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News Release from: Freight Transport Association | Subject: Van Inspection Services - Are Your Vans Compliant?
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 09 December 2003
Van Inspection Services - Are Your Vans
Compliant?
The number of light vans on the roads in the UK has increased by 16 per cent over the last twelve months as, among other things, the demand for home deliveries and internet based shopping has boomed.
In order to ensure that companies remain compliant and operate safely the Freight Transport Association is offering a range of van inspection services from its award winning Vehicle Inspection Services (VIS) team FTA carries out over 120,000 vehicle and equipment inspections every year and with an expert team of engineers located throughout the UK inspections can be carried out at a company's premises or other agreed locations in order to minimise downtime and disruption
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 8 Dec 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Alan Osborne, FTA Head of VIS said, 'Unfortunately government statistics show that a relatively high number of light vans are unroadworthy and, as we come to rely on these vehicles more and more, it is essential that this trend is reversed quickly.
The FTA's VIS team has the expertise to offer a comprehensive range of inspection services including roadworthiness, maintenance, topside and end of lease inspections as well as weight checks.
'For companies with large vehicle fleets located throughout the country FTA can provide management information summarising the condition of vehicles at individual depots as well as identifying trends against sector and national averages.' Geoff Goff, Tesco Fleet Manager a current user of the van inspection services said, 'Having the responsibility for Tesco's 950 Home Delivery vans I need to know that our vehicles are going out on the road projecting the right image.
FTA's audit of our vehicles provides me with invaluable inspection reports on both the maintenance and cosmetic condition of our vehicles.'.
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