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CM',, Haulage Factfile pages provide busy operators with brief news items on: forthcoming events, services, business products, training, company moves, personnel changes, truck thefts, UK fuel prices, and details of the worst congestion hlackspots on our already overcrowded road network. If you have information for inclusion in this section send it in to Commercial Motor, Haulage Factfde, Rm 11203, Quadrant Rouse, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5A5, fax 0181 652 8971, or phone our news team on 0181 652 3683.
EVENTS
• 18-19 July: The Historic Commercial Vehicle Society's, 40th Anniversary Rally has been cancelled.
Contact: Fax 0580 893227.
• 22 July: The Vehicle Inspectorate. Nottingham Heavy Goods Vehicle Test Station Open Day.
Conrad: 0115 938 2591.
• 1-2 August: Driver Hire Truckfest Scotland, Royal Highland Showground, Ingleston, Edinburgh. Contact: 01775 768661.
• 8-9 August: Weston Park International 4x4, military and all-wheel-drive family show, Weston Park, AS east of Telford, Shmpshire. Contact: 0181 778 6498.
• 30-31 August: The pERFection show, Weston Park '98, Staffordshire. Contact: 01630 653625.
• 5-6 September: Institute of Transport Administration, Truckex & Lorry Driver of the Year finals, South Cerney Airfield, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. Contact: 01703 631380.
• 6 September: The Historic Commercial Vehicle Society's 27th BournemouthBath Run, for vehicles over 20 years old.
Contact: 01985 214910.
• 16-17 September: Conference & Exhibition on Automotive Security, National Motorcycle Museum, Solihull, West Midlands.
Contact: 01372 367000.
• 16-17 September: Plant Engineering & Maintenance Shove, the Telford Exhibition Centre-moves to the Harmgate International Centre on 3-4 November. Contact: 01342 825225.
• 21-24 September: Codatu VIII, The International Transport Exhibition, Good Hope Centre, Cape Town, South Africa.
Contact 00 2711 835 1565.
• 24 September: BRF Annual Conference, Volvo Trucks Conference Centre, Warwick.
Cost: BRE Members £75, non-members £90.
Contact: 0171 703 9769.
• 13-15 October: Supply Chain Solutions '98, Earls Court 2 Exhibition Centre, London.
Contact: 01895 454545.
• 13-15 October: Supply Chain Efficiency Seminar '98, Earls Court Conference Centre, London.
Contact: 01234 750323.
• 16-24 October: Road Haulage Association Annual Conference, Hawaii Beach Hotel, Cyprus.
Contact: 01509 416677.
• 18 October: The date for the first AGM of The Leyland Society has been changed from 3 October to 18 October. The British Commercial Vehicle Museum in Leyland.
Membership costs £10. Contact: 01772 451011.
• 20-21 October: Second MIRA International Conference on Vehicle Aerodynamics, Hilton National Hotel, Coventry. Contact: 01203 355584.
• 21 October-1 November: The British International Motor Show, NEC Birmingham.
Contact 0171 235 7000.
• 1-3 December: Intermodal '98, Ahoy Centre, Rotterdam.
Contact: 0171 453 5309.
• 9-11 March 1999: Brityrex '99 at the National Hall, Olympia, London. Contact: 01.81 313 3535
BUSINESS MOVES
Selling centre
• Aftermarket distributor Partco is selling its Milton Keynes distribution centre to NEEPC (UK) for £12m. The deal should be completed by 31 December, Contact: 0121 717 0001.
Thrifty Rental
• Thrifty Car Rental opened its first dedicated van and truck hire centre in Padholme Road East, Peterborough, on 1July. It has a fleet of 40 vehicles from Escort vans to 38-tonners and plans to extend the fleet to over 100 vehicles within two years.
Contact: 01733 345345.
Tail-lift agents
• Forfar-based tail-lift manufacturer Ross & Bonnyman has added three new service and repair agents to its UK network. Commercial Body Care (Dundee), Pentagon (Poole) and Harry M(x)re (Exeter) Will offer 24-hour coverage. Ross & Bonnyman now has 50 qualified agents in the UK.
Contact: 01307 466262.
TRAINING
Duty of care
• Training agency Ethos Associates and environmental consultants Polaris Security have created a course for those involved in the collection, storage and disposal of waste. It is designed to help operators who have been falling foul of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 34, which covers the duty of care. The home-study course generally takes three months to complete: it leads to a two-part certificate from the Accreditation Syndicate for Education and Training Cost: £350.
Contact: 01744 886666.
Dangerous courses
• Pira's Dangerous Goods Training Events in October 1998 are: General introduction to packaging dangerous goods for transport, 14 October; carriage of dangerous goods by sea, 19-21 October.
Contact: 01372 802047.
SERVICES
Internet growth
• Since Scania launched its used-truck website in the spring, more than 120 Swnia dealers from six countries have joined the service. 00 46 8 553 861 94.
Bad backs
• Cable Crouch Productions of Maidstone, Kent, has produced a 75-minute video called Your Healthy Back for fleet managers with drivers who suffer back pain through long hours at the wheel.
Cost: £14.99 plus £2.15 p&p. Contact: 01622 673787.
PEOPLE
Sec uricor
• Pauline StevensonFraser has joined the board of Securicor Omega Express.
Kellett (UK)
• Steve McCracken is now managing director of Kellett (UK).
ERF
• Andrew Taylor has been appointed
aftermarket sales manager by ERF.
Exide Batteries
• Exide Batteries has appointed Ralph Lees and Eddie Gibbs as fleet sales managers for CV products.
Atlas
III Atlas Hydraulic Loaders has named Andrew Taylor as its new general
service manager.
ROADWORKS
East Anglia
• Cambs, Al Alconbury to Haddon: Construction work and restrictions, until 31 December.
The Midlands
• Gloucestershire M5 between J9 Tewkesbury and J10 Cheltenham: One lane closed each way for bridge work, until 19 July.
The North-East
• West Yorkshire, M62 J28-.129 (Dewsbury to Leeds): Contraflow and restrictions, until 31 December.
Scotland
• Dundee City, A92 Tay Road Bridge: Roadworks, carriageway reduced to one lane both ways with a 30mph limit, until 1 November.