EVENTS 21 September8 December
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Drivers' hours and tachograph refresher seminars organised by the RHA Southern & Eastern Region.
Cost: Members, £25 (ex-VAT); non-members, £35 (ex-VAT). Contact: 01733 261131.
23 November
The 83rd Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Annual Dinner, London Hilton, Park Lane, London.
Contact 0207 344 1663.
25 November
Freight Transport Association ondon & South East Regional Dinner, Le Meridien, Piccadilly, I ondon. The principal guest speaker will be Lord Jeffrey Archer.
Cost £66 (ex-VAT) per ticket, or £594 (ex-VAT) for a table with space for 10.
Contact 01892 552337.
29 November
Understanding Friction Legislation, Birmingham International Convention Centre. Contact 01618,34 5777.
1 December
Road user charging that the public can support, a one-day conference with a keynote address by Ken Livingstone, MP. To be held at Millbank Media Centre, London. Contact: 0171 233 7600.
1-3 December
Polis's conference, Making it Happen: Transport Solutions for Tomorrow's Cities and Regions, in Rotterdam. Contact 00 322 5520863.
8-10 December
Intermodal 99 (integrating lntermodal Transport into the Global Supply Chain), Earls Court, London.
Contact: 0171453 5309.
26 January
The Waterfront Conference Company is organising a oneday conference, The Potential of Multi-modal Transport Corridors, at the London Marriott Hotel.
Contact 020 7233 7600.
26 January
Tired and Emotional, a Brake one-day conference on tackling driver fatigue, Driving Standards Agency training centre, Cardington, Beds. Contact: 01306 741113.
23 February
The Freight Transport Association's National Conference and Annual Dinner at The Hilton, Park Lane, London.
Contact: 01892 526171.
28-30 March
The Commercial Vehicle Show 2000 incorporating IRTE and TipCon, NEC, Birmingham. Contact 0171 235 7000.
11 June
The Anniversary Classic Commercial Motor Show, BP Truckstop, Watling Street, Rugby.
For vehicle entries, contact: 01327 879693; for stall and trade enquiries: 01203 412509.
14-15 June
ITS Focus Summer Conference. ITS (intelligent Transport Systems) for the New Millennium, The Scottish National Conference Centre, Glasgow.
Contact: 020 7378 0113.
17 June
Swansea Vehicle Road Run and 5th Swansea Festival of Transport, Singleton Hospital Car Park, Swansea, Over 300 exhibits ranging from early bicycles to 38-tonners expected.
Contact (with SAE): Ashley Lovering, 5 Dos Cynan, Swansea SA2 7DL; or Andrew Tucker, 28 Spinney Halt, Whetstone, Leicester LE8 6HU.
17-18 June
Truck & Motor Show South West 2000, Haldon RaceCourse, Exeter.
Contact 01823 276143 for working truck entries and stands.
11-12 July
Brakes 2000, A Brake Odyssey—Automotive Braking Technologies for the 21st Century, Royal Armouries Museum and Conference Centre, Leeds.
Contact: 0113 233 6106.
10-14 October
Road Haulage Association Conference 2000, Newport Bay Convention Centre, Paris, France. Coincides with the Paris Motor Show and includes a vintage vehicle run from London to Paris.
Contact: 01932 838913.
BUSINESS MOVES Boughton HQ switch
The Boughton Group is moving its headquarters and assembly plant from Amersham to a new purpose-built site in Burton on Trent.
Contact (from 1December) 01283 711771.
INSURANCE Owner-drivers targeted
Lex Transfleet has launched an insurance policy for ownerdrivers in the event of an accident or death. Keyman and Keyman Plus policies pay out if you are unable to work for 15 and 30 days respectively—up to a maximum of 12 payments of £5,000.
Contact: 01203 694494.
Dutch cover
The Insurance Partnership, based in Hull, is offering insurance policies to hauliers who have flagged vehicles out to Holland. The policies can include goods-in-transit as well as the usual driving cover. Contact 01482 213215.
PUBLICATIONS Security guide updated
The third and expanded edition of Maple Fleet Technology's annual publication, The Road to Transport Security, has been published and is available free to hauliers. In it Jim Maple and others give advice on security and details of equipment to deter thieves.
Contact: For a copy write to Maple Fleet Technology, Maple House, Crown Royal Industrial Park, Shawcross Street, Stockport SK13EY.
PEOPLE TNT
TNT International has appointed Stuart Stobie as country general manager for the UK.
Edwards Logistics Hull-based Edwards Logistics has appointed John Luty as fleet operations manager.
Sutton Transport Group
Andrew Callaghan will join Widnes-based Sutton Transport Group as chief executive in January. He is currently managing director of Christian Salvesen's industrial division.
Transfrigoroute
Transfrigoroute has appointed Coolchain director Roy Hook as Its president.