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Classic Trucks
• The first part of Channel 4's six-part series "Classic Truck" was shown on Tuesday 10 January at 20:00hrs. Next week's show (17 January at 2000hrs) tells the history of British Trucks. Later programmes include "Ticket to Ride" —a look at bus travel and "Monsters"— the heavy haulage units of the `50s.
Logistics workshops
• The Institute of Logistics is running a series of twohour workshops tailored for operations managers, at the International Handling and Storage Exhibition. Subjects for discussion include bar coding, the financing of forklift trucks, warehousing and racking. The seminars will take place in the Griffin Suite at the NEC, Birmingham.
Contact Janis Young on (0536) 205500.
Used trucks
• Transfleet is holding a two-day auction to dispose of used vehicles from its rental and contract hire fleet. The company says it will be offering 500 vehicles from
7.5 to 38 tonnes. Some of the rigids and artics will be offered with a 12-month annual test certificate and with a Freight Transport Association inspection and warranty. The sale takes place at National Car Auction site in Mansfield on 20 and 21 January, with viewing from 06:00Iu-s on 20 January
Admission is by catalogue which can be obtained from National Car Auctions direct on (0623) 554232. Ask for the Transfleet Information Desk.
Back to school
• The Cranfield Centre for Logistics and Transportation has published a list of its seminars for 1995. Highlights include Logistics for General Managers on 27 September and Customer Service and Distribution Strategy on 20 June.
For a full list of one and two-day courses contact Cranfield's School of Management on (0234) 751122.
Keep cool
11 The Temperature Controlled Storage and
Distribution Exhibition (TCS&D) is to be held at the G-Mex Centre in Manchester on the 7-9 November 1995. Those interested in exhibiting should contact (0737) 768611.
Freight forward
• The next meeting of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association is to be held at the hotel Swissotel Hotel in Zurich, Switzerland from 31 March to 3 April 1995.
Contact Zurich 3116511.