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• A new three-lane section of the Al 3 has been opened between Dagenham and the M25, connecting J30 of the M25 with the London Road interchange at Wennington. The London-bound link between London Road and Marsh Way is also open.
• Truck rental company Ryder has supplied 20 Schmitz Cargobull temperature-controlled semi-trailers to convenience foods manufacturer Hazlewood Foods.
• Transport Minister Dr John Reid says the Energy Saving Trust's Powershift Programme, which encourages the wider take-up of dean fuel vehicles, will continue beyond its original remit of three years.
• Hill Hire has announced pre-tax profits of £2.61m for the six months to 30 Septem ber 1998, a increase on the same period last year.
• Pui;, is uniting its business teams in two centres based in Birmingham and Weedon, Northants.
• In last week's Trailer of the Year supplement the photos for the Controlled Temperature and Tanker prize-winners were inadvertently switched—we apologise for any confusion this caused.
• Rainharn truck driver Christopher Sandison has been jailed for Four-and-ahalf years after being found guilty of smuggling a
• 180,000 consignment of cannabis through Dover.
• Henry Gryblo, currently sales director for Ro-Truck, the Scanio truck distributor for East Anglia, has been appointed sales director for Scan ia.