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• A collision between a double-deck animal transporter and a Landrover on the M1 near Milton Keynes last Monday (10 September) killed 34 sheep and closed the southbound carriageway near junction 15 for five hours.
Transatlantic talks
• Chrysler is talking with several European companies including Fiat, in a bid to find a collaborator on vehicle development and distribution.
Plain speaking
• A vehicle engineering handbook has been launched by the FTA and BP Oil as a companion to the FTA Yearbook.
Toyota's tally
• Toyota's August CV sales in the UK were up nearly 20% on last year.
Under attack
• Just-in-time distribution has come under fire from Green Party transport spokeswoman Jan Clark as "unsustainable and incompatible with energy conservation". She also accuses the transport industry of "avoiding the true cost of their actions".
Van Man
• Allen Amey has been appointed managing director of van manufacturing at Leyland Daf, following Jim Donaghy's resignation.
Cost sharing
• Six North-Eastern counties are sharing the cost of an £80,000 weighbridge tester which will check around 1,000 weighbridges a year. The Weighbridge Calibration Unit is based on a Volvo FL10 attic and fitted with hydraulic lifting gear.