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How Much Weight Can a Van Carry? Understanding how much weight your van can carry is massively important.  Overloading your van can result in some serious consequences, from engine and transmission strain, sluggish journeys, damage to the van’s suspension and hefty fines from the police. What is a payload? In simple terms, the payload of your vehicle is the total weight of your load, in addition to the weight of the driver and any passengers. How to calculate your van’s payload To work out your van’s payload you’ll first need to find out the gross vehicle weight and it’s kerbweight. ...

A work van is an essential tool for any tradesperson. They can be used for general storage and for carrying around your tools and essentials or as a fitted out mobile workshop. A van is a great asset and can help with keeping organised which in turn ensures your jobs run smoothly and efficiently. Whatever you use your van for, as a workshop or for storing tools and essentials, there are a whole load of accessories out there to fit your van out with. We’ve pulled together what we think are the top 5 essential items that would help a...

Here at TradeTidy we are passionate about how we can help tradespeople make the most of the storage space available in their vans.  From full rack out systems to basic holders for storing things like silicone tubes, there are a whole host of products out there that can help you achieve a tidy (and therefore maximise your storage space) van. Here’s a few ideas to help with using every spare inch of storage space you have:   Van Space Saving Ideas Shelving custom fitted to vans is a brilliant way of getting the most out of the storage space in...

Keeping your van organised with a TradeTidy silicone tube holder is a must – no more lost silicone tubes and time lost hunting for that silicone tube that you just knew you had in the van somewhere.  As well as being robust, looking classy and being made in the UK, the TradeTidy silicone tube holders are easy to fix to pretty much any of the surfaces in the back of your van.  Bulkhead, to the ply lining, back doors, wheel arch boxing, existing racking systems and more. Each silicone tube holder comes with a free TradeTidy Fixing Kit which is...