• The British Army has added 23 self-loading dump ti
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urks to its initial order for 121 placed in February 1998 with Volvo Truck.
Eleven million tonnes of freight and 704,666 trucks travelled through the nel
in 1998, compared with six million tonnes and 255,908 lorries during the limited service in 1997.
• Live Promotions, organiser of Commercial Mato:Truckfest, has reported an "extraordinary" level of interest from operators wishing to enter trucks in this year's event. Competition entries opened on 1 January 1999.
• Barnsley-based Truswell Haeic;„; is the 1998 Pail-Ex depot of the year.
• Esso's ultra-low sulphur diesel, 2000 ULS, is on sale nationwide. It was previously available only within the M25.
Graham Roberts, the founder of Sheffield-based
Roberts Haulage, died on 9 January. He was 73.
• Drivers are warned to expect delays on the MS at West Bromwich for the next 21 weeks during the refurbishment of three road bridges.
Driver Keith Pilsirim narrowly escapee death earlier this week after his truck became tangled up in over
head . Pilgrim had to sit In his truck For an hour before power workers came to save him.
▪ Dagenham Motors has accepted a £28m rake-over offer from a joint venture between Ford and the Jardine motors dealership. The deal will create a new company called "Polar".