<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Van articles from Roadtransport.com</title><link>http://www.roadtransport.com/</link><description /><language>en-gb</language><copyright /><generator /><lastBuildDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:13:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Used van market starts new year strongly</title><link>http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/02/05/135509/used-van-market-starts-new-year-strongly.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/02/05/135509/used-van-market-starts-new-year-strongly.html</guid><description>The internet helped continue the upward trend for used vans, as buyers, undeterred by January's poor weather, continue to source rolling stock from the second-hand...</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Truck registrations plummet</title><link>http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/02/04/135503/truck-registrations-plummet.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/02/04/135503/truck-registrations-plummet.html</guid><description>Truck registrations in January plummeted 53.5%, the lowest monthly total in 18 years, as the overall CV market fell another 11.4%, according to the Society...</description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:22:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Guest Trucks to exhibit at CV Operator Show</title><link>http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/02/01/135474/guest-trucks-to-exhibit-at-cv-operator-show.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/02/01/135474/guest-trucks-to-exhibit-at-cv-operator-show.html</guid><description>The 2010 CV Operator Show is not just about selling trucks for Midlands Iveco dealer Guest Trucks - it is also about selling the services it can provide for trucks.</description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:21:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>McDowells invests over £1m on new fleet</title><link>http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/28/135463/mcdowells-invests-over-1m-on-new-fleet.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/28/135463/mcdowells-invests-over-1m-on-new-fleet.html</guid><description>R McDowell Distribution has invested just over £1m on 17 new and used trucks after the West Yorkshire-based firm secured several key contract wins.</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:05:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Renault reveals Master prices and specifications</title><link>http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/27/135447/renault-reveals-master-prices-and-specifications.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/27/135447/renault-reveals-master-prices-and-specifications.html</guid><description>Renault has released price and specification details for its new Master van, which went on sale this week.</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>HL Smith picks an Iveco Daily to reveal new livery</title><link>http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/26/135436/hl-smith-picks-an-iveco-daily-to-reveal-new-livery.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/26/135436/hl-smith-picks-an-iveco-daily-to-reveal-new-livery.html</guid><description>Wolverhampton-based HL Smith Transmissions has added a 3.5-tonne Iveco Daily to its operation.</description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:15:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Order books are open for new Renault Master and Vauxhall Movano</title><link>http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/25/135419/order-books-are-open-for-new-renault-master-and-vauxhall-movano.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/25/135419/order-books-are-open-for-new-renault-master-and-vauxhall-movano.html</guid><description>The all-new Renault Master and Vauxhall Movano range of panel vans goes on sale this week offering improved running costs, better performance and a broader line-up than the outgoing machines.</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Don't take failure rates at 'face value', says CAP</title><link>http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/21/135407/dont-take-failure-rates-at-face-value-says-cap.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/21/135407/dont-take-failure-rates-at-face-value-says-cap.html</guid><description>Used price analyst CAP has warned commercial vehicle operators not to take the recently released MoT vehicle failure rates, which list both make and model, at "face value". </description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:49:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CV Operator Show exhibitor numbers increase</title><link>http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/15/135363/cv-operator-show-exhibitor-numbers-increase.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/15/135363/cv-operator-show-exhibitor-numbers-increase.html</guid><description>Bookings for next year's Commercial Vehicle Operator Show and Workshop 2010 are increasing daily as exhibitors sign up for the first major road transport and automotive service industry get-together since 2008.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>CV registrations data paints gloomy picture</title><link>http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/15/135353/cv-registrations-data-paints-gloomy-picture.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/15/135353/cv-registrations-data-paints-gloomy-picture.html</guid><description>New truck prices in 2010 will have to "increase considerably" on 2009 levels due to higher raw material costs and the weakness of the pound, according to Iveco UK MD Henk van Leuven.</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 10:12:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Merc says fleets will turn to alternative fuels</title><link>http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/14/135343/merc-says-fleets-will-turn-to-alternative-fuels.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/14/135343/merc-says-fleets-will-turn-to-alternative-fuels.html</guid><description>Mercedes-Benz predicts that future commercial vehicle fleets will use more than one alternative fuel technology to reflect a breadth of operations, as well as the increasing need to reduce emissions.</description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 11:16:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Iveco MD calls for simpler sales process</title><link>http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/12/135331/iveco-md-calls-for-simpler-sales-process.html</link><guid 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That was the question posed by Iveco managing director Henk van Leuven at the manufacturer's State of the Nation presentation.</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 12:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>High-mileage vans ignored by buyers</title><link>http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/07/135300/high-mileage-vans-ignored-by-buyers.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2010/01/07/135300/high-mileage-vans-ignored-by-buyers.html</guid><description>Contract extensions have increased the mileage on late-year rental and fleet vans, which provide the bulk of late-year vans in the used market. </description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:32:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Top five former truckers #3: Chris Tarrant</title><link>http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2009/12/27/135199/top-five-former-truckers-3-chris-tarrant.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2009/12/27/135199/top-five-former-truckers-3-chris-tarrant.html</guid><description>Chris Tarrant did various jobs, among them long-distance lorry driver, before becoming a trivia mogul. </description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 09:03:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Lysanda: haulage can cut fuel bills by £3.3bn </title><link>http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2009/12/22/135265/lysanda-haulage-can-cut-fuel-bills-by-3.3bn.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2009/12/22/135265/lysanda-haulage-can-cut-fuel-bills-by-3.3bn.html</guid><description>The UK road transport industry could cut its fuel usage by 20% through better fleet monitoring, according to technology firm Lysanda . </description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Used van prices at highest level for two years</title><link>http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2009/12/15/135236/used-van-prices-at-highest-level-for-two-years.html</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.roadtransport.com/Articles/2009/12/15/135236/used-van-prices-at-highest-level-for-two-years.html</guid><description>Used light commercial vehicles (LCVs) rose to their highest level for two years in November, with the average van costing £3,902, up from £3,858 recorded in October, according to British Car Auctions (BCA).</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>