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1st April 1993, Page 13
1st April 1993
Page 13
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Which of the following most accurately describes the problem?

• The memorandum of sale for British Rail's Red Star has been delayed until after Easter because it has hit "one or two glitches".

Price promise

• Mercedes-Benz Finance is extending its Second to None car finance scheme to CVs. It guarantees the value of vehicles at the end of their contract term,

Stanton's step

• Tony Stanton, former president of the Freight Transport Association, and former director of Tibbett & Britten, has joined the board of Boughey Distribution's parent company, NWE

Transport team

• Transport Development Group has merged its UK and Continental transport activities into the European Transport Division. It will be run by Steve Badger, chief executive of TDG Ostra.

Twelve trailers

• MacFarlane Transport is hiring 12 trailers from Central Trailer Rentco on a five-year contract to distribute magazines to supermarket chains.

Diesel down

• A&P Peaper of Hartford, Huntingdon has cut its diesel fuel bill by 16% by using the Diesel Direct card service supplied by Fuel Management Supplies.

Transfleet turns

• Lex Service pushed its truck leasing and rental business Transfleet into profit last year after making a loss in 1991. The company attributes the turnaround to tighter control of costs.

P&O profits

• P&O's European transport operations showed an improvement in profits in 1992, mainly from unit load operations and its forwarding business.

Black's back

• Rationalisation in Se,alink and an increase in UK freight helped put Stena Line back in the black last year.