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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, truck thefts, DR 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 SM2 5AS, fax 0181 652 8971, or phone our news team on 0181 652 3683.
EVENTS
• 31 March: One-day seminar on "communicating" organised by the Brewery Transport Advisory Committee at Forte Coventry Posthouse hotel. Chaired by CM editor 13rian Weatherley. Contact: 01708 471376, • 15 April: Engineering best practice conference, Standards of Vehicle Componentry and the Training of Vehicle Mechanics, University of Huddersfield.
Contact: 01332 200507.
• 17 April: Fourth Annual Scottish Rail Freight Conference, Investing in Rail Freight, Town House, Union Street, Aberdeen.
Contact: 0171 630 8613.
• 21-24 April: TransRussia 98, Moscow. Contact: 0171 286 9720.
• 23 April: National Franchised Dealers' National Truck Conference, Moor Hall Hotel, Sutton Coldfield. Contact: 01788 538301.
• 23-26 April: TipCon 98. Annual tipperfest-for the first time at G-Mex in Manchester. • 27 April: Freight Transport Association annual dinner at the London Hilton, Park Lane with John Prescott speaking.
▪ 30 April: Institute of
Logistics City of London Kinnock Lecture featuring Neil Kinnock, European Commissioner for Transport, Glaziers Hall, London Bridge, at 18:30hrs.
Contact: 01536 740100.
• 3-4 May: Truckfest '98, East of England Showgrounci, Peterborough (signposted from Al). Contact: 01775 768661.
• 15 May: Safe Driving For Life conference, National Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham.
Contact: 0115 901 2597.
• 26-28 May: 3rd Fruit Handling & Logistics Conference, TOC 98, Bouwcentrum, Antwerp, Belgium. Contact: 0171 453 5306.
BUSINESS MOVES
Kerr & Smith
• Kerr & Smith has been appointed the new Iveco Ford Truck centre for the west of Scotland. The move safeguards the future of 25 jobs at Kerr & Smith's 2.5acre Kilbirnie Street site in Glasgow.
Contact: 01290 422440.
SERVICES
Glass's net site
• Glass's Information Services is launching two new Internet subscription services for its existing web site. Glass's Guide Market Intelligence Update promises to help subscribers keep up with the latest market news, trends and price movements. It costs 190 (ex-VAT) per year. Glass's Technical Online provides up-to-date technical information including technical bulletins and vehicle recall notices. It costs £60 (ex•VAT) per year. Both services are accessible via Glass's existing web site http://www.glass.co.uk. Contact: 01932 842685.
Strong coupling
• INIS has launched the Georg Fischer SK-S 36.20 fifth wheel coupling, claiming the strength and durability of a cast design at no greater weight than an equivalent pressed steel unit. It is designed for an imposed load of 20 tonnes and a Dvalue of 152kN. The fifth wheels are cast in highstrength, low-wear, spherulitic-graphite iron. Contact: 01509 600185.
PEOPLE
Emery
• Emery Worldwide has appointed Tony D'Arcy to division sales manager for the UK, Ireland and Africa.