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• Suffolk-based Stennett's Transport has just bought 15 Fruehauf tipping trailers, taking its fleet of agricultural bulk haulage artics to 58. The triaxle trailers have aluminium bathtub bodies and air suspension.
• Hydromech Systems of Bradford is now the UK sales agent for Fuhrmann steel side board panels, which are suitable for tipper bodies, tilts and trailers. The Austrian-made panels have rolled single-skinned steel sections with sealed joints. They are a standard fitting on Mercedes-Benz Unimog dropsides.
• Fiat has reduced the price of its Scudo vans by 2300, in line with Peugeot's Expert and Citroen's Dispatch. Immobilisers are now standard on all Fiat vehicles, as is power steering on all Ducato vans. The Punto's price has gone up by 1.6% and the Fiorino is now available with electric windows and central locking for an extra £270.
• LDV dealers are offering a 16-point brake check and fluid replacement for £28.75 (inc VAT). A free first-aid kit is also offered to customers who have the service carried out before 31 March 1998.
• Distribution group Securicor Omega has bought a further batch of MAN rig ids bodied by JC Payne of Walsall. Thirty 7.5-tanners on 8.163 chassis are joined by 18.224 17-tanners.