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• TNT Contract Distribution is running three MAN 17.232 28-tonne drawbar combinations to take parts from MAN's Swindon headquarters for delivery to dealers by 10:30hrs next day — an improvement on the former midday delivery.
Buckley bankrupt
• Liverpool-based B&W Haulage Contractors has gone into receivership, with the bankruptcy of owner Brian Buckley. The fouryear-old general haulage company ran a 38-tonne Leyland Daf on UK contracts which included a deal with Cunard Shipping Line.
Chorley contract
• Biffa Waste Services has signed a £3.75 million refuse collection contract with Chorley Borough Council, Lancashire.
UCI consolidation
• The UCI Group's three operating companies, Thompson Jewitt International, Scorpio International and Multifreight, have moved into the group's Basildon depot to pool resources and boost corporate identity.
More for Transom
• Bristol-based Transani Express Courier Parcels has signed up eight more franchisees in Darlington, Portsmouth, Stockport, Warrington, south-west London, north Birmingham, Halifax and Leicester.