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• Dawsonrentals has ordered 250 Volvos in a deal worth 12.5rn. The FL618 and FL7 rigids and FL10 and FH artics will be phased into the fleet from this month.
• Parcels carrier Lynx plans to expand its UK same-day operations by more than 60% over the next 12 months with eight more same-day operations around the country, including Derby, Sheffield, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
• UPS's German subsidiary has joined forces with the German Post office's subsidiary to run freight trains. UPS Transport and Deutsche Post Transport say that using the rail system in Germany is hampered by a lack of suitable services and facilities.
• Jacobs Holdings has bought French car transporter firm Societe Vendomoise de Transports de Vehicules for £3.9m. SVTV runs 145 transporters.
• The new Renault Master, recently voted Truck of the Year, went on sale this week; see CM 2-8 April for a full test,
• Red Star Parcels predicts sustained profits this year: the first since the firm was bought out by its management in 1995.
• Michael Stone, who built up Beck & Pollitzer Engineering, has become a millionaire after its sale to its management and Gresham Trust for £23m.
• A car owner who was given one of the first tickets for breaking new emissions tests just days after his car had been serviced is to fight the fine in court with the backing of the AA.