Ford Transit

Ford Transit vans powered by hydrogen will go on trial with the Royal Mail.  The Transit vans are based on the 2.3 litre petrol derivative but run with the addition of a supercharger and the hydrogen tanks that are fitted under the load floor.  Whilst the Transit vans will maintain the same load volum, the gross payload is affected because of the 250kg weight of the extra fuel tanks. 

Article from Fleet News, 14 January 2010

Ford has defended the Transit Connect’s record after the BBC revealed it had the highest MoT failure rate for cars and vans.

Speedy, the tool and equipment hire company, has recently put to work a new fleet of Ford Transit vans at their 400 nationwide depots.  The 110 Ford Transit T350 Dropside Pick Up vans, which have cost Speedy near £2.8m, are equipped with raised safety bars on the sides and rear of the van in a bid to prevent the van user from falling when offloading.

The Ford Transit van has been crowned the most commonly stolen vehicle by the Association of Chief Police Officers Vehicle Crime Intelligence Service (AVCIS).  The top ten will not make happy reading for the boys and girls at Ford, with the brand appearing no less than 5 times.  Indeed, the popular Ford Fiesta car steals second.

SUMMARY

According to Parkers.co.uk, a "quarter of all vans on the road in the UK are Transits, such is the popularity of the model."  Indeed, the term "transit" is now synonymous with "medium sized van" and is the yardstick against which all other vans and van makers are measured.