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the import of used CVs and expects a boom in demand for used trucks from the UK.
Superferry launch • The first of four P&O freight-only `superferries' enters service on the Dover to Zeebrugge run early next month. The European Seaway, which has room for 120 trucks and 200 drivers, will be joined by three similar vessels by next summer.
Service check • Service stations on the Al are to be vetted by the Department of Transport in preparation for upgrading the road to a motorway by the end of the decade.
Worst over • Hauliers think the worst of the recession is over, judging by calls made to trade association district offices. "There's no real tangible evidence, but our members are a little more optimistic," says the PTA's Malcolm Bingham.
Maggie order • Iran has ordered 5,000 Iveco-Magirus 330.36 HT tractive units: 3,000 of them will be supplied complete over the next 12 months, with the rest assembled in Iran from kits.
Site dispute • FTA Scottish regional director Robert Armstrong has attacked the "political game-playing" which is delaying a decision on the site of Glasgow's Channel Tunnel rail terminal. Factions supporting sites at Hillington to the west of Glasgow and Moss End, to the east of the city, have lost sight of the key issue — to decide on a terminal and make it operational in time, he says.
Driver hurt • Hull truck driver Michael Statham suffered severe head injuries when he fell into the path of a car while loading his truck.