SHORT HAULS
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Distribution depot
A STORAGE and distributioi depot for international haulier: has been opened by Trader Continental Ltd, at Nev Malden, Surrey.
It provides overnight storagl accommodation and facilitiel for local distrubtion for inter national hauliers. It alsc includes overnight parking. I booking service for ferries am hotels is available.
Scania courses
THREE new courses have heel introduced by Scania (Grea Britain) Ltd during the firs six months of this year. The cover engines and transmis sions (five days), chassis am brakes (four days) and engim and gearbox (two days).
Further information may IN obtained from David Booty Scania (Great Britain) Ltd, E Mount Road, Hanworth Indus trial Estate, Feltham, Middx (Tel.: 01-894 0914.)
Record ro-ro
SEALINK carried a recorc 170,000 roll-on/roll-off freigh vehicles to and from the Con tinent in 1975—an 11 per ceni increase over 1974.
An 8 per cent increase, tc 130,000 vehicles, was alsc achieved on Sealink's hist routes.
Daf tips
DAF Trucks now offer two-day truck servicing courses fot Middle East drivers. They supplement the dealer networlt and the Continental and Middle East servicing organisation.
Applications to Training Officer, Mr Abie Belcher. (Tel.: Marlow 71011.)
Headlight quiz
IN an effort to enlighten drivers still in the dark over when dipped headlights should be used, the RAC has issued a useful guide on the subject.
The tips spell out the road and weather conditions in which dipped headlights are necessary, such as fog, mist or falling snow, heavy rain or where there is considerable spray; periods of unnatural darkness by day, and in areas where street lighting is poor.