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• Rod Heather, former managing director of Foden has joined Reno; It ',/' as cornmercial sales director. Renault announced 13 new versions of models this week: three Managers, six Majors and four Magnums.
• BP reduced its diesel pump price this Wednesday (16 March) by around a penny, bringing the cost to 49.7p/lit—the first time since Christmas its den/ has fallen below 50p/lit.
Container traffic handled at Railfreight Distribution's under-used Pre, tprm;-nl at Stratford, east London, will transfer to Tilbury from 18 April.
• Driver agency BRS Taskforce plans to
300 driven, nationwide in the next three months, doubling its temporary workforce which was established nearly three years ago.
• Volvo confirms it lost around 2430m after aborting plans for a full merger of its car, truck and bus operations with state-owned French group Renault.
Sixteen tanker drivers at the Surnmerfield Group in Middlewich are to vote on
taking action against their employer which refuses to recognise the United Road Transport Union.
• Olau Line plans to sus
pend its nes5 VIV and cannot say when the service will be resumed.