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• Tanker equipment manufacturer Drum Engineering has developed a fail-safe device to prevent the wrong type of petrol being pumped into forecourt storage tanks. The computerised system is known as COPS (Cross Over Prevention Systems).
• Thermo King will launch its latest range of soundreduced self-powered truck refrigeration units at the TCS&D show The new models are lighter than before, using sound absorbent foams in place of glass fibre. TCS&D takes place at G-MEX in Manchester from 9-11 November.
• J Roberts Special Purpose Vehicles and Liebherr have refurbished these two Magirus Deutz 6x4 chassis and fitted them with con crete mixer bodies. The vehicles have been exported to Albania for construction site work.
• In our 7-13 October issue featuring the Volvo FH12420 roadtest we stated it beat the Mercedes 1838 on fuel. In fact it beat the MAN 19.502. The Mercedes produced better consumption but on a less arduous test route.
• Allied Signal and Knorr Bremse have signed a joint venture agreement on CV air brake systems. A new European company will merge the activities of Bendix and Knorr Bremse. Production from Bendix UK factories will be integrated into Knorr Bremse's European network,