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Events
European event • The European Transport Maintenance Council will be holding its ninth conference at Antwerp on 1-3 March. 1992. Topics will include European prospects for......
Prices
Trooper top-up • Isuzu (UK) is increasing the prices of its Trooper range of passenger and commercial vehicles by up to 5% from 15 July.......
Ferries
Meet The Challenger / Sealink Stena Line's new freight ferry, Stena Challenger, has started on the Dover-Calais route, operating three trips a day. The Challenger can take......
Freight Boom
• P&O is set to switch its specialist freighter European Trader from Dover to the Portsmouth-Le Havre route following delivery of the European Seaway to Dover — one of four new......
Training
Parts management • In conjunction with the Road Transport Industry Training Board, ERF has come up with a new training scheme for parts managers of ERF truck distributors and......
Design For Drawbars
• Training Force, the training division of the Lane Group, is offering a one-day course in the use of drawbar rigs. The course is customised to the needs of each fleet operator.......
Products King Of The Road
• Thermo King Europe has introduced two new diesel-powered temperature-control units suitable for overcab mounting. The SD-1500 is for use on bodies up to 5m and the SD-1750 for......
Giving Vent To Air
• AVP Purmo has launched a roof-mounted ventilator in powered and unpowered forms which can be fitted to the front or rear of single-deck vehicles. The ventilator is designed to......
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MI2Z New tachograph hits the mark • Design company Cambridge Consultants is seeking a partner to develop and market a new tachograph. Existing tachographs use motors to drive a......
Hubbard Launches A Cool Retrofit
• Hubbard Transport Refrigeration has introduced an undermount diesel power pack to enable its 485 and 486 hydraulic refrigeration units to continue to run when the vehicle......
Publications
Green guide iii A guidebook aimed at helping managers to improve their companies' environmental standards is now available from the Cranfield Institute of Technology. For a copy......
Road News
Linking up with the South of France • A new 5km motorway link opened in Calais on 5 July, providing direct access to the A26. Hauliers can now drive from the port to the South......
We're Jamming
• The Department of Transport will be undertaking major maintenance work and road renewal throughout the motorway network; until 31 March 1992. Stretches of the M25 will be......