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first 6x4 tractors entering service. Tyseley Waste Disposal, part of the Onyx group, has added a pair of Cummins 440-powered, day-cabbed tractors to its fleet carrying waste for Birmingham City Council. The 14-tanners come with 16-speed Eaton boxes and hydraulics to match each of the fleet's trailer types; they also have high-articulation two-spring rear bogies,
SPETEIS' DELIGHT
Keen van spotters will now be able to tell which model of Ford Transit has overtaken them, as the latest production examples come with the exact model designation displayed on the nearside door.
IMMO IMES
Vauxhall has confirmed the pricing structure of the new Vivaro range. When the SW8 Yivaro goes on sale in the autumn, the BOPS 1.9 DI version will be £12,625 and the 100PS 1.9011 will be £13,425. On both models, 200kg higher payload version will be available for an extra £200. A glazed or solid steel bulkhead is a £75 option, and a security alarm costs £125.
RXED MINE Bournemouth Transport reckons it has saved around £120,000 since it signed a fixed-price fuel supply deal with Shell last year. We were cushioned when the fuel crisis was sending the spot price soaring between August and September-. The firm has just signed a further one-year agreement for four million litres of fuel.