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month. Output for the 10 months to October is 25.21% down on 1992's figures.
Lack of work is holding back one in four small transport firms. A shows small businesses are a1so hampered by cashflow problems and government red tape.
Haulier S Jones of Aldridge has won next year's contract to for teams competing in car rallies across Europe kdlowing a successful season supplying the race circuit, Manchester Man truck dealer CVS (24 Hours) has moved into a new £1 million
sl and service centre at Trafford Park.
• Finance • on heavy trucks soared by 35.5% during the first 10 months of this year according to vehicle information service HPI. More than 55,000 vehicles over 7.5 tonnes were bought on credit.
More than 300 women are fighting for 10 places on a
organised by oil company Shell. The successful applicants will gain their LGV licences after five weeks of intense tuition. Shell ran a similar scheme in 1991 to attract more drivers from ethnic minorities into the industry.
added a second haulier to its parcels network this monthBurnley-based Greenline Carriers which runs 160 trucks. Nightfreight bought East Grinstead-based PHS which operates 98 trucks (CM 18-24 November),