| Ford has geared its new model to cater for fleet | | | | gives Fleet managers the confidence that their |
| operators who are concerned about productivity, | | | | purchase decision has been independently verified for |
| safety, and cost of ownership saying the Transit | | | | safety and production conformity. Reduced regular |
| Tipper has been updated for those operational | | | | maintenance requirements, repositioned end outline |
| needs.Mark Simpson, marketing director, Ford of Britain, | | | | marker lamps incorporating LED lamps, simplified |
| said: "The success of the Ford One Stop Shop | | | | systems and reduced parts count all help towards the |
| programme can be attributed to our customers. We | | | | cost of ownership. Another new addition to the Ford |
| listened to their operational concerns and needs and | | | | Commercial range is the new 14-seat Transit minibus |
| created a programme to cater for thousands of | | | | for sale now with a choice of three 2.4-litre TDCi |
| different types of businesses. Transit's dependability | | | | powertrains ranging from the new 100PS unit with |
| and robustness enable us to create commercial | | | | six-speed transmission to the 140PS six-speed. At 3.5 |
| vehicles that provide effective business solutions." The | | | | tonnes GVM, this addition to the range means that it |
| changes include an improved payload, lower loading | | | | can be driven on a category B car licence (on a non |
| height and intuitive tipper control gear. The body weight | | | | hire and reward basis). This increases the number of |
| for the single and double cab models has been | | | | minibus for sale for non category D licence holders to |
| reduced by 51Kg & 40Kg respectively. When it | | | | three; a nine-seat shuttle, a 12-seat minibus and a |
| comes to safety, it now has body lock down (for | | | | 14-seat minibus. The 17-seat Transit Minibus has a |
| additional safety and stability a sequenced hydraulic | | | | 150kg increase in payload taking it from 4.1 tonnes to |
| cam holds the body in the stowed position) and has | | | | 4.25 tonnes. All models are designed to carry |
| been TÜV approved. Recognising that fleet and | | | | occupants in a safe, spacious and well-equipped |
| rental operators are under increasing pressure from | | | | interior. Standard safety features on a Ford minibus for |
| their duty of care responsibilities, the Transit Tipper still | | | | sale include ABS, ESP, driver and passenger airbag |
| remains the only Tipper in the industry to be approved | | | | with the latest generation seatbelts that suit both adults |
| by the TÜV Rheinland Group; a global leader in | | | | and children on 15- and 17-seat models. |
| independent testing and assessment services. This | | | | |