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the haulage market with a £9.25 million purchase of the privately-owned Bennetts Transport Group.

Bennetts, based at Thame in Oxfordshire will complement BET's existing freight business United Transport International (UTI).

• Foden Trucks' parent IPaccar Inc has seen a 166% increase in profits during the first nine months of the year. Charles Pigott, Paccar chairman and chief executive, says Foden is "enjoying an excellent year and has made an important contribution to overall results. Foden sales were up 80% in August and 124% in September.

II Mercedes-Benz plans to produce a total of 235,000 commercial vehicles this year, up almost 10,000 on last year.

• Railfreight's Minilink mntainer service between Glasgow and London looks set to be extended, as predicted in Commercial Motor 15-21 October.

"In the near future" Minilink will begin operating on a London to Manchester route, says Railfreight, and one customer is interested in a national Minilink service. Railfreight claims its Maxilink and Trailer Train services have also generated "tremendous interest", with trial loads currently operated on both services.


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