2. Speed limits Residential area and motorway speed limits are the same for both cars and vans. On single and dual carriageways, however, the speed limit for vans is lower than that for a car (50mph on single carriageways and 60mph on dual carriageways). 3. No rear view window Most vans do not have a rear view window, so you will need to make good use of your windows to check on traffic coming up from behind. 4. No central rear view mirror Unlike cars, vans usually are not equipped with central rear view mirrors. Again, this makes your side mirrors much more important when you are driving a van. 5. The need for extra care with bridg...