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CM's Haulage Factfile pages provide busy operators with brief news items on: forthcoming events, services, business products, training, company moves, personnel changes, thick thefts, UK fuel prices, and details of the worst congestion blackspots on our already overcrowded road network. If you have information for inclusion in this section send it in to Commercial Motor, Haulage Factfile, Rm H203, Quadrant House, The Quadrant, Sutton, Surrey 5M2 5AS, lax 0181 652 8971, or phone our news team on 0181 652 3683.
EVENTS
• 5-7 October: Terminal Operations Conference & Exhibition, Dubai; designed to help assess investment opportunities and risks in container ports.
Contact 0171 453 5309.
• 27 October: Vehicle Inspectorate seminar for goods and passenger operators at Sevenoaks, Kent. Contact 0117 954 3291.
• 28-30 October: InnoTrans '98, Berlin. International trade fair for transport technology, components, vehicles and systems. Contact: 00 49 30 3998 0266.
SERVICES Computer tracking
• Stamford Transport Systems is marketing ComWare Dxplorer which allows hauliers to track and communicate with their trucks throughout the world via the Inmarsat D+ satellite service.
Contact: 0171 465 7700.
NTS web
• National Tyre Services has launched a website. Contact; www.national.co.uk.
BUSINESS MOVES TIP/CTR
• TIP and Central Trailer Rentco have moved into a new nine-acre site next to Felixstowe Docks.
Husk
• Dover-based Husk, part of the Star Cargo group, is now Montracon's parts, services and repair agent for Kent. Contact: 01304 831222.
PEOPLE Walon
• Mark Hindley is the new account development manager at Walon.
Al International
• David Stephens has been appointed as a sales engineer for Al International.
Securicor
• Alan Winter has been assigned to the newly creat
ed position of commercial manager for Securicor Omega Express.
United Carriers
• Russell Hodgon, former managing director of United Carriers Group's parcels division, has been promoted to group managing director.
John R Billows
• Pat Riley is now business development manager of John R Billows' refrigeration division.
Renault VI
• Patrick Faure takes over as chairman and chief execu• tive at Renault VI on 1 October.
Freight Train
• Graham Pursey is the new managing director at Freight Train.
Oscar Faber
• Kevin Martin has joined Oscar Faber as director of traffic and transportation operations in Scotland.
United Carriers
• Elspeth Hutchings has joined United Carriers in the new role of marketing director, Christine Key has also joined UC as sales director.
TRUCK RACING
• Leader board after Round 8, Czech Republic: I. Faure (M-B): 316;
2. Kreutzpointner (MAN): 303; 3. Oestreich (Mercedes-Benz): 295; 4. Luostarinen (CAT): 285; 5. Parrish (M-B): 283; 6. Albacete (MAN): 198.
ROAD NEWS East Anglia
• Carnbridgeshire, Al: Alconbury-Haddon, construction work and restrictions, until 31 December,
London
A205: Kew Green-Chalker's Corner, roadworks and restrictions, until 8 October,
Midlands
Warwickshire, M6/J4aJ4: Southbound carriageway reduced to two lanes with narrow lanes northbound.