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HEAD OFFICE of the Freig Transport Association move from Croydon ne month. From October 6 t address will be : Herm House, St John's Road, Ti bridge Wells TN4 9UZ. Te phone number will be : Ti bridge Wells (0892) 26171.
.00.0.■•••• TOLLS on the •Tyne Tunr have been doubled for goo and passenger vehicle use The Secretary of State for t Environment this wee approved the Tyne and We County Council's applicati to increase the toll from pence to 40p.
A 20 per cent rise in tru sales by the Scania division the Saab-Scania group duni the first half of this year he ed bolster falling group profi In -the first half of this ye profits after depreciation f to Kr138rn (£15m) compar with Kr180m (£19.6m) in t same period -in 1974.
The Scania division counted for the bulk of gro profits last year and seei likely to do so again in 19': THE price of diesel fuel France this week rose by ft cents per litre to 116 cer per litre—about 58p gallon.
THE international division Kwikasair Ltd has opened own office at the new Didc distribution centre in Bet shire.
THE Transport Association t admitted two new companies membership, both come in Devon. They are : Frank Tucl (Haulage) Ltd, 91 Fore Stre Heavitree, Exeter EX1 2RN; a W. L. Valiance Ltd, Heathfie Newton Abbot, Devon, TQl2 65 Four of these Leyland Maratho have been put on the road Frederick Ray Ltd, the Leight Buzzard haulier, to distribi, Unipart car parts for Leyland a Vauxhall. Averaging over 4,020b (2,500 miles) a week, and retui ing an overall consumption" 35.3 lit 100km (Bmpg) the truc distribute urgent parts throughc England, north of the Thames.