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• The RSPCA is about to meet Agriculture Secretary William Waldegrave to press for a shorter, pi:11)hour limit on animals being carried without Food or water.
• Although transport leasing company Tiphook lost 2331m last year: bonuses pushed founder and chief executive Robert Montague's salary up by 2250,000 to 21.34m.
• Up to 15 new drivers' jobs have been created by a TNT Express UK depot due to open on the Pork Royal estate in London next month. The depot will initially operate 30 van collection and delivery rounds.
• United Parcels Service has closed its Newcastle Airport depot, merging its international and domestic services from the region at its depot 25 miles away in SedgeField, County Durham.
• A major Scottish haulier wants to buy a transport company based in Liverpool or Manchester. Ideally it should operate 10 to 20 curtainsiders. Contact Douglas Millican at Price Waterhouse in Edinburgh; phone 031-557 9900.
• Commercial Motor's circulation rose nearly 6% in the first six months of 1994, taking our weekly ABC average circulation up to 28,339 copies. Subscriptions and over-thecounter sales have both risen significantly.