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Here's one dedicated to John Prescott: this dual-purpose trailer from Faymonville will be used to transport a Railtrack railway alignment and compaction vehicle to locations where it is not economic or practical for it to travel by rail! SED provided the first opportunity to check out the revised Tata Loadbeta pickup range. A restyled front end, including flush fitting headlamps, gives a smoother appearance. The inside has been re-trimmed in a new cloth, while the instrument panel has also been redesigned. Rubbolite has extended its range of LED light units to include white position lamps and stop/tail units to fit its existing rear lamp clusters Irish mixer manufacturer Gort, a sister company of SDC trailers, has been re-launched under the Star brand which it recently acquired. A UK sales network is being set up, with five outlets due to be in action by the end of July. Ryder's winch division launched the Retriever system, which uses a pair of 12V electric winches and a snatch block set-up to give a combined null of 21 tonnes. Hymix has introduced a new electronic control system for its concrete mixers. The system controls a variablerate hydraulic pump to maintain a constant drum speed regardless of engine speed. The Mercedes chassis on show was destined for daily hire newcomers, Telford-based Mixers. .itibiln-basea Kosran debuted its Electronic Coded Valve system, an electric immobiliser for the plant and construction market which uses digital electronics to isolate the fuel supply and is available to suit 12 or 24-volt systems. A new Internet-based auction site at vnyw.proxchante.com enables operators to view trucks, trailers and equipment and check availability before lifting the phone. It features a user-definable search service to help customers track down their particular requirements. ,atest entrant to the telematics market is the appropriately named Telematix, with its e-MATIX system.
Designed to give operators total control over the whereabouts of an entire distribution fleet, the system can be customised to operators' needs.