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CM'S 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 blackspots on our already overcrowded road network. If you have information for inclusion in this section send it in to Commercial Motor, Haulage Factfile, Km H203, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5AS, fax 0181 652 8971, or phone our news team on 0181652 3683.
EVENTS
• 26 March: British Parking Association's oneday seminar: Gelling your act together—decriminalised parking enforcement, The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London Ed.
Contact: 01444 458950, • 26-27 March: 22nd Nottingham Transpori Conference & Exhibition, The Transport Jigsaw— Making the Pieces Fit, University of Nottingham. Contact: 01223 881622.
• 31 March: One-day seminar on "communicating" organised by the Brewery Transport Advisory Committee at Porte Coventry Posthouse hotel. Chaired by Commercial Motor editor Brian Weatherley.
Contact: 01708 471376.
• 15 April: Engineering best practice conference, Standardc of Vehicle Compowntry and the Training of Vehicle Mechanics, University of Huddersfield.
Contact: 01332 200507.
• 15 April: Brake's Road Risk Forum: Engineering Best Practice—Maintaining Vehicle Safety, University of Huddersfield.
Contact: 01306 741113.
• 21-24 April: TransRussi;i 98, Moscow. Contact: 0171 286 9720, • 23 April: National Franchised Dealers' National Thick Conference, Moor I tall Hotel, Sutton Goldfield. Contact: 01788 538301.
• 23-26 April: TipCon 98. Annual tipperfest—for the first acne at G-Mex in Manchester.
PRODUCTS
Vehicle navigation
• Commercial vehicle drivers can home in on their customers using an on-board GPS-based navigation aid, "Navigate 'lb", which is now available with the Crosland mobile data communications and tracking system. It is said to help drivers delivering, collecting or attending calls at unfamiliar addresses throughout Europe. It can also guide them to filling stations, repair garages and accommodation.
Contact: 0171 498 5450.
PEOPLE
Don-Bur
• Ian Wayland has been appoiiited Midlands area sales manager for Don-Bur (Bodies and Trailers).
UPS
• Ian Chong is the new director of business development for IJPS Worldwide Logistics Europe.
Caterpillar
• Caterpillar Logistics Services has appointed Martin Parkes as manager, UK business development.
NTDA
111 The National Tyre Distributors Association has re-appointed-Tony Cooke, managing director of Oxfordshire based Carterton Tyres, as its president for 1998-99.
Derek Jones
11 Derek Jones Commercials, Scania Truck distributor for the northern Home Counties, has appointed Noel Needham as used vehicle sales manager.