VOLVO FIRSTS
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Armstrongs Transport of Bryn, near Wigan, has added six new Volvos to its 60-strong fleet. The FM 12s are a mixture of 6x2s, 6x4s and 8x4s with 380hp 1)12612-litre engines and nine-speed gearboxes, MILLION SCANIAS Scania has turned out its 1,000,000th truck—a P124 CA6x4.1t will be given to the International Red Cross but will return to the corporate museum in Sweden once its work is completed.
REET GROWS
Temperature-controlled vehicle rental group Cool Itl has taken delivery of its 500th van, a Mercedes Benz 313 CO1 Sprinter. The group's owner, Volvo Truck & Bus, has been boosting the fleet by an average of 15 vehicles a week since buying Cool It! in October.
VEMIS MASTERY
David S Smith's logistic division AAG Distribution has fitted VeMIS on-board computer management systems to three-quarters of its 240 distribution vehicles.
FIRST CLASS PILOT
A DVLA pilot scheme means more than 200 Post Offices across the country can check photocard driving licence applications. The DVLA still has to rubberstamp the form; the service will east £.3.50.
BRAKE BOK BPW engineer Paul Billson has produced The Compatibility of Drum and Disc Brakes in Articulated Combinations Contact: BPYI on 0116 281 6100; email saixlia.slaven4bpw.co.uk.
PRICE CUTS Daihatsu has cut retail prices by up to £3105 on 4x4 Fourtrak Independent TR and Fieldman TDL models. The special deals will be available until 30 September.