A Mercedes-Benz 2435 tractor unit was stolen from a secure parking
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area at Newhaven port overnight on 15/16 December. The vehicle was white with a red factory stripe, registration number F990 MWV, chassis number 65711025445087, engine 44296520503954.
Contact (0273) 304282 Bosses at waste haulier Northern Disposal Services received an unwonted Christmas present when their Seddon Atkinson Strato was stolen during the festive season.The truck was last spotted on Christmas Eve on an industrial estate in Birstall, West Yorkshire where the thieves unhitched the 5,000 gallon vacuum tank trailer and headed off towards the M62.
The white and blue tractive unit has a full air deflector kit. Its regIstraton number is H695 AVL, chassis number 88433 and engine number 232151106.
Any information can be passed to Geoff Dickinson on (0274) 873020 ir,eves stole a Ford Cargo tipper from the yard of halcraft Plant Services in Holton Heath last Monday. Owners of the firm believe the robbers were after a Fliab crane mounted on the back of the truck.
The cream and brown truck is worth £3,000 and the crane £2,000.
Registration number is 8812 UBK, chassis number SFATXXBCDTED and engine number ED47301.
Information on the theft can be passed on to Beverley Shalders on (0202) 880376. Wigan police are searching for a blue 20ft skeletal double axle trailer that contained £114,000 worth of radios that was stolen from M & 5 Motor's yard in Atherton, Greater Manchester.
Thieves drove their own tractor unit to the yard and hitched up the trailer containing over 7,000 three-way Morphy Richards radios between 16:00hrs onSundcy 5 December and 06:30hrs on Monday 6 December.
The trailer's serial number is 180348 and the container it was carrying, on rental from TIP is stamped with HLCU 2949498.
Are you involved in commercial vehicle security? Commercial Motor is preparing a comprehensive guide to LGV security, including details of antitheft equipment along with advice on insurance, personnel selection and making your operation a tougher nut for thieves to crack, If you offer a product or service in this field contact Paul Newman on (0239) 612161, fax (02391614585. Information must be received before 28 January,