Seddon Shedding?
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• Management and unions are meeting at Seddon Atkinson to discuss whether the Oldham manufacturing plant should return to fulltime working, but with the loss of up to 70 jobs. Seddon Atkinson has been operating on a four-day week since November. A decision is likely to be made by the end of this month.
Gas leak Mi A gas leak from a heater in his cab is thought to have killed West Midlands driver Joseph Simcox, while on a job in Italy. Simcox was driving a Mercedes truck, which was not fitted with a night heater, for haulage company Kevin Peach of Quinton.
Rail links • Beck & Pollitzer has acquired the special traffic activities of International Express Company Limited (IECL) from receivers Spicer & Oppenheim. This gives the Transport Development Group subsidiary rail-linked warehouses in Boulogne and Calais and a fleet of 70 trailers.
Car comfort
• Toleman has launched a MkV 12 large car transporter, which features cornputerised loading and ABS braking — its biggest yet.
Bridge ban
• High commercial vehicles and double-deck PSVs are to be banned from more bridges, following new regulations making it easier for highway authorities to impose prohibitions on tall vehicles. Drivers who ignore such bans could lose their licences, warns the Department of Transport